Retro sales, running and renovating!

Well, as usual, we haven’t been resting on our laurels…

The Retro Vintage and Craft sale was a huge success. I have to admit not having organised anything like this before made me very nervous. In fact, I didn’t sleep a wink – what if no one came!

But they did in their droves! We made an amazing £1,300 to share between our Church Fabric Fund and Help for Heroes. It was a very social event with folks staying and enjoying homemade soup and cakes, and enormous amounts of coffee and tea were consumed. Now everyone is asking if I intend to do it again next year – we’ll see!!

Then of course we had the Great South Run last weekend. A 10 mile run around the streets ofPortsmouthand Southsea with 24,000 other folks, all raising money for good causes.

As usual we got there late. Everyone was trying to drive intoPortsmouthat the same time – hence we crawled for 4 miles. Never mind, we found a parking space and walked a couple of miles to the starting line. Had time for a quick photo and off they went – leaving me holding the coats and feeling a bit miffed that I couldn’t do it this year because of my knee.

The Fudge family performed brilliantly – and competitively – running in record times (for them) and raising £2,200 for St Margaret’s Hospice in Yeovil.

We are hoping to have a Bicnic at the hospice this week and hand over our big fat cheque.

Enough of the fun, we have been at work too (honest!) and have launched our amazing online party packs – you name the party and we have a special pack of biscuits to feed your guests.

I’ve also been busy compiling my very first pickling and preserving booklet – it’s got some of my favourite recipes and tips, with room to put your favourites too. It will be launching on the website soon!

We have some amazing gifts too – just in time for Christmas – which could very well help you solve those difficult gift decisions. There is something for the most discerning of folks.

Do have a look on the website, www.fudges.co.uk – we’ve teamed up with Downton Abbey and there are wonderful prizes to be won!

Well the ‘build’ at home goes on and although I don’t really believe the builders they tell me all will be finished by the end of the month. But there’s so much left to do!! I tried to strip wallpaper but fused all the lights up stairs so Graham and I felt like Wee Willie Winkie with candles and torches when going to bed. It’s all looking great though and we are so pleased with the quality of work. I say, if you want a job done well then feed them tea and biscuits – the favourites seem to be the Hazelnut and Milk Chocolate.

We are talking Valentine’s now and we have some great ideas to spoil your ‘lovey dovey’ one. All involve chocolate – well there’s a surprise!

I’m off home now to fuse a few more lights and take some biscuits back for the ‘boys’ so hopefully we’ll catch up again next week.

Oh yes, don’t forget we will be at Taste of Christmas in London from the 2^nd – 4^th December.

Come and see us, we’d love to meet you.

Have a good week!

Sue x

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