Chair news will come to an end soon. I hope. For all our sake.
It's been a much more productive week with five chairs completed, although please don't look too closely. There's a lot of slap and even more dash about these five.
Twelve more to go.
The revamp of the kitchen will begin at the weekend. This involves a wall being moved.
Then it'll be time for the deep cleaning.
Oh joy.
Thursday 28 February 2013
Monday 25 February 2013
Hot off the press
My world is a little more exciting today.
Firstly I have bought a new panini press for the forthcoming season. Panini are proving very popular and scuffles could break out if we don't increase our output. We could only cook three at a time last year but 2013 sees the dawn of six-at-a-time. Now we just have to find room for it....
Secondly I've had an email from the lovely people at World Book Night to say they've chosen us (presumably from thousands of entrants) to give away twenty copies of The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. On 23rd April we have to try to tempt those who aren't big readers to take a free copy. I haven't read it yet so am not sure how to coax but it has great reviews and has won prizes so how hard can it be?
Have added "read book" to my list of stuff to do.
Firstly I have bought a new panini press for the forthcoming season. Panini are proving very popular and scuffles could break out if we don't increase our output. We could only cook three at a time last year but 2013 sees the dawn of six-at-a-time. Now we just have to find room for it....
Secondly I've had an email from the lovely people at World Book Night to say they've chosen us (presumably from thousands of entrants) to give away twenty copies of The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. On 23rd April we have to try to tempt those who aren't big readers to take a free copy. I haven't read it yet so am not sure how to coax but it has great reviews and has won prizes so how hard can it be?
Have added "read book" to my list of stuff to do.
Saturday 23 February 2013
Habit forming
The varnish is drying on chair number 15 but I've added tables to my workload now so who knows whether they'll be finished in time.
Opening day feels much closer since I did the following:
1. Announced it in the parish mag.
2. Realised it's March next week.
3. Booked our staff outing.
We go somewhere special for Afternoon Tea every year.
This year we're going to Stanbrook Abbey near Malvern. It's just been converted to a very swanky wedding and conference venue after the Benedictine nuns who'd lived there moved up to Yorkshire.
We'll have tea and I'll announce all the changes to the menu which I should have worked out by then....
Opening day feels much closer since I did the following:
1. Announced it in the parish mag.
2. Realised it's March next week.
3. Booked our staff outing.
We go somewhere special for Afternoon Tea every year.
This year we're going to Stanbrook Abbey near Malvern. It's just been converted to a very swanky wedding and conference venue after the Benedictine nuns who'd lived there moved up to Yorkshire.
We'll have tea and I'll announce all the changes to the menu which I should have worked out by then....
Wednesday 6 February 2013
I can't paint with crossed fingers...
Seven weeks to reopening.
Eleven chairs painted.
I have so many targets (new table coverings, something exciting for the garden, menu additions, the kitchen revamp) but find myself standing in the kitchen listening to Popmaster and wishing the same elves who visited the shoemaker would come.
Sigh.
Eleven chairs painted.
I have so many targets (new table coverings, something exciting for the garden, menu additions, the kitchen revamp) but find myself standing in the kitchen listening to Popmaster and wishing the same elves who visited the shoemaker would come.
Sigh.
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