Jinnie’s Story

For the second day running, Jinnie woke with a feeling of trepidation. Yesterday, although sad, had gone wonderfully and even the weather had played its part. After the King and Queen had left, she had [more…]

The Trattoria Trevi board voted unanimously to proceed with the test Sybaritic accepting that it was a concept worth trying. Alberto pointed out that the income they were generating from their current lines meant that [more…]

As Izzy drove away, Jinnie hurried into the Green Acres reception and was delighted to find someone she knew, Adrienne, on the desk. Adrienne had been on the staff from when Jinnie had worked on [more…]

On Wednesday Jinnie dropped the twins at school before heading to Potters Bar station to pick up the train to Finsbury Park and then the Tube to Brixton. There was an icy drizzle in the [more…]

Brooke led Patricia onto the northbound Victoria line platform at Brixton. Patricia looked around her in amazement, she had used escalators at airports and big stores but never before to descend below ground. She had [more…]

Jinnie was excited and happy, the invitation to tea at the Palace had arrived, not just she and the twins were invited, so was Izzy. Kate has scribbled on the bottom of the printed invitation, [more…]

Jinnie and the twins climbed into the back of Nigel’s Bentley which had been fitted with child seats for the occasion. Nigel was in the front and Freddie was driving. It was only a short [more…]

After her lunch, Jinnie headed back to the garden office determined to produce a spreadsheet showing the approximate costs of setting up a new table d’hôte restaurant. She wasn’t exactly an expert with constructing a [more…]

On the evening of the last day of the cruise, as usual, everyone gathered on the balcony outside Jinnie’s cabin for their pre-dinner drink and canapés. For once the twins were with them, Izzy had [more…]