Monday 19th October
It's Monday morning and our lovely Australians left promptly at 7.15 am, they had booked a driver to pick them up and whisk them off to LHR for the start of their return journey back to Canberra. Purdy was upset…
Saturday 17th October
This week I have had two rooms booked for over seven days each, which is a nice change from the two to three nights that are common practice. It makes a nice change to get to know the guests over…
Monday 12th October
It was again another fine weekend, blue sky and sunshine – this has a big impact on the guests. They get off to a quicker start so as to make the most of the good weather. By 10 am everyone…
Friday 9th October
I don’t know where this week has gone - it just seems to have flown by. Looking at my diary to jog my memory for my blog I just can’t seem to see where the time has gone. I am…
Sunday 4th October
It's (very) late Sunday night, all the guests are now in bed and I have one last thing to do and that is to write my blog! The weather was so nice this weekend, so I made sure to take…
Friday 2nd October
The week did not get off to a good start... Zuzana my assistant came to work on Monday with the flu. I packed her off home and told her to stay in bed until she felt better. Already I could…
Sunday 27th September
I have been telling everyone all week that Lidl’s half bottle of champagne at £5.99 is excellent – sometimes just a glass is all you really need so this does just the job. It’s also affordable to give as a spontaneous…
Thursday 24th September
It’s been non-stop since last Saturday, the guests have been truly lovely, we had one couple celebrating their wedding anniversary. We made a reservation for them at one of our local restaurants - La Cantinella - that we recommended when they…
Friday 18th September
As I said on Sunday, we have had an easy week with just three guests for breakfast and a breakfast to go! But that doesn’t mean we take our foot off the peddle and not make an effort. Quite the…
Sunday 13th September
Its Sunday evening and it has been a very hectic 48 hours! Jack came over on Saturday, a freelance photographer who we contract in to photograph the Colour Menus. The three of us (me, Chris and Jack) worked flat out after the…