The Last Post of 2017
I just wanted to post my final blog of 2017 to say a big thank you to all my guests past and present who stayed this year! There have been some lovely highlights during 2017 which I will mention below:…
Autumn Bake Off
I always feel a little reflective as the Autumn daylight hours become less as I like ending my day with an evening walk with Purdy my Cavalier/Jack. For the following months, I have brought my walk to an earlier time…
60 Hours in a Bed & Breakfast
August is always a strange month for B&B when you are based in London. The nights that people stay range from 1 night to 7 nights. I found that I had three rooms empty last Saturday night, unheard of in…
Wimbledon, Cream Teas & Chocolate Mousse Cake
I love July! The main reason being is that for the last two weeks we have had guests from all over the world staying who were coming to watch the tennis at Wimbledon. All of them had tickets except for…
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…
The Month of May…
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…
Recommendations & Recipes
As much as I love the winter months of sitting by the fire with a steaming mug of hot chocolate – I look forward to the Sunday in March when the clocks spring forward. It means no more mornings where…
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…
My Secret Sources…
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…
We Love Local: Hive & Keeper
I chanced upon Emily’s pop up stall in Wandsworth and tasted a few of Hive & Keeper’s honeys. I was struck by the fact that although some were from hives less than a mile away from each other, they were…