One of the advantages of living in an old house: having to sit down with a disinfecting wee dram in the afternoon after dealing with a blocked drain! Not sure whether it's sheer ignorance or just being inconsiderate that makes people put wipes or their leftover dinner down the toilet! Perhaps my polite notices have to be a bit more bluntly worded. Any suggestions? ...
The latest in the series of "really kind guests we've had to stay" is a chap who helped us chop some logs. Previous acts of kindness have included knitting us a tea cosy, and leaving a bottle of wine or bulbs for the garden. ...
Today's guests in our self-catering annexe are staying as a birthday treat, so I couldn't resist making our "highays and holidays" version of my chocolate cake, with apricot jam in the middle and chocolate on top.
After six years of living here I still really enjoy walking into the annexe kitchen, with its large cupboards, pine table for 6, Belfast sink, recently installed iroko worktop, door to the garden and window with a view to the bird feeders. There's a coffee machine too, always appreciated by visitors from the continent. The best equipped self-catering kitchen I have ever known! ...
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