…….it’s been a pretty “full on” couple of months. We always knew that when our employers would be in residence it would be “busy”….but NOTHING prepared us for “life as a servant” in real time. Our typical day would start at 7.30ish and we would be lucky to fall into bed at 11.30pm and this went on every day for 6 weeks. But the good news is….we did it and survived! We are still slightly punch drunk from the experience …..I can only liken it to a major event that just goes on and on and on.
For the first month we had a chef which was fantastic, but then it fell back on my shoulders and cooking three, three course meals a day, each served with ‘silver service’ is quite daunting….but it’s over and everyone was pleased ……talk about a learning curve!!!! The guest list could go from the house full of 8-9 people to 5 or 6 extra guests in the matter of ½ an hour as could the timing of lunch from 1.30pm to anywhere between 1 & 2…….or dinner at 8.30pm could be anywhere between 8 & 9.30pm…..
One night I noticed the Egyptian security guard walking past the kitchen window, we had the two Philipino staff from Hong Kong on laundry, our Nepalese gardener helping Rod serve - his wife helping a Polish girl with the dishes and me cooking for international guests– a regular ‘league of Nations’….there were a lot of laughs and a few tears! Our employer is lovely, but expects a five star level of service at all times and in all things and gives no quarter! What ever the situation we were expected to deal with it and deliver…….fortunately we did in spite of Rod having a major operation in the middle of it all – and that’s a whole other story!
We’ve had some wonderful visitors from NZ over the past few weeks and we are looking forward to more pending before we hit Tuscany at the end of the month……..
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