I have to say that their Marc chap, who’s frustrating me by hiding his truffles away in a truly Gallic fashion, really did do rather a good job of making my cake and putting my

image on it in icing. I nearly wept piggy tears, however, when Alison, the hotel general manager, stuck a knife into it. I’d hoped to run off with it all in tact, to show to all of my piggy pals!

The pigarazzi turned up to flash their cameras and capture my best side on camera and so did the North West Evening Mail and the Westmorland Gazette, which really made me squeal with delight, Oink Oink!

A pig got a little emotional when all the very well behaved children from Goodly Dale Primary School in Windermere and Little Rascals Daycare in Troutbeck sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me. I also found a little kindred spirit who was sharing his birthday with me and he did the honours of blowing out my candles, which was a huge relief to me, as a pig can get a little out of puff after 100 years!

All of the Goodly Dale children were dressed up for World Book Day and my creator, Beatrix Potter, came along too, to read them my story – which has now reached the premier league of books by having a brand new gold cover for my centenary year! A load of my books, ‘The Tale of Pigling Bland’ were laid out on a table, along with little cuddly versions of me, just in time for the arrival of a coach full of Japanese tourists, who came in to help celebrate my birthday too. One doesn’t like to boast, but I did notice that they all looked rather admiringly at my lovely, shapely legs, which Beatrix says were modelled on her husband’s!!

All the cuddly pigs now have their own passport, as anyone buying one can take ‘me’ on their travels with them, popping me into a suitcase or bag (or preferably on a child’s lap, as I love a good cuddle) and then help raise a donation of 1p per mile that they have taken me. Each journey only counts once, but all the 1ps will add up to a big total that will help the good chaps at Nurture Lakeland help fund conservation projects in the Lake District.

Now for the real news of the day – the delicious afternoon tea that a pig was able to tuck in to on his 100th! What scram!! The scones with jam and cream just melted in my mouth, while the aroma of the chocolate cake tickled my snout and drove it wild. I soon took my trotters round to the sandwiches too …and those Lindeth Howe homemade crisps are just the best! I might have to unloosen my knickerbockers a little this evening!

Now, I must mention how the clever children of Goodly Dale recognised how talented Beatrix Potter was (and one might say very enlightened too) when she created me! One child wrote: “Beatrix Potter rocks; she is the best story writer. Rock ‘n’ Roll”. I’m not too sure what rock ‘n’ roll is, as I think the 60s passed me by, but it sounded very complimentary!

Finally, a pig was overjoyed to celebrate his 100th in the presence of Mr Doxford, whose parents bought Lindeth Howe from Beatrix Potter. He was only three years old when he first came to live here and that was 80 years ago this month – not quite as many years as I have knocked up, but still a good old age. It was lovely to have him here for my centenary and I hope he enjoyed the day as much as I did.

Now my trotters are killing me after all this standing up today and I need forty pig winks after all the excitement, so I will bid you adieu for today. If you want to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to me though, please feel free. A pig rather likes that little ditty.

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Il piano è che i bambini della Scuola Primaria Goodly Dale, Windermere e la scuola materna Piccole canaglie in Troutbeck saranno tutti arrivare a Lindeth Howe, dove ci sarà un tè del pomeriggio favoloso creato da Marc Guibert. E 'il tizio che ha fatto dessert più costoso del mondo, quindi mi aspetto qualcosa di favoloso da lui per il mio tè 100 ° compleanno! Fa alcuni deliziosi dolci e cioccolatini, quindi potrei benissimo essere accumulando sulle libbre piggy e non in grado di spremere nel mio gilet per un giorno o due!

A questo punto, come mi portano in sala da pranzo, Penso che dovrò agire affatto sorpreso, come se non sapevo una cosa su di esso (oink, Oink!) e poi gonfiare il petto con orgoglio e fingere di essere sopraffatti dalla sorpresa! Mi sono allenato le mie espressioni facciali di fronte allo specchio e penso che ho avuto fino ad un arte, quindi sono sicuro che non si sospetti una cosa!

