It's Catch Up time

Hi, everyone it's catch up time.

Roger and I have had the most wonderful Christmas with family and friends and hope you did too.

All the Christmas services here at St Mary's Greasley were excellent and very well attended. The huge Christmas tree looked beautiful and as always the services held in candlelight held that 'magic' ingredient.

A very happy and healthy New Year to all our customers, many of whom are such special friends. Roger and I returned with our youngest son and his girlfriend to Holland to see the new year in. Oh, my word! Fireworks started at around 9am on the streets with the kids letting off little fire crackers and continued into 2008 well into the morning. It was unbelievable, fantastic and very, very loud. There seemed to be no restrictions. Small, large and enormous fireworks were let off by groups in the streets and hardly a dog barked-they obviously are used to it. Very memorable!

We also visited Delft and Antwerp in Belgium the Christmas markets were still looking lovely. Braziers were burning and families enjoying the ice skating.

For our treat in the sunshine this year we went to The Vulcano Hotel in Adaje, Tenerife and enjoyed a lovely warm week. We highly recommend the hotel for it's food, cleanliness and pleasant staff. I personally much preferred our half board acommodation to the all inclusive holidays of recent years. We benefited from a most calm and civilised rest.

Finally, before we start cooking and baking again we are having a few days at our lovely cottage in Loftus, North Yorkshire.

Minton's Tea Room opens again on wednesday 23rd January, 2008.

Roger, myself and all our staff look forward to seeing you again and hope we meet lots of new faces again this year. Wouldn't it be nice to have a lovely Spring and sunny and warm Summer to enjoy our pretty Tea Garden too!

With lots of love,

from Roger and Judy Martin x