Sheep and gloves!

Well I'm very glad I chose green gloves!!! Not really sure about the relevance and they didn't photoshop in the lamb which is a shame, but well done for making me look half human Mr photographer.... perhaps I shouldn't have been quite as quick with my whit before he took the photos.... I could have ended up with some seriously bad ones!!!

Today is not as hot thank goodness, but still hot enough to justify lunch in the garden. I am still having palpitations about bread, frozen meat and cakes at the moment, the sooner I get back, the sooner I calm down!!! I am beginning to see that leaving a business is not as easy as I first thought!!!

We are having a nightmare about small bread rolls at the moment, I keep trying my best and failing, now people are complaining about the "doorstop" sized rolls, oooops....

The topic of conversation in the office today? Clouds!!! Did you know, clouds have species??! And the average small cloud can weigh as much as several hundred elephants....!!!!! Well you learn something new every day!

I have found a new hotel, for £25 per night! I will try it the week after next and hope it is ok, it looks good and has good reviews, I am a big believer in tripadvisor! If it works, I will have more shopping money!

Hoping for good weather this Bank holiday, we have sausages, burgers and kebabs planned in the shop, and a BBQ meal deal! Come on sun shine please!!!!

Cx

Melted entrepreneur anyone??!

Oh my goodness who left the central heating on in London??? I thought it was hot up North but I obviously forgot what it's like here in the summer - a spatula to scrape me up off the pavement wouldn't go amiss!! 700 votes they tell me have rolled in for us all so far - well that means either we have a lot of mum's. Gran's and long suffering partners or other people are voting!!

I had a brilliant time at the conference on Thursday, I am a conference local but this showed up the science conference big style!! Lots of music and amazing talks! Some truly inspirational speakers! The food was amazing too! I was unsure about the spinach shot but it was yummy! Drinking Amy's wine was an unfortunate, however she took it very well and I did replace it.... I feel very lucky to have been able to attend, and really enjoyed the photo shoot... however the lamb was missing, I had to make do with a toy... but they tell me they will photo shop one in which is very exciting!

Last week passed in a blur, new fridges, new sofas and new butcher's hats to name but a few tasks! This week is likely to be much the same, with bills to pay (yawn) and lab work to get on with (eek!), I wish I could lie in the sun and pretend it will do itself.... any offers of a secluded garden where no-one will find me are greatly received.....

Lambs at conferences?

Morning peeps,

Yesterday was fun, I seemed to spend my day hugging people, not usually my style but required due to my recent vanishing act, people's suprise baby announcements, career changes etc... I'm all hugged out today so no asking! I also managed to forget several important phone calls, I wish there was a way to remind me who and when to ring, I never get it right! So today sparks a mad panic for last minute ordering and begging, I must admit I'm getting better at this last minute begging thing!

I'm back in the lab this week - not being very productive I may add, my head is full of sausages, lambs and guest soap! I also dodged the hotel I was supposed to stay at because when I got to work I read 4 reviews on bed bugs!!! I ended up in the expensive one across the road but it was lovely!

I got my hair done yesterday too, that's the longest time I've gone without hair dye in my life!

We have been asked to bring props to the conference that describe our background, job or who we are... at the moment I only have one thing that describes me to bring - a lamb! We have a pet lamb called Murtle at the moment, she screams like a banshee and cannot be described as toilet trained - I briefly considered the Hilton's reaction.... then decided it probably wouldn't be a great idea - I could also bring the sheep dog puppy and complete the picture....

I've also just completed the new bread order for the shop - and I've decided that I'm really no good at this ordering lark! I really hated informing the old bakery that we were changing too, its like dumping a boyfriend yuk!! I must toughen up, I must toughen up, I must toughen up!!!!

Right, well, I have shopping to do and some lab work to finish and I'm on a train back up North this afternoon so I'd best get going!!

Have a lovely day and get round to the butchers to buy some sausages for a BBQ!!!

Cx

My first blog!

My goodness what a month this has been! As if lambing wasn't enough, and believe me 400 lambs are ALWAYS enough for anyone, I have also added a hundred more jobs to the list, someday, somebody will tell me to stop! I am so excited to be one of the final 2 for my region in the challenge, it was such a great experience to talk to the judges and pull all my random and crazy thoughts into line. I thought they were amazing and loved every second of listening to their ideas. So now I am to use twitter and write a blog, as if anyone would want to hear about me!!! Well, I hope I can keep this as interesting as possible, if its only for the benefit of my mum and husband, probably the only 2 who could bare to read it! Sadly, I will probably not be celebrity style twittering to tell you about an A list party or a scandal.... its more likely to be my thoughts on sausages, burgers and how to clean lamb poo off my trousers... oooh and iodine, dam stuff has ruined my top!!! I digress....

This week has been a corker - back to London for the first time in a month (dad has been poorly) which was quite a shock! My train journeys have become famous on facebook between my friends, perhaps rather than bother you with my boring business ideas I could tell everyone about the train journeys.... however its quite possible that I would become the first challenge finalist to be banned from using a blog if I did so perhaps not!

I also started sausage and burger of the week at the butchers and had some extremely lovely eco friendly boxes delivered to the shop to package them in, see how fun life is!! I am very excited about the farmers markets now, just squeezing out the Jamie Oliver side of our butcher Alan and we will soon be on the way to burger heaven! My most monumental butchers moment last week was removing the hour closure for lunch we have had there for the last 20 years... my goodness I didn't think I'd be able to do that! Now we can concentrate on getting good lunch to the people in Wark!

I am also excited about the challenge conference on Thursday, usually, I have to stand up and talk about leprosy and bones at these things... I have a feeling if I did that at this particular event it would go down like a led balloon.... I must say though I am not sure about the venue, I mean would it have been too much to ask for the conference to be held in Bermuda????? Newcastle can't offer much for the regular talk bunkers who sneak out of talks to sunbathe! However, should you catch sight of a buxom redhead sunning herself on top of the Hilton hotel on Thursday you know who I am.... don't ask me for sausages though I'm still working on the recipe.....

This is me signing off for now..... cx

Ps.... thank goodness this tool has a spell check

Welcome to my blog

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