Casa Bella’s Venetian carnival is announced
You asked and we’ve listened. After a very short deliberation, we’ve now settled on the next Casa Bella event, only this time we’ve decided to go for something even more opulent and somewhat refined; a Masquerade Party set in the 18th century! How about that for a challenge? Well, they don’t happen every day and it’s something […]
Casa Bella dinner party is the talk of the the town!
For us, we were just organising a dinner party to celebrate the opening of our new dining room. Little did we know that the day after our first event, we’d be the talk of the town. Yes, thanks to the wonders of modern technology and social websites, such as Facebook, and the ability to post […]
Casa Bella’s first dinner party is a success!
And so here it is… after months of toiling to refurbish the place and planning to theme the evening, Casa Bella opened its doors for the first time to its guests and I’m thrilled to report that it was a success! ‘A day that will forever live in….. our memory’! As expected, there was a […]
The magical 3 things
I’m smiling to myself today because I’ve just sent an email to our guests and it’s already causing a stir! It was nothing too complicated (at least I don’t think so) it was merely a request to bring 3 things. That is, 3 stories about of them; 2 being truthful and the other being a […]
Casa Bella’s first major event
So this is it, the first major event for the new dining room has been set (4th December) and invites to a select group of friends (about 12 in total) have been sent (online of course. I’ve found this great site, called Pingg.com) Dress code is smart/casual. The theme for the evening will be chic American/Italian 50s, alla […]
Casa Bella is open for business!
Finally, It’s taken a few months, a lot of hard work and a few pennies but, finally, Casa Bella is open for business. Figuratively speaking, of course. Since the last thing we’d want to do is run another business from this location. The furniture has arrived and is in place, the sign is up and gone is […]
Backbroken
Wow, it’s been a back breaking day. Tom and I have been working hard to finish laying the floor. You know, when the workers originally came to me and said, “this is a really big space,” I used to see it as a compliment. However, I’ve discovered throughout this process that big isn’t necessarily beautiful as it […]
Frankenstein is dead but some monsters live on
The monster is dead. Today, the plasterer and his sidekick finalised the plastering. Gone are the ugly wall sutures and in their place is a wall as smooth as a baby’s backside! I’m really pleased. Another good job. Although it couldn’t have happened a second too soon since I’ve already ordered table and chairs for […]
Let there be light
Aha! The moment I’ve been waiting for… out with the old window and in with the new. Trusty Matthew (recommended by Andy) is taking care of this facet of the project. He’s replaced the patio doors and two of the windows. The procedure went extremely well, didn’t take long at all and, I’m sure you’ll […]
Frankenstein is born
Okay, so the walls are in a worse state than I’d originally thought; huge cavities have appeared from behind the shelving and many places that didn’t seem as bad are actually vomiting chunks of plaster on contact. The whole room needs re-plastering, and it’s a big room! So, I decided to sit down and map […]
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