Finally we have our blog area and hopefully my ramblings on the Milton Restaurant will prove of some interest. I should really have done something about this sooner given the developments of the restaurant in the four years we have been here but it always seemed to end up as one of those "tomorrow jobs". It's easy to slot ideas and intentions under that heading but now it is done and can be used as an impetus to move other "tomorrow jobs" up the list.

Four fours years we have fought the restaurant bamboo floor with various ideas and snake oils but finally, as was always the answer, we committed to doing the job properly and closed the restaurant for the first week of February and had the floor stripped and resealed properly. Of course, seeing the result now makes me wish we'd had it done sooner. The whole room looks a lot airier and brighter with the lighter finish and hopefully it will be durable. Well, over the course of the next four years we can deliberate when to re-do it if necessary....

The snow arriving at the same time as the restaurant closure was a welcome bonus as, being at a location where the majority of our customer have to drive, we would have seen a decrease in business under such conditions. The cold spell has come with a vengeance, -17 degrees last night further up Deeside at home, but Leys Estate have done a wonderful job keeping the car park and paths clear for easy access.

The kitchen were kept busy throughout the closure as David Littlewood and John Chomba prepared themselves and the rest of the brigade for some upcoming competitions. Their achievments to date have been fanstastic and their passion seems boundless. They should have some progress results back and with luck we will have more good news to tell by the time I get round to noting down some more ramblings

That will be a "tomorrow job".