Last night we sat in the bar watching Lenny Henry, couple of weeks ago he was in Blackpool,did anyone see it?? well ,he doned rubber gloves & atempted to help the chambermaid do the rooms. She was telling him about some of the awful things people do in the rooms,he almost threw up at one stage. Then he made them into stories to use in his act. Some things she told him where really funny, some not so. I hope people do'nt thing we are all like that,So we started the funny stories that have happened here,David tells the one about the guest who got locked in the wardrobe,naked, by his wife, who prombtly dressed & went home & left him. We tell people we didn't find him till it was too late, David then disappears & comes back with an elominated skeleton, with the biggest water pistol!!!!!! you could ever imagine, the women fight over him, no wonder his wife locked him in the cupboard!!!!!

Well hello bed, boy am I looking forward to a sleep to-night!!We've been rather busy of late. This week we had a cricket team staying. Can they drink !! They went home to-day.Bliss. We had some funny moments, to many to tell here, I got up on Wednesday morning to find one lad fast a sleep on the reception floor, eventally I managed to wake him. David called me to ask if I would check the toilets to see if some one had left the taps running in the loos because water was seeping through the ceiling on to a dinning table, I checked ,nothing, I went down stairs to see where it was coming from, back up I checked the laundry room which is next to the gents loo& & not locked, Have you guessed ?????

Well we have come to the end of another busy week-end. To-night we have a dozen or so in, & they all want diiner, so David is doing,homemade brooth, roast beef & yorkshire pud,apple pie or trifle.I've escaped from the kitchen. A few logs ago I told you about our naked lady getting stuck out side on the landing. It brought to mind the time David had his old B&B before the days of en-suite.He heard a knock on his door at 4am., he got out of bed & this chap was standing in his PJ's, asking for help. His wife had gone to sleep in the loo & he couldn't wake her. David went out side in the pouring rain & pushed open the window,( he was perched on a ladder at the time )He tryed shouting at her, then he threw toilet rolls at her, then he went & got a broom & pushed her till she woke up, the next morning she wouldn't come down to breakfast. The poor man made Dave promise he wouldn't tell anyone.!! She's not the only one. Their was the time we had a rare afternoon off & went to Denby.I was busting for the loo, the first one I saw was an invilid WC. I ran threw the open door ,in my hurry I slamed in with great force. Finished, would that door open???? would it not!! After 20mins of trying everythink he could think of Dave called the Police.....OOOhhh the sshammmmm!!!!!!

To-day has been full of surprises. we started up by changeing beds, well not literally!!! room 11 had twin beds ,it now has adouble, it has a fantastic few of the conwy hills, you can even see the sea coming into the estuary. So I thought it might make it more letable to couples with a double bed. We have three floor & no lift. Have you any idea how much it costs to put alift in??? So I thought make the top floor cheaper & more attractive & may be it will let easyer. Room 9 now has a fabulous king size bed,so has room 3. They look far more attractive.Hope the visitors think so.Jayne our chamber maid went home with a spare single bed from room 11 for her grandson. So that compensated for her having to act as furniture remover this morning. Anyway here I was minding my own ,when acouple came in to ask for a room, surprise .. we met in Kenya in February. They even acted as witnesses for David & I for our very unexpected wedding.I had four days to prepare & it was fantastic by the beach under the Palms.They are off to a wedding in Birkenhead to-morrow so thought they would come & see us. Then to top it all Peter & his friend Lucas have come to stop. They are Romania. They first came to Llandudno 3years ago to work now they work in Cardiff. They have a couple of days off so decided to come & see us.One time they were very broke & went away owing us £80. David thought that is the last we see of them, but no I was shore they would come back. Some months later 4am the door bell went.Up I got in my dressing gown. Peter was at the door with a bottle of wine in one hand & £80 in the other, 'I not sleep at night, I bring you money'. A double jack daniels later, he & Lucas got back in their van & drove back to Glasgow where they where working. 'Now I sleep well again' said Lucas. Off they drove back into the night & we returned to bed. 'I told you so', I said to a very bemused David.

Well, here we are all into another day. My apologies to all those musicians out their who play to make a living its not you personaly
I was mad at, just the establiment.
Anyway we recieved another phone call From the PRS, to-day now I hope it is all sorted.
Guests never cease to surprise us. We have a lady in for a week from Saturday. She rang to say her daughter was giving her a lift, so could she arrive early Saturday morning. This was fine, the daughter however turned up yesterday evening. Because where they lived was flooded out they had decided to come early, (they have a caravan on Angelsey) She said where her mum lived was flooded so she had left her at her sisters for a few days. Mum hates travelong on the train she said so we brought her suit case save her carrying it. What a pity you couldn't bring her with you to-day, I said. '@Ohhh never thought of that' she said !!!!!
Room 3 left us a box of chocs
so excuse me whilst I make a cup of coffee & put my feet up.....

