What’s your Brain age then?
Over the winter I have felt as though my brain may have slipped into a state of semi-hibernation, I have largely put it down to old age and I have now realised that it is necessary to dust off the cobwebs in whatever way necessary to defy the downward spiral that is doolallydom. Some say you need to be a little doolally to work here, I just say that it’s the sane ones that we really need to worry about…
So in an attempt to regain my brain age youth I have discovered the marvel that is the DS!
Most nights I am eager to get home in order to train my rather tired and old brain on our new Nintendo DS xl. It’s a fantastic piece of equipment and any one who has one will realise, it really does help to exercise the parts of the brain that I thought had actually shut down forever. The first time I carried out the test, I had a brain age of 72! Of course I was mortified and have tirelessly trained most nights since the beginning of March.
Currently my brain age is 32, that being 5 years younger than my actual age. As any of you who know me will understand, I will not be happy until I manage to get to the “Golden 20 year old brain target”. For this I imagine that I will need to do the 20 calculations in 15 seconds, the Stroop test in under 1 minute and memorise 29 of the 30 words in the memory test. But never say never and I am definitely no quitter!
My rather brainy boyfriend on the other hand (who happens to be a mere 18 months ‘real age’ younger than me) is rapidly nearing this magic number and currently has a brain age of 26. It’s not that I am competitive or anything, however I do plan to steal the DS at any given opportunity in order to claim the DSXL ultimate prize, victory will be mine!!!
Easter Egg Hunt for the Sun…..
I have just tapped on to the BBC Weather forecast only to find that we are to expect rain, rain and yet more rain for the next five days!! On talking to some of our guests in the hotel this afternoon, many of them actually say that they don’t mind the rain because it just allows them permission to simply sit and read or snooze away the day and actually relax. I hadn’t really thought of it like that, but after all, that is what a holiday is all about and so many of us do go on holiday only to be up early and rushing around so that we are able to visit the attractions and see everything the area has to offer before we return home.
So in light of this new revelation… Let it rain and I hope you are all able to create some much-needed relaxation time.
The main reason I wanted to check the weather forecast was because on Good Friday I am planning our annual Easter Egg hunt on the hotels Tea Garden in Aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Of course (being true Brits) we do have a contingency plan and that is to hold it on Easter Monday instead, if that fails then I will have 200 Cream Eggs to find homes for - something tells me I will have a lot of help from both staff and guests….
Stuarts Seaweed Weather Forecast ….
Our very comical and philosophical day porter - Stuart, who many of you may remember, has just walked in this morning and announced that his seaweed was “on the turn”. This has had a history of being fairly accurate for the guests and his prediction for the next week is of a “good spell”. Well hopefully it is true and we are set for a fabulous spring. The weather, so far, today has been glorious and we are looking to be busy with both Sunday Lunches and Afternoon Cream Teas – it will soon be time to open the Tea Garden again for the season, where has that year gone?!
Some guests have visited Heligan Gardens recently and commented on how surprised they were to see that the Rhododendrons, Camellias and Magnolias are only now budding! I think that due to the harsh frost and snow over the winter months spring has been delayed, as a result we are hoping that there will be a burst of colourful budding very shortly.
After the success of The ShelterBox Appeal day last Saturday we will be holding our annual Easter Egg hunt on the Tea Garden on Good Friday at 2pm. It has become a bit of a tradition here at the hotel and we have 40 spaces available, should anyone wish to come along and enjoy the fun. This year will be in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Please do call the hotel to book any budding chocolate hunters in (maximum age 12 years), please note there are only 40 spaces available.
Success for Shelterbox!
A fantastic day was had here at the hotel on Saturday, we held a coffee and cupcake afternoon and raised over £1,000 which was the target and now gives shelterbox a further 2 boxes (each costing £490)!! After the Haiti disaster we here at the hotel wanted to do something in order to help and thankfully we had a great deal of support from local businesses, neighbouring hotels and sister hotels.
Three of our chefs here had their legs waxed by three St Austell college beauty therapists on the NVQ level 3. They were all fantastic and gave up their time in order to help raise the £178 in sponsorship money – the only payment they received was in the form of a coffee and a cup cake. Full respect went to the three brave chefs, Brian (aka Bubba), Tom and Kevin who are now walking around with legs that are smoother than a baby’s bottom – I wonder if they will be able to wear their shorts this spring/summer???
There was also a live auction, where some very generous gifts were donated from our sister hotels, and the Fowey Hotel - one night Dinner, Bed and Breakfast stay reached £140 alone, with the total money raised for the auction on the day being £415. So as you can imagine we were all delighted!!
Many great pictures were taken by Mike, photographer for the Cornish Guardian. Lets hope it makes the front page and raises even more awareness for this incredible charity. Many thanks to all who got involved – you have helped to make a real difference.
For further information on shelterbox please visit: http://www.shelterbox.org
