Short Break!

Hi
We have just returned from a few days away at Center Parcs in Sherwood which would have been great but the promised wifi in the villa was almost non existent and phone coverage on Vodafone awful. I feel as if I have spent four days problem solving. Still we will be better prepared next time and it has prompted me to highlight the shortcomings of the mobile phone coverage here in the Dales on our web site. Next time I will take a phone with an O2 sim and transfer our number to that.....problem solved. I know it is very boring carting laptops and phones on holiday but without them we would never get a break!

Half Term almost over.

Hi Everyone
Busy week being half term and the weather has been kind to all our holiday makers. The decorating and updating in Stoney End Cottage is now complete and the photos are here! It has been very satisfying and I am really pleased with the results. Big thank you to our plumber Tom Punchard and Dale. I have also found time for a bit of training this week on Communications, hence the Facebook link on this page and our new updateds on Stoney Ends Facebook pages.....now updated directly from this Blog after a few frustrating hours last night....got there in the end! I have also spent loads of time updating our database and promise all our customers that I will be using this valuable info in the next few months to your advantage....

Ready for half term....just

Stoney End Cottage has now had its face lift and it looks fab.
The new wet room is just great and so far has been well received. Photos to follow soon.
We have had a stressful few days dealing with a dead shower in Yoredale but this should be sorted tomorrow.
The new hot tub is here but not connected yet, can't wait for it to be all set up! Not long now.

Ellerkin re vamp done!

Doesn't time fly when your having fun!
Ellerkin is now finished and looks great....its wonderful what can be achieved with a lick of paint and a few new accessories.
I have been chasing around this week catching up with things put to one side during decorating and I have also been to a workshop in Leeds! Leeds is always a big day out for me as it seems to be so far away and is also the BIG city when you live in Wensleydale. I went by train and felt that I had spent by day usefully.........beefing up on Marketing via social networking sites.
I also have a new phone.....I have been waiting for 2 years for Vodafone to offer the iphone and at last the wait is over. I love my new white (easier to locate in ones handbag) iphone and in time I am sure that I will be able to make calls! New photos of Ellerkin are on the web site and here......

Wensleydale in Winter Sunshine

Hi All.....I could not resist taking these pics, the dale looks so beautiful in the January sunshine....... too good not to share the view from Stoney End!
Ellerkin almost complete photos to follow soon!! Have a great weekend. Pamela

All white in Wensleydale!

Hi
Well the decorating is coming on in record time possibly because we are virtually housebound! Despite being loathed to mention the weather it does seem to have taken over our lives. More snow last night, snow on snow, makes everything look beautiful and whilst I am sure that the main roads are passable it is easy here in our backwater to imagine that we really are snowed in. Fortunately we have all we need and are happy for the moment to go nowhere! Photos of my painting will follow shortly when all finishing touches are in place.
Pamela

2010!

Happy New Year to everyone............where has the last decade gone? Things are a little quieter now January has arrived. Time to start doing jobs involving paint brushes! I have done all the preparation (got out paint, brushes, ladder and dust sheets) but find that I am not really dressed for painting today so will start tomorrow. I know it will look great when finished but find starting really hard! Watch this space for updates on progress.