Mi aspetto che ci saranno un sacco di miei fans in giro con le telecamere e se il mondo maiale ha sentito parlare, ci potrebbe anche essere un pigarazzi pochi in giro cercando di prendermi alla sprovvista.

Ti terremo aggiornati su come va tutto, come sono sicuro che ci saranno un sacco di emozioni da segnalare, ma nel frattempo, Sono ancora alla ricerca di quei tartufi che sono sicuro che Marc ha nascosto da qualche parte ... cosa sta facendo il mio tic muso comunque!

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Sono stato 'nato' a Lindeth Howe, quando la madre di mio creatore vissuto lì. Il mio creatore era una donna molto intelligente chiamato Beatrix Potter, che possedeva Lindeth Howe e che ha scritto su di me e disegnò illustrazioni di me dalla casa. Questi poi descritto nel suo 'Racconto di pigling Bland' ™ che celebra il suo centenario di quest'anno, avermi dato il mio compleanno Celebrazione 100 !

Mentre io sono stato annusando in giro per casa nel corso degli ultimi giorni, in punta di piedi sulle mie zampe (alla ricerca di tartufi che l'esecutivo cuoco, Marc Guibert, potrebbe essere nascosto da qualche parte), Ho sentito la notizia di una festa di compleanno che l'hotel sta gettando per me (ma non dirlo a nessuno che so su di esso, come è destinata ad essere una sorpresa!).

Io credo che i bambini della scuola elementare Goodly Dale a Windermere e Little Rascals Nursery a Troutbeck intenzione di arrivare qui a 01:00 il Giovedi marzo 7 (Giornata mondiale del libro) di avere una grande festa tè con me. Il mio libro centenario sarà anche qui in mostra e ci sarà una signora vestita da Beatrix Potter! Sono fuori di me per l'eccitazione (oink oink!).

Notizia ancora migliore è che l'hotel sta per essere venduto un sacco di giocattoli, proprio come me, e se una famiglia o di una persona mi prende per i loro viaggi, e mostra l'hotel dove sono stati, Lindeth Howe donerà 1 penny per miglio del loro viaggio a coltivare Lakeland, che aiuta finanziano progetti per conservare il paesaggio Lake District (un viaggio può contare solo una volta anche se!).

Immaginate che! Little Old me un globetrotter! QOink Oinko scappata da quel contadino avido nel mio libro, Non avrei mai immaginato che questo sarebbe accaduto!

Non vedo l'ora di arrivare per Giovedi ora (oink oink) e per fare in modo che tutti i bambini hanno un grande tempo qui. Potrei anche invitare i miei Tiptoes Timmy amico lungo, come è nato anche qui, ma è un paio d'anni più di me!

Ti terremo aggiornati su come tutto è andato. Intanto, se si visita Lindeth Howe e individuare eventuali tartufi, per favore fatemelo sapere! Un maiale può ottenere un po 'di fame si sa!

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Well the weather here is gorgeous, spring has sprung and the sun is shining bright. The buds are showing on the magnolia tree and we are about to celebrate the launch of Pigling Bland’s centenary year by holding our very own book launch on Thursday 7th March when Beatrix Potter aka Judith Notley will be reading the story of Pigling Bland to local school and nursery children whilst enjoying a sumptuous Lindeth Howe Afternoon Tea at our Windermere Hotel. Watch out for Pigling Bland’s blog as he enjoys his centenary year.

We are also celebrating Mother’s Day later this week with a special price for that special lady in your life to enjoy a real treat of a gourmet 5 course dinner, bed and breakfast on Sunday 10th March 2013.

Kindest Regards,

Alison.
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Wow, we did it!!!!!

The Dining Room is open and guests are dining in our 2 AA rosette restaurant as we speak.

The wallpaper, curtains (steamed), pictures, mirrors are all up and looking stunning we are really pleased with end result.  The new chairs arrived yesterday and we still have a few finishing touches to add, however the end result is excellent.

