Tag Archives: guest

Butler dinner guest seeks opinion of Michel Barnier (Rousse)

Posted on May 30, 2020 by

My parents’ house was so vast that it was hard to keep track of all the family members and visitors staying there. One morning I was appalled to find a tramp asleep under a brand new duvet in one of … Continue reading →

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Hebridean ham roast recipe conundrum (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2020 by

The contestants were each invited to roast a lump of ham. I would then judge their efforts so that the winner would be appointed part-time chef at the Hebridean guest house. I wondered how they would cope with the recipe … Continue reading →

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Cliff-top holiday cottage beach huts on the beautiful Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on December 24, 2019 by

We spotted a few changes during our winter visit to our favourite guest  house on the Isle of Lewis. For example, the big sitting room was now serving as the kitchen, and the high tides delivered huge waves all the … Continue reading →

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Uncomfortable beds and cold porridge (Rousse)

Posted on November 26, 2019 by

I was a terrible hostess. I forced my overnight guests to sleep on spin cycles, then made them wait for hours for the cold porridge that I served at breakfast.

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Recording artiste AND Big Bang Theory landlady (Belle)

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

I was running a ‘competitive Airbnb’ and was looking to buy a present for my next guest (Raj from The Big Bang Theory) that wasn’t just ‘a boring sweater’. I had also recorded a semi-successful record, and a pretty smooth … Continue reading →

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Naval engineer in smoking disgrace (Rousse)

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

My father organised a big birthday party for me in a social club. TPR and I would be a little late joining our guests, but we knew that JM (who was bound to come on time) could look after those … Continue reading →

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The world’s most versatile dog-themed kitchen gadget (Rousse)

Posted on June 9, 2019 by

The dog sculpture in jade looked good in MB’s new kitchen and I now regretted that the family had given it to her as a present. The ornament was also much more versatile than we had first believed. The head … Continue reading →

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The dance of the hotel spa radishes (Rousse)

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

There was nobody at the reception desk when I tried to check into the hotel. Having made a couple of enquiries as to their whereabouts, I found the staff lined up along the edge of the hotel playing field. They … Continue reading →

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A hairy bridesmaid (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

I was honoured to have been asked to serve as one of JA’s bridesmaids, even though the only part that I had played in her life was to introduce her to some external work contacts and help her secure her … Continue reading →

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Hotel holds guest’s underwear hostage (Rousse)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

AH, CS, NY and SY pulled up outside the house bang on time at 3pm. ‘Look what we’ve brought!’ showed off AH, as he dragged two life-size cardboard cut-outs of me and TPR into the house. Each with a mop … Continue reading →

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