Hello all!
It always seems to be holiday weekends that I get the ‘oops, haven’t blogged for ages’ feeling. We have had a hectic start to the season between the renovations in the business and all the new stock coming into the shops. We have some cracking stuff for you this year!
Our Internet Manager, Craig has been a busy bee in the last few weeks. He went on an educational trip with Edward (the Author’s hubbie) to Elgin for a visit to Gordon & MacPhail. I don’t want to steal Craig’s thunder, however, this is the official ‘nag’ – as if you had nothing better to do! …. you still have to write a wee blog telling us all about your trip…. I believe they had a great time, being both educational and giving them both peace and quiet from me for two days! I also got peace and quiet… let’s get that straight!
Motorbike season has started in earnest here. The hard stand in the car park has been full to brimming most weekends, yet still our biker guests still insist on parking their pride and joys in the most silly places. Parking on the exit to the business makes the whole place grind to a halt… think lads and lassies before you abandon your ‘beast’ in daft places! We have to attempt to keep the entrance/exits safe!
The Snack Stop have brought back Dairy Ice Cream which is going down really well, and we look forward to getting some lovely warm summer ‘ice cream’ weather! Remember, our stunning home made pizzas are on sale from 12 noon through to 9pm! For picnic addicts and those who enjoy taking your lunch to the office, you will love our new picnic boxes. When we were at the Trade Show in February, Irene, Lynne and myself fell in love with these. What’s even better, Black + Blum also make the bag for the boxes, which doubles up as a wee mat – it’ll save you getting crumbs everywhere.
Lynne’s other half works at the Gold Mine in Tyndrum. Not only has Lynne convinced him that Contigo are the mutt’s ‘what-sits’, but she showed him the new picnic boxes. He was, apparently well impressed. Lynne went on to ‘sell’ the bag idea…. that didn’t go down very well, apparently…. he thought that she was taking the mickey when she showed those to him…. Maybe not really what is required when you work at the Gold Mine… he might just get *cough* teased for that one…. not the ‘roughty-toughty’ image that he needs, carrying his lunch out of the truck in a nice coloured bag!
If you are a fan of Facebook, keep up to date with The Green Welly Stop – I put in regular weather updates/news on it! It has been suggested that we need a webcam to show what the current conditions are in Tyndrum… The debate is: do we show the forecourt of the business, with 276 bikes parked outside on a busy weekend, the rain going horizontal, or the view of the queue to the Restaurant?? Your comments are welcome! Also, if you are a fan of Twitter, The Green Welly Stop moniker is @TheGreenWelly. Follow us and you will get regular updates on new products, news items, updates from Facebook and daily witticisms from our Internet Manager! He has been known once or twice to publicly slag me, his boss and as you will see here (top right), his very own PA. Hmmm.
Where ever you are heading this holiday weekend, I hope you stop in for a wee break. The shops are now fully stocked, and you can read an update on the main website. When you are passing, pop your email information in the box to be found in the restaurant. We do regular draws for goodie bag winners from the email addresses posted! We promise never to share your details with any third parties – there is nothing worse than that!
We look forward to welcoming you to the business. In the meantime, have an ace weekend!
Fiona 
I have just been chatting to one of our regular customers who was looking for a gift for their 7 year old grandson. She was delighted when I took her to the Filling Station and showed her the Airplane kits, Balloon Modelling kits and the Stunt Kites. We had a laugh at that one, we got our words all muddled up. Try saying ‘stunt kites’ after a few beers!
