A Quick Catch Up

Phew, time to sit down, relax and have a cup of tea. The long awaited (and much feared by myself) Jubilee weekend has been and gone and we survived.  As ever, the weather wasn't on the side of anyone who had an outside event organised but thankfully for us a very early start, much brain power and a bit of muscle saw us ready and able to seat 71 people in a room we usually use for 48. Talk about love thy neighbour. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and the food was well received, with lots of lovely compliments.

On Saturday Night Jo Davison from The Sheffield Star was invited to the outdoor screening of the film The Queen.  She decided to take the opportunity to do a Dining Out Review of the cafe (which we didn't know until she paid). The photographer came yesterday and Jo will be doing an interview with Adrian before the review appears in The Sheffield Star, we believe a week on Saturday (16th June) lets hope she had a lovely evening.

Last week I visited a lovely customer of ours, it was the the only time last week I was really able to sit down and relax. We sat in his lovely garden and I was able to sample his much talked about feta cheese and mint scones.  Talk about heavenly! Dave's garden was designed by his Grandad between the wars, it is open to the public this Saturday and Sunday (12 Ansell Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield) and I happen to know he will be selling his beautiful scones and homemade cakes for charity. I enjoyed the scones so much I have made some this morning for the cafe (with Daves permission of course) I'm not sure the scones quite measure up to Dave's but they're a bit gorgeous. 

Life will return to relative normality for the next few weeks here at Renishaw. The roses are all in full bud ready to burst into flower and the garden is generally looking beautiful.  I had a little chat with Alexandra last week about some of the changes that have been made in the garden and I was really impressed by the way she is taking control of her garden and the thought processes that have gone into the changes. Its an exciting time for Renishaw but she doesn't seem at all daunted by it. Me, I'd be terrified.

See you soon.

Lou x