How crazy is this? Would you take this on holiday?

Still waiting for the transfer to take place, so carrying out final tweaks to the new version of the website before it finally goes live.
I have added a few links to Amazon from the new website, and was staggered to find this suitcase for sale this morning..... Have you ever seen anything so off the wall as this ? Crazy !

Still waiting for the go-ahead on the updated website.

Trying to be patient. Still waiting for the go-ahead on the new website.

How frustating when I have lots and lots to write about including ...  

 

Liver and bacon in Okehampton at one place
followed by tea and cake at the next !

"I wonder how much she would like "

Yes I can manage that.....

 Thank you Sam Vincent for taking this flattering picture of me - not !

Why no blogs for the past 5 weeks ?

Because I have had my nose down busily working on the updated website which should be launched later today !!!!!

Tom is due in in about half an hour and we will be uploading the new look all singing all dancing www.dartmooraccommodation.co.uk
Hours have been spent learning Concrete5 so that I can input new info easily, and make small changes and updates using the database.
One of the real bonuses of that is that if one of my accommodation providers changes his or her price per night, then adding the change to the database will change the price on all the relevant pages without me laboriously bringing up each page to make the changes.


There are new features onboard which will grow as the site settles in. Pub quizzes will be listed, so if you know of a pub in the area with a regular pub quiz night let them know to get in touch to be added - no charge.

Hopefully before Autumn the town pages, Tavistock, Chagford, Ivybridge etc will have their own what's on events popping up as and when they are about to happen, and disappearing as the date passes.


All this has been made possible with the help of the massively clever Tom, who has now moved on to work at the Met Office (they knew a good thing when they saw it !) But as promised, he has continued to push me forward and encourage me to keep up with the times.
All I wanted was a cosy little website that would show a few B&B's and my comments, but hey - I have ended up nearly 15 years later, with a brilliant colourful go ahead site which more than holds it's head above water amongst other websites who get funding and subsidies, state support and everything else given to them on a plate.
I have never received a handout from anyone. No start up package, no input from officialdom. No overtime payments, no travel allowances.

Time will tell if all the hard work has been worth it.

Do take a look at the new site - preferable at the end of this week, when we have sorted out any gliches, and let me know what you think of it.


I'd better get the kettle on Tom The Magnificent will be here soon.

Oh yes, in the way of superstars talking from the red carpet podium .....
A MILLION THANKS also go to Rob my old man for bearing with me for the last 4 months as I have blastphemed my way to this point.  You my treasure deserve a medal X