2 September 2017

Saturday




This morning I have been preparing rooms and making up beds for my imminent visitors.  Kat flies into Bergerac from Bristol on Thursday and Sarah arrives in Toulouse on Sunday via Abu Dhabi and Paris.  The weather has suddenly turned cooler so I have put warm duvets and quilts on the beds.  Hopefully we will still have some warm days in September but I suspect the nights will stay cool.

checking for mice
Paul is in charge of food today and while I’ve been playing chamber maid he has prepared a pizza from scratch for lunch.  I’m trying to cut down on my food portions because I want to avoid putting on weight while I’m unable to cycle or hike but it’s so hard.  Rick is quite a dainty eater which surprises me because most dogs like to wolf down their food as soon as their bowl is put down.  Sometimes he seems reluctant to approach his food but I have discovered that if I sprinkle some imaginary fairy dust from an empty bottle over his bowl he immediately tucks into his dinner.  Hey, don’t knock it if it works!


welcome pack

18 comments:

  1. I know you're beyond excited. Our daughter only flies in a t Christmas and I'm head chambermaid and on pins and needles wanting everything to be perfect.
    That's weird about Rick.

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    1. I'm just getting nervous now about delayed/diverted flights etc.

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  2. You can fool all of the dogs some of the time, and some of the dogs all of the time, and there's Rick (and my Ted). Is the small dog a Buddy substitute on Sarah's bed?

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  3. It will seem an age until Thursday comes.

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    1. It will, and then when they're here time will whizz by.

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  4. I gotta remember that fairy dust trick... ;)

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  5. What a wonderful welcome, may I also make a reservation at your lovely place?
    I am also getting excited for your daughter's arrival. I wish you and Paul a happy time with them.
    Greetings Maria x

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    1. Thank you Maria. You would be welcome here any time.

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  6. The rooms look beautiful, and so welcoming, the girls will never want to leave !Love the mouse and the Buddy substitute - what a lovely gesture.
    Had to laugh at the fairy dust for Rick - having had Labs for so long, a dainty, or fussy eater is an unknown quantity here!

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    1. Our old Airedale used to wolf everything down and would sit and drool if I ate a bar of chocolate. One of Rick's better points is that he doesn't drool.

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  7. I bet Paul loves it when you play chambermaid - almost as much as you love it when he plays fireman.

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    1. There's something about a man in uniform...

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  8. I've never needed Fairy Dust with our dogs/cat; is there something else one can use to stop them eating everything in sight?

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    1. Don't know, I will have to consult my Magic Book of Spells.

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  9. Have you evicted all of the whistling bugs?

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    1. Most definitely, they have been issued with their eviction orders.

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