We’ve all heard of Chinese whispers and we all know that the end of the chain has a totally different ‘whisper’ to how it started. So, in this past month, The Composer has been very, very quiet…..schhhhhh, not a whisper. He’s been doing all sorts of things but…..schhhhhh, no one knew (apart from Mrs Composer…

As September glides away, we are berated by all and sundry that ‘it’s autumn’ or ‘that on the 22nd Sept we experienced the equinox’ or (biggest laugh of all) ‘autumn has arrived’ – a bit like a package from Amazon!! This was the quote from the BBC news team on the 20th September ahead of…

The Composers kept to his promise! The August blog is delivered ‘on time and in time’ for the month end and…… thank goodness he made it – unlike July! Hardly had the Olympians landed than he was sat, poised and ready to pen the blog. Unlike July, this has been a month of organisation and…

The Composer is reeling! Not dancing, just spinning round in a daze! In contrast to his normal able and controlled self, The Composer has watched July evaporated – and it’s all been over in a flash!! You would think that after (x) years (far too many to detail) of organising, planning and carrying out events,…

I don’t know – you tell me?  What did happen to the month of ‘flamin’ June’?  Think of it as a ‘culinary’ month!!  It oozed Royal events (including The Composer’s Birthday!), was peppered with football, sprinkled with Wimbledon champers and strawberries and overflowed with ‘Composer’ Guests – sadly there was an over-indulgence of poor weather!!…

Not quite the words of the immortal Bard, but close enough for the Composer to misquote the famous ‘to be or not…’. Bluntly speaking ‘I may or I may not’ sums up the past month as the season turns into a maelstrom of bookings, requests, offers and questions.  But the one question which is guaranteed…

The Composer is a great believer in ‘abundance’, as long as it comes in small, manageable packages!  April brought an abundance of many things.  Guests, visitors, friends, work (more than abundance) and a few moments off duty (hardly abundance!). So how do you balance between ‘hardly enough’ and ‘too much’ to arrive at ‘abundance’ –…

The month marched in, marched on and marched out.  The past 28 days of March have been filled with guests and sheer fun!  The Composer can do fun, enjoys guests and is also definitely up for the odd Easter Egg! With Easter landing in March, ‘Composers at Woodlands’ has been at full tilt with much…

No!! The Composer is not on some fitness regime – ‘march-ing to change’ is all about ‘Composers’ as we march into the new season – Spring!  To be honest, The Composer likes nothing better than a gentle saunter along the coast or a brisk walk on the beach or even a relaxing stroll around the…

We have disposed of January in record time! Even with 31 days we have watched it fly by. Now for the lovely long month of February – the Leap Year month with the extra day in the month. February also sees a welcome to couples, small groups and families visiting us for the first time…