We decided to take a short break at Fenay Cottage:-
1. To check on the place and 2. To decorate the cottage ready for our Christmas Bookings.
Just to be clear, we have no intention of putting up any decorations until December the first!
Checking up on Fenay Cottage has raised a number of extremely important questions;
1. What sort of psychopath ignores the carefully chosen good quality wooden and silicone utensils that we have equipped the kitchen with, before selecting a sharp blade to prod frying food with? As far as we can work out prodding with a sharp knife is the only way to reproduce the damage that has been inflicted on the non stick lining of the frying pan. We were told by other holiday rental owners that we would need to replace frying pans annually and we can now see why!
2. Are there really people out there who are unable to light a fire? What sort of childhood must these poor souls have had, if they can't light a fire in a purpose designed wood burner with the provided firelighters, kindling and well seasoned logs? We have even left clear and simple step by step pictorial instructions! Finding a number of singed but not burnt logs (as though someone has held a match to the side of a log) has left us very concerned for the future of the human race should a major natural disaster occur.
3. Does everyone bleach their hair, and the bloody towels, when they go on holiday? The attrition rate for our coloured towels has been alarming, though on a positive note we now have a large number of bleach damaged towels that we can use to dry Dot after a damp walk or after a major romp on the beach.
Despite all of these issues/question renting our holiday cottage has many benefits.
We have really enjoyed reading the nice comments in our visitors book. It has been lovely to see Robin Hoods Bay and our cottage through the fresh eyes of our guests. One of our guests hand crafted a piece of pokerwork art as a thank you gift.
That anyone enjoyed our home sufficiently to want to produce a piece of art as a thank you is amazingly overwhelming. Thank you. XX
Dot continues her role as Fenay Cottage's official beach inspector. She has taken to sitting by the front door in an attempt to persuade us to take her to the beach. We are trying to teach her about tide times but she is struggling to get the concept.