May I thank the hard working team of D H Parkinson decorators, Dave Woods electricians, SAP sound system engineers, Kendal Quality Carpets fitters, The Full Octave gentlemen for moving the piano back and forth, Northern Lights stained glass, Steve from Westmorland Furniture Company and Maureen & her team from Whitemore & Thwaytes Interior Design who came up with the design and re-made the curtains. But and its a big BUT – most of all I would like to thank ”The Lindeth Howe” hardworking team who have pulled out all the stops to ensure we were ready to open ready for the first guests to arrive.

I have a few taster photographs for you all to see now but I will leave the finished results for your all to see when you arrive.

We look forward to seeing you all soon.

Kindest Regards,
Alison.

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Just to update you, the Dining Room walls are lined, the ceiling and woodwork is painted ready for the wallpaper being hung.  Fingers crossed the decorators will start wallpapering today.  The new music / PA system is being installed as we speak.  The bar has been sanded down and sprayed so we are looking forward to a brand new look.

I have uploaded some photos so you can all see the progress we are making here at the hotel.

Keep watching and I will keep you updated on the refurbishment, but you will need to come and visit when we re-open to see the finished result.

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Vengo da una famiglia numerosa e sempre aiutato la mia mamma cuoca per mio padre e tre sorelle. Ho preso un vivo interesse nella fase iniziale e sempre amato farsi coinvolgere nella preparazione di cena Domenica, come sbucciare le patate e durante la preparazione germogli. The aroma of a crisp turkey roasting in the oven takes me right back to those days.

Mi è sempre piaciuto dare una mano con la cottura, ma cene arrosto, in particolare, è diventato un momento per me di aiutare davvero la mia mamma. Ogni anno le mie responsabilità progredito, dal fare il ripieno per imparare a pastinaca arrosto con diversi gusti, come il miele e rosmarino. Ho apprezzato acquisire nuove competenze, come imbastire il tacchino per mantenere il seno succulento e pieno di sapore. My Mum’s roast dinner has become the benchmark for all future roast dinners I made.

Ho sempre saputo che volevo diventare Chef. Questa è la mia professione e la mamma troppo vederla al lavoro solo alimentato il mio interesse a seguire le sue orme. Siamo cresciuti con fresco, cibo sano in casa e mi è piaciuto ideare nuovi modi di fare cose diverse da esso. My Mum soon realised how passionate I was about working with food and got me a summer job working in her kitchen.

Da allora non c'è stato alcun guardare indietro. Ho lavorato in ristoranti in Inghilterra, Wales and France and it is now my pleasure to cook for you here at Lindeth Howe.

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In questo periodo lanceremo le nostre avventure pigling molto proprio Bland, che saranno vostri per entrare una volta che si acquista pigling Bland da Hotel Lindeth Howe. Notizie di questo verrà presto e noi vi darà accesso a blog sul nostro nuovo sito web 2013 at Lindeth Howe.

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Well I thought I would update you as to what’s happening at Lindeth Howe.  The team are deeply involved in the preparation of Christmas.  It’s very festive here and we are looking forward to a magical Christmas and a celebratory New Year.

In the New Year we close the hotel for a couple of weeks and in this time we are going to have a new refurbished Dining Room which is quite exciting.   I am currently in the process of completing a project plan to ensure we complete the refurbishment before we re-open on the 16^th January.  I will keep you updated as we get closer to January.

Keep an eye out on our website for up and coming offers and news on what’s happening soon.

by Alison Magee-Barker, General Manager

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Wow we are finally here with our brand new website that I have been working on for some months now.  It seems to have taken a while from the planning with our in house designer Michelle from I-Design to finally choosing a web designer to put thoughts and ideas into reality.

Dave Hassall from Prada Publishing took on the task of working with me to ensure each fine detail would materialise into the Lindeth Howe long awaited website to bring us into the future.  Here I am writing my very first blog and enjoying this new experience.  I hope you all like it and I would be really pleased if you write into us at marketing@lindeth-howe.co.uk to let me know what you think.

Alison Magee-Barker, General Manager

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