Friday 6 February 2015

Missed



One of the aspects of running a gîte, that we didn't really grasp before taking it on, is the obvious (in hindsight) fact that people come when they aren't working, i.e. at weekends or holiday times.  And when most people who are not employed in the hospitality business are not working, most people employed in the hospitality business are up to their necks in it.   Since most customers come for weekends, this fact tends to screw up our weekends.

Mostly this is not too much of a problem.  So sometimes I miss performing at a concert, or I miss going to one from time to time.  No big deal.  But just occasionally something crops up that is significantly annoying to miss, to whit the invitation above, to an event where my fine nephew is marrying the equally fine lady who has borne him his equally fine daughter.

Merde.

6 comments:

Tim Trent said...

But compare this with the days when you had the freedom to attend excellent family events, but your head was full of somebody else's deadlines and objectives.

Mark In Mayenne said...

Of course I wouldn't go back to the old lifestyle, but still it has its annoyances.

CherryPie said...

It is a shame you couldn't get someone to look after the gite for you whilst you attended the wedding.

Mark In Mayenne said...

Hi Cherry - not possible, given all the catering we are having to do for the guests at this time.

Tim Trent said...

A solution is to host all family weddings, of course!

James Higham said...

Yes, I was thinking that - host it.

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