El-Lei
@thebathlandlady
#TheBathLandlady @thegrapesbath.co.uk..Ma, bargee, placemaker, allotmenteer, cyclist, Dir. Bath BID, FRSA. Website incoming at eleanor-leiper.com
Watching #JamesPrestwood at #BristolHarbourFestival and having the best time.
Ahead of the Bath in Bloom judging for the Pub Category I got persuaded to enter us for a couple of weeks ago, our little Westgate Parklet is getting some much deserved love. Kids love playing on it, very much part of the intention, customers love it & it’s a great space for rest. #DiaryofaParklet
New piece of work kit turned up last week which has prompted a morning of digital detox and declutter but couldn’t resist this one in the middle. 👀 @oftenarsey.bsky.social
The fellas birthday has been a blast. 60 turns around the sun and there’s been plenty of it in Porto. Lush!
New window signage completed @thegrapesbath.co.uk as the last lot that were traditionally sign written and gilded took a battering from condensation and the style and messaging were copied almost verbatim by a nearby pub 😮 so we’ve switched it up. #DogsWelcome #LiveMusic #LocalBooze #NotAChain
Happy Christmas folks and to the pub who got a little glow up this morning as it’s the only day of the year we can rewax the floorboards. Massive thanks to our amazing GM, the other Ellie, for stepping in when it all got a bit too much. Above and beyond!
Christmas jumpers and a special kind of customer at this time of the year 🤣 Ho Ho Ho!
Off to @flanobriens.bsky.social for a dram as the naughty man from @indiespiritbath.bsky.social has told me about Irish Honey which apparently tastes like Crunchie bars and honestly, why wouldn’t you. He also sold us EggNog. You’ll have to decide that one for yourself.
BBC 5 Live with Kate Nicholls last night talking #TouristTax: Just about survived :) Will I listen back? Absolutely not. Back from the market and taking a quiet moment at home with a cup of tea and a bacon sandwich before heading back into the fray. Essential December self-care.
Bath is BUSY, wet, beautiful and absolutely buzzing for #SmallBusinessSaturday. If you see a stallholder today, know that they’ve invested time, money and absolute grit to be here. Buy something small. Buy something big. Or just tell them you’re glad they’re here. It all counts. 💛
Getting the hell out of dodge for the day. The team have got everything well and truly under control and the cold I’ve been doing my best to avoid all week is upon me. Have fun folks!
What a day….set up for the Christmas Market since stupid o’clock, found out our rates are trebling next year, lots and lots of lovely people, bit of shopping, #DubPistols for afters & now home with himself sorting a green curry.
Just as well we have Jack the Ninja Tetris Genius - don’t think anyone else could make this lot magically slot into the cellar otherwise. @bathxmasmarket.bsky.social Madness!
Today’s the day and it’s a first for me. The team have got the mulled cider on and shall be decorating the pub for the festive season this afternoon - and I’ve headed out to leave them to get on with it. Eeeek!
Been putting this one off for a while but now 4 days free from nicotine and the need to find things to do is becoming very useful. Doesn’t she look pretty?
Beautiful weekend in Derby full of family and love but glad to be heading back to the pub for a roast with more family and quite a few friends. Hope you all had a fab weekend and the wind didn’t cause any chaos for you.
Fun morning at The Grapes putting up fresh hop bines from Hukin Hops in the Weald. Everytime I forget how much I love ‘em. Must do this every year. Feels all cosy & Autumn-y - ready for the upcoming season and welcoming the students back! 🍂 🍁 🍂
So The Grapes has finally gone digital on our WiFi. That’s 3 hours of my life I’m never going to get back from talking with BT. The good news is the new aircon is now more in keeping with the rest of the place and working so well we can even start running late nights live sessions again. 🎶 🎵 🎧 🎸 🪘
Missing the mountains and the company of dear family but it’s been a hectic few months and enjoying the peace of being back in beautiful Bath and getting back into the swing of my favourite place on earth. Painting at 7am 😳 www.instagram.com/p/DM97GRit9B...
Summer holiday at Bristol Harbour Fest is going swimmingly, thankfully not literally but the Navy demo nearly ended that particular streak 🤣 Fave so far, apart from the Cardboard Boat Race, was the amazing James Prestwood with his gravity defying Flyboard Display. #BristolHarbourFest25
It’s back! The only comfortable chair in the bar has been rescued by the amazing folks at Walcot Upholstery. A regular saddle soap regime is now in place to keep it looking tip top for years to come.
Was going to go to a museum to see Klimt this afternoon but decided to join in with Vienna Pride instead 🌈 #NoKingsJustQueens #WeinPride #Regenbogenparade #LoveWins
Different Irish bar on a corner for us tonight in the centre of Vienna. Off to see a performance at the Spanish Riding School tomorrow morning, see a few Klimt paintings in the afternoon, then back to Flanagans to watch the rugby final. Allez Bath! 🏉
But of peace & quiet down the allotment planting more seeds, watering & of course the inevitable weeding. Greenhouse is coming along beautifully with 🍅 🥒 🫑 🌿 spring 🧅 & 🍠 Off on a big adventure tomorrow. Wonder what it will all look like when we get back. #Allotment #Gardening #ItsMyBirthday
First attempt at making raised beds down the allotment with willow from the Levels. A cosy home for our sweetcorn this year.
Birthday treat to see Puffins flying around Skomer aboard The Waverley. My third trip having been on her on a school trip from Dublin Harbour in ‘86 pretending to be Ghostbusters & then again from Cowes for VE Day celebrations in ‘95.