Monday 22nd February
Adriane and Claudia arrived late Thursday for a three-day ‘weekend’ break. It was delightful to see them again, they first came to stay 10 years ago – it’s so special to have guests that return year on year! They had several…
Tuesday 16th February
Well, I seem to be doing a lot of dog walking, Purdy is loving it by the way. On Sunday I went up to the Rookery by Streatham Common in the late afternoon. My boots did sink into the mud…
Saturday 13th February
I went to Marylebone yesterday for an appointment with my eye surgeon, and I am very happy to report that my trabeculectomy has worked and I don't need to go back for three months! My health initiative has been to try…
Saturday 6th February
I was invited this week to lunch at a girlfriend's. I really can’t remember the last time I went to someone for lunch. It’s a girlfriend I have known for over 30 years and she persuaded me, (yes very sad…
Tuesday 2nd February
It’s the beginning of the second month of the year and I am empty for the next two and a half weeks. I have never known it to be so quiet in all the years I have been doing this!…
Saturday 30th January
January is always a month where paperwork and accounts have to take first place as the deadline of 31st comes looming on the calendar! But it is also the time that I look to see where I can make savings. First…
Monday 25th January
After a busy week, it has been really nice to catch up with other things that help to keep me organised! As we were not expecting guests until the weekend, I took the opportunity of doing some further de-cluttering, this time…
Monday 18th January
Last Sunday morning (10th) was a more casual affair, as we had a lovely couple sitting at the breakfast table who had been B&B hosts in the not too distant past. We swapped stories of guests and the funny things that people…
Saturday 9th January
The first week into the new year we had guests who were out of the house at 7 am with only one wanting a breakfast-to-go. We made the most of the moment in that Zuzana and I had the rooms…
Tuesday 5th January
Christmas was a lovely family affair, leisurely meals, long walks with the dogs on Tooting Bec Common and a glowing fire in the evenings. We had some lovely couples staying with us who shopped until they dropped, grabbing bargains in…