More deja vu

Last year I wrote that going to Tesco in Galashiels three days before Christmas probably wasn't the smartest thing to do.
So have a guess what I was doing today, two days before Christmas...

Mad Friday
The last Friday before Christmas is called "mad Friday". The past two years haven't really lived up to the name, but last night did. We had staff, but it was so busy we both ended up helping with serving and glass collection. This morning only two of the guests made it down for breakfast.

Renovations
Work has finished for the holidays now. One of the last things to be done was this:

which means that most of the public areas now have new carpets. The front hall has intentionally been left until last. The workmen will be back in January, but before that the insurance company will be sending a loss adjuster to look at the flood damage. That'll be next Wednesday.