I am here for a real moan, to-day we heard from thePRS. To those of you who don't know, the performing rights society. We pay our taxes on all our earnings, we pay for a music licence, a TV licence, which I might add is dearer than a home licence. VAT, a premium price for gas & electric. Because we are a bussiness.We pay our rates , but pay for our own bins to be emptyed.We get no help from the govenment when they decide on new fire regulations, no help with disability access. And now The performing right society. They are extremly rude on the phone,I thought I would send Cliff Richard or Elton John an e-mail, I would like to say, DEAR SIR, you are a very rich man. Over the years I & many hundreds & thousands of people have purchased your records, that is why you are rich. Never in my life time will I earn money like you. But making us pay over £400 per bedroom so my guests can play the radio is maddness. I buy your record ,I pay for a licence to listen to your music, the radio pays per record to play your music & now you think you deserve more. To-morrow I am going to put up a notice in my reception. From to-day no-one will be allowed to use a radio or play music in this hotel , due to the fact that some shit thinks their not being paid enough.!!! god help the low paid!!

The weather is a bit better to day not like all that rain over the country, Last night we where a bit worried because the waves where a bit high & we are only about 50 yds from the sea front,.The better day has brought in a few new visitors.My cuison from South Arica came to stay last night with his family. His little girl Llaia who is six sang Happy Birthday to one of the guests in Africano ,everyone was very touched. The garden has taken a bit of a beating & the next doors drains have collapsed. We thinks it was due to all the excess water from the rain. These old houses where built in the 1800's so goddness knows how old the drains are !.
I've entered for the Llandudno in Bloom contest, if this weather & rain continues the council won't have any flowers to judge.The rain poured in one of the bedrooms last night, some clot left the window wide open whilst he slept, when he woke his bed was soocking, right through the douvet cover to the mattress, had a few to drink me thinks! Says he never noticed till he woke this morning.\had to put him in another room whilst we try it out, carpet ,mattress. the lot.David has got some of the outside painting done this afternoon.Last time we employed someone to paint they never turned up till 10.30,,,,, had a tea break, had lunch, had a tea break & went home at 4.30pm.We where paying them by the hour. One decided to stay & finish off a section, He was ready to go at 6pm. David asked him if he would like to stay for dinner. We gave him soup, steak in red wine sause with trimings, then desert. He then sat down,in the bar, & we gave him a pint. Eventually he went home about 8pm. At the end of the week I paid both guys. This one asks for his over time!! @I could have been home by 6pm ' he says My god I said, I don't mind giving you a free dinner but I'am blowed if I 'm going to pay you for eating it.!! Hence the reason David is doing his own house painting....

I haven't got the hang of this yet, its pot luck if I get my blogs posted & don'y know which buttons to press. The instructions arn't very clear .Could someone tell me what I am doing wrong & how do I post log correctly??? As iwas saying the water in room 2, its the lead flashing, we'll have to wait for a dryer day. Yesterday had a rare day off & went over to the Wirral to see the family, cousins, Aunts & Uncles where all geting on a bit now so we are haveing a reunion before the next funeral!The last time we got together was in April to celebrate my wedding to David we had a fantastic party, Everyone said so anyway. We married in Kenya in February & told no one. My daughter arranged by e-mail. It was fantastic,on the beach under the palms. Natives singing & dancing for us , a sunset cruise with acrobates to entertain us, agala dinner & a band all arranged by the Hotel in Mombasa, absolutly fantastic. All we had to do was show up!THE hOTEL CHEF EVEN MADE US A CAKE.My cousin is here from South Africa, his kids want to go on the Ferry over the Mersy & see Liverpool. Don't fancy there chances to-day. Must go a rare and beautiful thing is in reception, a couple are wondering if we have a seaview avalible for three nights,, well let me see, we might just.....!!

Here we are the 25th June and its pouring down. The waves are hugh so if the visitors have nothing to do they can always watch the waves battering the promenarde. What has happened to the summer. We are really getting worried now, the visitors are deffinatly staying away.Perhaps the council would cancel our rates for the month!!! pigs might fly!! We do have a few in & to-day we have two birthdays ,so we are going to make Dinner a bit special.The rain is pouring through the bay in room 2 David thinks its the lead flashing.