Posted by Sarah 30-11-2011

Well my jam making went well, I ended up making 9 jars to sell at the craft fair. They are already labled up & ready to go!

Training.....

I found it within me today to go out on the bike, I biked from my home through a very hilly country side to Aldington and back home again. 10 mile round trip which would have been fine but really honestly some of the inclines are horrendous. 
I have been busy putting a plan together for my training with swimming, gym and bike high on the priority. It really will be the worse time of year to do the training with the weather but i am on 5 week countdown till it begins. 
well i best contact Sarah and see how her trip was. Its good to have the old girl back.


Emma

Posted by Sarah 26-11-2011

Just made some hot chilli jam this morning for our craft fair stall & I plan to make blackbery jam tommorrow.

Posted by Sarah 24-11-2011

With only 2 weekends to go before our xmas craft fair which will be held at The Rarebreeds centre, I need to start getting my skates on! This will be Emma's and mine last big fund raising event of the year, last year was a great success for us so we hope to at least equal that. The plan for me is to make some homemade edible goodies, along with some other people that have very kindly offered to help us.
Please spread the word regarding this event and if you are able to come along and support us we would love to see you there.


Venue - The Rarebreeds Centre
Date - 10th & 11th December
Time - 10.30am - 4pm
Entry by donation

http://www.rarebreeds.org.uk/

A moment to reflect

Hi everyone,


I am feeling like I need to reflect on our challenge, I have just sat and plodded my way through 300 photos from the October charity challenge china trek, there were 30 people in the group and the photos are utterly amazing. they actually got my tummy doing twists and turns in all directions as i relished yet again just what it is i will be doing in 177 days. 
Sarah flew out today to the cape Verde islands for a weeks break which she deserves (no i am not jealous at all). Its left me holding the fort so to speak which is quite scary. 
My attention is drawn to the Christmas craft fair weekend which is a 2 day event held at The Rare Breeds center, last year was a great success with a cake stall so this year we have gone that little bit further and have had lots of people busy making craft items as well as preparing a mammoth baking session. 
Last Saturday we took to rye with our buckets to work at The Mariners Tea Rooms which is part of our charity, the manager there Sharon spent months preparing for the pastie night which turned into the most successful night in the tea rooms history, Sarah and I had so much fun helping cook, serve and eat the pasties. They were yummy. Although we never really grabbed the opportunity to fundraise it was yet again a great night promoting our challenge. 
The wedding fair was another opportunity to promote the trek and was even better for me what with my wedding planning in full swing. 
People often ask me how do i juggle a full time demanding job, training and fundraising and now i have the wedding to plan........its easy...... i don't sit down.  


well that's me done for now i must get to the gym for another 60 minute work out. 


Emma

Hello

Hi everyone,


my sincere apologies to you all and of course Sarah, life has been so manic with work matters and wedding planning that my blog posts have been put on the back boiler so to speak but good news my life has slowly returned back to all most normality. We have set a date Adam and I will be getting married on the 1st of September 2012 so to say next year has now become a fairly busy one is an understatement.
Sarah has done yet again a brilliant job of keeping things plodding along, we both really enjoyed Halloween down on the farm despite me suffering from a 'man cold' evil thing it was, we raised more money towards our fundraising target and so now we are busy preparing for our next events which include an evening at our very own Coterie Tearooms, a stall at our very own wedding fayre and then of course our Christmas craft fair which we predict will be a great weekend.
Training has been non existent recently as I have been going through a hell of a time with a knee issue that has plagued my life since 2006, I have actually recently had some days where i have seriously had to consider what it is I am about to embark on, But i have learnt a lesson and that's not to keep this to myself and to discuss my worries and concerns with others. which i did at the doctors yesterday, i wasn't expecting the support i received and i am truly grateful to the nice doctor for pulling out a huge needle and inserting it in my knee. my hope is that this cortisone injection gives me some relief for a short while enabling me to exercise to get back to the fitness level i was at a couple of months ago, unfortunately if i don't exercise my knee and other leg muscles disappear so quickly. i knew when i signed up for this amazing challenge it would be more of a challenge for me than most but no regrets, like i always say i am going to do it and i am going to do it well.  
well i wont leave it so long i promise, will be in touch again shortly.


thanks again to all for all there support


Emma

Posted by Sarah 5-11-2011

Here is Emma and I dressed up taking part in our Halloween Event last week

Next Saturday (12th) Emma and I will be working in Rye tea rooms for the night, the plan is to open the tea rooms for the evening to provide a takeaway service.   This night will see the famous Rye bornfire parade move through the town so we hope to be busy, our plan is also to promote our trek and the charity. All money collected on the night through donations etc will go straight towards the trek/charity. Wish us luck and come along if you can.
www.ryebonfire.co.uk


Also if you have never been to our tea rooms do take a visit and remember while you are sat in there eating you will be supporting the charity we both work for. Follow this link for more details.


www.c-o-t.org.uk/shv-coterie