Guest Factor 1998-2017
September is when many of my annual guests return and stay a minimum of a week or sometimes up to six weeks with a mini break to Europe in between. Bob and Feff from Australia have been returning for the…
American Month
I should call June the American month, I have had each week at least one or two American guests visiting London for the first or nth time. It has been enjoyable as English is the spoken language. I do struggle…
Springtime
It’s wonderful to see that Spring is just around the corner, the flower stalls are full of daffodils, the days are getting longer which means that when I walk the dogs it is still light. The beginning of March is…
THREE Generations
I was having a natter with my lovely window cleaner Daniel this week asking him what he was doing for Christmas – he was explaining that he and his girlfriend had only just moved in with one another – and…
49 Days till Christmas
I have been in and out of the supermarkets over the past 2 weeks stocking up on the produce to make the Christmas cakes, mincemeat, and flavoured liquors! To my surprise, Tesco’s did not have any mixed peel or glace…
Homemade, Handmade
T’is the month that I start to make enough chutney, jams and marmalades and rum rich fruit cakes to last me to Christmas and beyond. October is the month that I start to spread the cost of Christmas over the…
The beginning of the Indian Summer
September is a time when I also tend to overhaul the breakfast produce and also look to find something different to serve at the breakfast table. I love doing it! Especially when guests tell me that my breakfast has given…
Last of the summer scents!
August is a month where I am mainly filled with guests from every corner of the world except the UK! It is one of the months of the year, for a city based bed and breakfast such as myself, where my…
One year on!
Well, it’s my 1st anniversary of writing my blog and I must say when I first started writing it, this time last year, I was petrified! One year on I am a changed person and I love it. I now wish…