Tis apple season once again! We collected as many bags as we can get our hands on, from both neighbours and friends and then spent a couple of evenings making juices and chutneys. The apple trees nearby blossom once every…
A guest left a stain on the bedding that I haven’t been able to get out since I found it at the beginning of the year. I’ve tried all the tricks up my sleeve but they weren’t working as well…
Happy New Year! Wishing all my friends and guests an excellent year ahead. We have had a busy time throughout the festivities with some lovely guests and not so lovely! It’s a popular time for those who want to catch…
The weather, just like our guests, seems to swing between warm and cold. There are times when guests will show up and they apprehensively ask if we are a B&B (to be fair we do not have a sign outside).…
I have just realized that I have not posted a blog since the beginning of April – so have set myself some time aside this morning to write about what has been going on these past several weeks. I have…
My secret sources... FOR LONDON THIS DECEMBER & BEYOND! I was spurred on to write this for my B&B after doing an article about sourcing for guests recently. Most guests coming to London in December and staying with me is…
It's that time of year when I start to make small changes in Parklands! The main holidays are over for most and the business travellers are starting to book last minute accommodation. Having had families and couples for the past…
I had another appointment in Marylebone last Friday and invited a girlfriend to come with so that afterwards we could go out for lunch to The Fromagerie which I had blogged about a few weeks earlier. The food lived up to…
We have had guests recently who really enjoy a hearty breakfast, so to keep it varied as they were staying several nights, we opted to cook them several different dishes in the morning. They were all up for trying something…
This past week we have been busy with three rooms. You easily forget when you have only had one room booked for the past four weeks how much work is involved when you step up from two guests to six!…