I know!! Just like a London bus!!!

This blog is just like a London bus ... you wait and wait and then three turn up at the same time. We are suffering -  :( a forecast of 39f tonight with a high of 59 tomorrow!! Poor, poor us. LOL. We've had to put the outdoors heaters on. The steam room is getting used as is the spa, 114 and 102 respectively.  Who says California doesn't have seasons???

Weather lovely, wish you were here

Or another way ... Weather here, wish you were lovely!

Enjoying a typical December here in Palm Springs, suffering lows at night of 8c 44f. The pool is always  84f the spa 102f. What's not to love? Steam room set at 114f.

We are full tonight and tomorrow, return visitors from Hawaii, UK, Illinois, Phoenix AZ various places in CA, San Francisco, Glendale, Pacific Palisades. Of course at least 2 rooms without cars making us look not full.

It was madness at World Gym today .. I arrived around 10.30 this morning, took a tour of the parking lot and came home. Ridiculous. I went back just after 12 noon. Perfect! It will be worse next week with all the New Years Resolutionistas!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!

A very quiet Christmas this year here at Chaps Inn. Things start picking up for the New Year tomorrow, Dec 26th (Boxing day to Brits, Canadians and Australians). Bill is with us from Fresno, CA and we are expecting a lot of regulars to celebrate New Year. Stuart and I will probably be in bed before midnight! Sad, isn't it????

I still havn't taken picture of the decking. We had to have the skimmer replaced because someone shoved a spike down into the skimmer causing a big hole $200 thank you very much. The decking people paid for it to be replaced but not accepting responsibility!

We are getting ready to visit Peter Fiske and friends at Peters home for Christmas dinner. Serving at 4pm so we'll be there bearing gifts of wine, cookies and bread and butter pudding!!!! Looking forward to it.

End of the World party is cancelled!!

Sorry to say the End of the World party (which we have been looking forward to for years) has been cancelled. It is so tight with the decking being finished we thought it wise to cancel.

WE ARE STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS 12/20/2012

If any of you want to drop by tomorrow for a glass or two please do, you'll be more than welcome. You can help us put the place back together! Actually that should all be done by 5.00pm today.

I don't know if I mentioned this in a previous blog but when dealing with contractors make sure you know exactly what they mean when they tell you  the job will take 48 hours (or whatever). Don't automatically assume the job will be completed in 2 days ... it could be 6 x 8 hours days or 12 x 4 hour days Get the picture? LOL

Incidentally, the decking is looking spectacular. I'll be ready with whip in hand for the first person to drag a sun bed and scrape our new surface!!!

Thanks to all those who sent us Christmas cards. They'll all be displayed in the office. We havn't sent any this year. Nothing unusual about that!

I have set up a Twitter account for Chaps so you will be able to follow us on Twitter @chapsinfo but you know me ... if it's anything like the blog ..... there's nothing on it yet!!

 

.The picture above is of the Camillia situated between numbers 2 & 3. It's called "Yuletide". How appropriate!.

 

 

I'm B a c k!

I did say I was going to be away for a while and I was! A quick visit to Jolly olde England to see the family and visit some very old friends. What a trip ... a real roller coaster ride.

I discovered I went to school with a murderer and rapist, a one Paul Taylor whom I used to share a desk with in maths and history. He's one of the reasons I didn't do too well in maths .. too much of a diversion!!!! I always wondered what happened to him and now I know. It took 33 years to track him down after the murder and you can bet he thought he'd got away with it. Now I know what happened to him and where he is: incarcerated for the next 18+ years!!! At least 3 additional rapes and serioucharges of sexual assult and more women likely to step forward. Boy oh boy and him from a (I thought) respectable family! You never know. He should've stayed gay!!!!! Maybe that's the problem!

Things have been happening here - the place is a mess as I knew it would be. The pool and spa are empty, the major work on the decking is finished.

Glad to be back. Looking forward to our 'End of the Year Party' Dec 20th providing we are in a good enough shape to host.

Computer Failure!!!

Our computer crashed. Hard drive gone and with it all our pictures, my Ina Garden recipe index not to mention 2,500 names and addresses of our guests!! itunes I know is recoverable. Thank goodness I backed up Quickbooks last week so there shouldn't be too much to re-input if that's a word!! We do have this second computer outside for guests to use coming in a bit handy now.

Lovely guests again.  My goodness, 50% full tonight on a Wednesday at the end of November. Unfortunately we say goodbye to Kevin from Australia tomorrow who has been with us for 28 nights. Frank from Toronto leaves us leaves us on Friday after 15 nights. How time flies. We had to say goodbye to Tom from Carmichael, CA  today after 5 nights and not to mention the Muellers from Sacramento ...and, of course, David from West Vancouver.

The weather here today was a dream ..... 82f, 28c. Perfect. Clear skies not a breath of wind. Gorgeous.

I am flying to England to see the aged parents on Sunday Dec. 2nd getting back here Friday Dec 14th. in time for Christmas and our EWP (end of the world party) Dec 20th 2.00pm. Don't expect too much on the blog before then! Whilst I am away the decking is being re-surfaced yet again for the 4th time in 12 years  ....  and room 10 is being remodeled. You'll  have to wait and see but it does include a new sink/wetbar and a paint job!! Once again .. it's a good thing we're billionaires!!!!

And now it's Thanksgiving (again!).

It's been a strange week between Leather Pride and Thanksgiving. I developed a cough and felt sick for a few day's then Stuart developed an ear infection. Then he had an alergic reaction to something or other. I had to drive to LA Monday morning still feeling groggy and leaving Stuart behind also feeling under the weather to cope with an 80% full hotel for a few days. Anyway, I'm back now and Stuart went to the Eisenhower Urgent Care Facility this afternoon and after a nap is feeling MUCH better. All ready for Thanksgiving

We're not full (yet). Thanksgiving is a strange holiday for us. Sometimes we're full, other times not. Looks like this year is one of those 'other times'!! but still only 3 rooms to go. We live in hope and expectation!!

We met with our dear friends Jennifer and Dianna for brunch on Sunday. We hadn't seen them for 3 years but it was just like yesterday. We wanted to take them to Escena but they arrived at 1pm instead of 12 (they HAD to stop off at the outlet mall). By the time we got there the place was mobbed. As soon as we saw the number of cars parked on the street, we knew it was a waste of time. Anyhow, we went to good old Billy Reeds and had a great time. Those girls were our close neighbours when we lived in North Hollywood and we love them!!

We had posted a note on the gate to say we would be home by 2pm. We were (just) and there were about 12 people waiting for us. A part from Dennis, AJ and Peter, we had Sarge, Don and Lou, Scott, Mike and John and others! I was quite the afternoon with lots of goings on, especially around the spa area with Scott entertaining one of our guests if you know what I mean, ahem!!!! LOL. Mike made a comment that the spa might look like egg drop soup!!! It didn't!!!

So, Thanksgiving is going to be just Stuart and myself this year. Just as well considering Stuart is still not feeling well. We're having Duck! Not your traditional Thanksgiving meal but there again, we're not Americans!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Don't eat too much Ha Ha!!!