Somewhere for us to relieve ourselves

Today is a momentous day in the history of Little Winnick's new toilet block - the first of the many toilets are being installed!   The toilets get installed then the cubicles go in shortly.  This is a relief for us all, especially for Richard who as I said last week is weather obsessed.  The rain is stopping play a little at the moment and causing some headaches as things will not dry in the rain so we are hoping things will improve over the next few days.  Progress is however ongoing, the groundsman have landscaped around the building and metres and metres of roofing boards are being installed.  Miles of pipes are almost installed and we are just about  to order the dish washing up sinks (we finally made a decision) and a baby change station for the family bathroom.

Talking of families this weekend we took our little family off for lunch on the beach.  Rather scarily Richard pointed out to me this week we don't have many more Saturday's together before the start of the season when we will start working so we decided to make the most of it.  We were unsure about our decision for a picnic on the beach as we unloaded the car there was a biting wind but we had been told that the Spring tides had brought with it a very low tide revealing bits of beaches hardly ever seen.

We opted for Porthpean Beach and as soon as we turned the corner from the little car park down towards the beach the wind disappeared and the sun shone.  It was glorious, very warm, calm seas and as promised the tide was out the furthest we have ever seen revealing a huge array of rock pools.  We even shared the beach with a seal, albeit, camera shy seal who kept the girls entertained for ages.

This weekend we are heading off to The Eden Project for the World Pasty Championships.  It is usually a fun day, although the judging is taken very seriously and done behind screens.  We will also be keeping our eyes on the football results as St Austell have got through to the last 16 of the FA Vase which is reaally exciting for the town.

Half term fun

My toilet excitement continues as I saw the flooring for the first time today - very exciting.  It looks super smart.  The plumbers are working very hard on the maze of pipes that are being laid and re laid - it is a job I do not envy them for.  Our father and son grounds team have done sterling work on getting the shuttering in place ready for the tarmac around the new buildings and the builders are up on the roof trying to get the wood up inbetween the rain - even working under gazebos to avoid getting too wet.  Richard is now slightly obsessed with the weather and knows where each rain cloud is within a 50 mile radius.  Each day we continue to be amazed by the developments and I am now rather excited about cleaning the new building as sad as it sounds!

Our current topic of tea time conversation is the dish washing area.  It is perhaps my favourite space of the new building, it is spacious and roomy, with a roof on to protect washer uppers from getting wet.  I cannot put my finger on why I like it so much, it just has a really lovely feeling about it.  We are currently debating what sink units to get and how to lay it out - you can't just buy campsite washing up areas off the peg so we are spending many an evening debating it to ensure we get it just right!  Another discussion point that is ongoing is where the cleaning cupboard will be housed - this was sorted until about 30 minutes ago....

This week we have also been busy at Tregongeeves which are our holiday cottages up the road run  by Richard's Mum and Dad.  The seven cottages are full to capacity this week as it is half term.  The guests staying have loved meeting the animals each morning, and yesterday we even did a spot of 'Tin can cooking' to warm us up after feeding the vast selection of animals.  To find out more about Tregongeeves visit  www.tregongeeves.co.uk.

Toilet talk

I have to confess, when Richard asked me to update the blog about toilets this morning my heart sank.  How can I keep getting excited about toilets?  So I went for a little stroll over to the toilets, having not seen them for two weeks, and I can honestly say it is the most excited I have been about any toilet or shower in a long time!  It is so, very exciting to see the block work complete, doors and windows going in, roof steels up and rendering started.  The guys on site are brilliant and putting their heart and souls into the project with many working weekends to keep up with the demanding schedule.  This weekend sees the first of the flooring being laid ready for the plumbers to start installing toilets and showers and the cubicles are soon to be delivered to site.  I am sat next to a pile of slabs and tiles in the office, having been told to pick what we would like in the dish washing area.

The dishwashing area did not fail to excite either - it so big and under cover so even a damp day cannot spoil your washing up fun at Little Winnick.  The laundry room too is impressive.   I can see our dinner time table talk tonight will yet again be filled with toilets, showers and flooring discussions!

As a family we are feeling a little refreshed after a lovely few days visiting my family in Norfolk.  We were able to travel light this time as my mum has most things we would take - but it never fails to make me smile when I look at everything we need for a few days away.  To help you this year we are offering guests the chance to borrow travel cots and highchairs to make just a little bit more room in your car for all the essentials you just have to bring.

As I walked back from my toilet tour I popped into see our wardens, Steve and Jude.  This is their first winter in England for seven years so they are acclimatising to the the Cornish winter.  But as you enter their garden their daffodils are trying to persuade us it is spring down here already

as they are out in full glory.