25th August 2011

Let me introduce myself. I'm Eloise and I've just done a week here at Sutton Mawr Farm and was asked by Mark to do the blog... so here I am typing with hands which have been well worked for this past week.

This is me. As you can see smiley face after just doing breakfast, up since 7am and walking up and down the stairs of the village hall, having a good old chat with some guests and interviewing Bert for my work experience booklet.

And this is me in the kitchen.... where I've spent most of my time making 5 loafs of dense chocolate cake, 3 Victoria sponges, 4 batches of welsh cakes, 3 batches of chocolate brownies, a batch of meringues and a Maple Syrup and Parsnip cake. It's also where I've been doing the washing up and cooking meals as well. It's also the home of the Sutton Mawr Farm B&B full breakfast.

So that's a few of the things I have done here. I've also been on exciting shopping trips to Costco and Cash and Carry (its a bit sad really getting excited about supermarket shopping but hey I like it!) I've also done a big online Tesco shop which was delivered the next day (I was so excited when it arrived I managed to spill a pot of tea down my leg!) I've also done the breakfast each morning as well as setting up for afternoon tea.

I got to greet guests most turning up between 2pm and 6pm and some arriving at 11.30pm. I've practised my language skills (Russian), tried my hand at chamber maiding (not very successful) and been a professional dog stroker. It is safe to say Dora, Rosie and Tiger Lily will miss me giving them 5 minutes worth of belly rubs every two hours!

So today I leave Sutton Mawr Farm. I'm glad to say I leave here alive! Only 12 burns on my hands, a few blisters on my feet, some scrapes on my legs, some skin missing from grating and only one serious cut. I'm blaming all on this on the fact I'm blonde and clumsy.

I have to say if you are looking at a place to stay, Sutton Mawr Farm B&B is the place to come.

Thanks and I'm outta here!


P.S.

Here are the piglets! Sweet aren't they! Six of them. Unfortunately the runt of the litter has gone but the others are all healthy.

Just thought I'd update the blog. Here at Sutton Mawr we are in the middle of brilliant sunshine on one side and a terrible thunder storm!

I thought I's just nip out and take a dramatic picture!