I HAVE been running my bed and breakfast now for almost 11 years and naturally during that time there has been the odd customer that for one reason or another I was glad to wave goodbye to.

But that is most certainly the exception and not the rule. Recently when one couple left I felt I had to lock the door, which surprised me.

Honestly, these two had the effect of making me feel as if I had spilled red wine on my wedding dress just before leaving for the church.

I can’t put my finger on what it was about them but some people just have an extraordinary knack of creating a depressing atmosphere.

For the main part our costumers couldn’t be more charming, just recently we had a young German couple who asked us why the sheep had paint marks on their hind quarters.

Keith and I had great fun explaining.

Then there was Mr and Mrs Speller who lived in a house called Abracadabra.

No, I’m not making it up, and yes, he was a professional magician.

After breakfast Mr Speller asked me if I did the lottery, adding that he would show me how to win.

He said I should watch the lottery programme and pay special attention to the numbers.

I’m thinking at this point it would too late to win; but I carried on watching the tickets he held in his hand, and then right before my very eyes he turned the tickets into ten pound notes. Marvellous, it had me laughing all day.

Then there was the charismatic couple from northern California who had travelled here to see James Herriot country as they loved the popular vet series All Creatures Great and Small (whoops, I almost burst into song then).

It was town band practice night and they expressed a wish to see a brass band.

Keith invited them along to band practise, which they must have enjoyed as next morning to our great surprise they donated £50 to the band funds.

They also invited us to go and stay with them in sunny California and I have a feeling we my just take them up on it.

You see, you never know when you are entertaining angels. God bless.