New season new bathroom

Welcome to a new blog all about the ins and outs of running a small B&B in Cornwall and life in general in this little corner of the globe.

The season begins soon (usually mid February) but we are in a touch of chaos at the moment with the installation of a new ensuite bathroom for one of our rooms (we only have three..) This should have been completed in the next couple of days but is going to over run by at least a week after problems with the electrician and the plumber getting here in good time to do their bits.

Ernie, the builder, is the only one who has done his part in good time but hopefully we will soon be back on track and ready to start receiving guests. In the meantime we have had the occasional guest staying in the one room not being affected by all the works and last weekend had an artist we know called Andrew White and his brother-in-law staying. They were down to deliver a painting commissioned by someone who lives nearby and we had a nice evening chatting about his work; we are very proud to own one of Andrew's paintings which enjoys pride of place over our fireplace.

Although he is a young artist he could not be further away from the Damien Hurst/Tracey Emin style of modern art. Instead he has been inspired by the great masters and British Victorian artists and is regarded as among the best of the modern day figurative artists. He is also a lover of the alternative breakfast which makes him an ideal guest for The Old Chapel where we show our love of breakfast with an ever increasing menu. The latest addition is the Terry-Thomas, named after the great film actor and to be found nowhere else in the world (unless someone else has had the same idea...!) It is actually quite a simple dish, with Gentleman's Relish spread on hot buttered toast and then topped with scrambled eggs and dusted with cayenne pepper.

Andrew said he thoroughly enjoyed his Terry-Thomas, as indeed he enjoyed his devilled kidneys on his last visit, while his brother-in-law, John, kept to a more traditional cooked breakfast. You will see as this blog unfolds that we are indeed great lovers of a good breakfast here at The Old Chapel although the proprietor and Mrs Proprietor are in fact both suffering the pain of dieting at the moment.

More of that later, suffice to say that Weight Watchers on a Monday night is no place for a chap who loves his food but so far nine pounds have been shed from the bulging waistline.