Buzzard alert!

It has been a bit too miserable in the garden lately for me to get myself together to write my diary -- the weather has been the principal cause but a roving fox which is coming out in broad daylight is keeping us on our toes too (sadly he has managed to take a couple of my friends already).  To make matters worse still we had a huge buzzard sitting above our heads all day today!!

A buzzard watching us while we are on the pond!

However all this gloom is about to end and we are determined to cheer up ...

Today was Pancake Day and there were loads of them made in the kitchens and lots of customers visiting to eat them too - which meant that we saw more people in the gardens, despite the damp day.  Thursday is of
course Valentine's day and Carolyn and Mandy have been into the restaurant decorating with hearts and the roses are due in shortly - Thursday night there is a romantic dinner planned with a lovely menu.

On  Friday we hear that we are to have the TV cameras here again - this time it is Channel 4 who are making a show about 'lifestyle changes'.  (Amanda and Malcolm the owners of the business are experts in this as they changed their lives completely when they came here 7+ years ago, both of them had worked in manufacturing industry before this, so this could be very interesting for a topic!)  It does not sound like we are going to be in the limelight this time, filming will mostly be inside in the kitchens and in the gift shop.

Watch this space and we will tell all after the show has been filmed......