Last weekend was really really busy here - both Saturday and Sunday with lots of people buying presents for, and celebrating Mothering Sunday here. There were so many cars on Sunday that they had to open the field up for parking - I think everyone got fed and watered well though, as the restaurant staff worked their socks off and even served desserts to tables to keep the queues down. The weather was nice for most of the time so the garden was also pretty full. (The new grass is now growing, so it will not be long before the back garden is back to normal and the whole garden accessible again.). All Mums' who had lunch were given a bunch of little daffodils and discount voucher for the gift shop, so there was plenty of colour around.
The evening restaurant was busy last week too, so we did not get as much sleep as normal on the ponds - on Thurday night the "Pudding Night" was full with lots of sweet toothed folk enjoying a bit of "naughty but nice". On Saturday night a private 60th birthday party turned into an "engagement party" - everyone was very pleased about this, lots to celebate!.
Talking romance - most of my duck friends are "in love" at the moment and everyone is looking for their own bit of "space" to raise their families. This duck has found a nice sheltered spot in the courtyard outside the restaurant - it may be nice and sheltered but is it not that safe as there are a lot of visitors and some dogs that will pass her nest ! She is currently sitting on 11 eggs.
While we are waiting for the fist batch of ducklings to arrive we have some chicks in the garden growing up - they are close to the gardeners area on the right as you go out of the restaurant. One of the local schools incubated the eggs and now they are growing up here before they go off to a new home.
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