Wednesday, 29 April 2015
Sunday, 26 April 2015
No cause for a llama.
At the risk of repeating myself....we are having a great run. Sunshine & lovely people make everything so much easier. I am really enjoying myself.
And we meet such interesting folks.
Two ladies who came in this morning were on their way home to Durham having spent the weekend walking alpacas on a farm in Tenbury Wells grabbedbythealpacas.co.uk which I'd never heard of before and is only half an hour away.
So you spend the weekend glamping and leading alpacas on a trek, which is apparently very relaxing.
Who'd have thought?
And we meet such interesting folks.
Two ladies who came in this morning were on their way home to Durham having spent the weekend walking alpacas on a farm in Tenbury Wells grabbedbythealpacas.co.uk which I'd never heard of before and is only half an hour away.
So you spend the weekend glamping and leading alpacas on a trek, which is apparently very relaxing.
Who'd have thought?
Saturday, 25 April 2015
And they call it....
We are on a roll. Another wonderful day.
The forecast had been poor all week but we didn't see very much rain.
The fabulous day started with a couple poking their head in the door before we'd opened to ask if they could "Nick a cup of tea?". They had traveled for two and half hours from Leatherhead to Witley to see a puppy. A black flat haired retriever. They were going to be interviewed by the breeder to see whether they would be allowed to buy the last of the litter. I told them they couldn't come all the way from Surrey and not see our church. They promised they would return after their appointment.
And they did.
They saw the church and had lunch with us, raving about both their visit and the puppy.
They even showed me a video of the pups.
They'll return in three weeks to pick up their new baby.
I hope they pop in....
The forecast had been poor all week but we didn't see very much rain.
The fabulous day started with a couple poking their head in the door before we'd opened to ask if they could "Nick a cup of tea?". They had traveled for two and half hours from Leatherhead to Witley to see a puppy. A black flat haired retriever. They were going to be interviewed by the breeder to see whether they would be allowed to buy the last of the litter. I told them they couldn't come all the way from Surrey and not see our church. They promised they would return after their appointment.
And they did.
They saw the church and had lunch with us, raving about both their visit and the puppy.
They even showed me a video of the pups.
They'll return in three weeks to pick up their new baby.
I hope they pop in....
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Flat (ulent) Fish
Another cracker of a day.
Sunshine, lovely visitors, babes in arms and babes in tummies, older people out for a drive and a cuppa, antipodean families and a French couple. Deliveries of more cards, more coffee beans and new outdoor furniture.
And a lady and gent who ordered two pieces of toffee cake and two lattes WITH MARSHMALLOWS - not sure it'll catch on. When I delivered their order I asked if they wanted me to leave the sugar on the table. "What do you think?" she asked. I left a full bowl of sugar and told them to call me if they wanted more.
Sara made us laugh with her story of once going to buy fish for her dad's aquarium. She and her sister had asked for guidance from someone in the store: "Well," the helper pointed out, "we have golden orfe and blue orfe."
She and her sister now just have to say "Blue Orfe" to one another and they're in giggles.
They're both over 50.
Sunshine, lovely visitors, babes in arms and babes in tummies, older people out for a drive and a cuppa, antipodean families and a French couple. Deliveries of more cards, more coffee beans and new outdoor furniture.
And a lady and gent who ordered two pieces of toffee cake and two lattes WITH MARSHMALLOWS - not sure it'll catch on. When I delivered their order I asked if they wanted me to leave the sugar on the table. "What do you think?" she asked. I left a full bowl of sugar and told them to call me if they wanted more.
Sara made us laugh with her story of once going to buy fish for her dad's aquarium. She and her sister had asked for guidance from someone in the store: "Well," the helper pointed out, "we have golden orfe and blue orfe."
She and her sister now just have to say "Blue Orfe" to one another and they're in giggles.
They're both over 50.
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Of the times.
This sign means a lot.
It means that the farm at one end of the village has started picking asparagus. It means that we can start making Witley Asparagus Soup. It means that it won't be too long before the same farm adds to the sign the words Strawberries, Raspberries and Cherries.
But I'm getting ahead of myself.
For now I am content with this:
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