Don’t cast a clout…. It’s one of those misunderstood sayings –n’er cast a clout til may is out.  It’s one of those proverbs that reminds us about our fickle British weather. But it’s very misunderstood.  Some people interpret the May bit as when the beautiful hawthorn tree is in flower.  But either way it’s referring

It’s our special year Somebody once said ‘the world is your oyster.  It’s up to you to find the pearls.’  Somebody else observed ‘one pearl is better than a whole necklace of potatoes.’  Yep, we’d agree with that.  Even legendary French fashion designer Coco Chanel pondered ‘why wear one string when you can wear two.’ 

Only Four months to go… If you haven’t booked for our big weekend in September, then you need to get a wiggle on.  We’re staging a huge and fabulous weekend at the Derwent Hotel in Torquay beginning on Friday September 29.  You can either come as a team or in smaller numbers taking part in

Bad dates and how to get out of them I’m sure we’ve all been on some really bad dates in our time.  Wrong person, wrong place, wrong time……wrong everything.  The best thing about them is that they’re consigned to obscurity or better still fade into total oblivion when you meet that special person to share

Just to brighten your day… You’ve sometimes asked, and we’ve given masses of thought to it – but just for once, the answer is nooooooo!  How could we possibly judge the fancy dress outfits on party night!!  Far too amazing to pick a winner.  But we absolutely love how so many of you come up