Avoid Vanilla Folk – Little Minds – They teach nothing

Throughout my entire life I have put myself into many different situations. I love to learn. To push my boundaries and explore the unknown. I could not bear to sit stagnant and thrive on the activity of others for a life purpose. It’s not natural. Social Media provides a virtual existence but not one that gains ‘real life’ lessons. It’s good for news and hysteria – seldom factual. The more we read the better we write. However there is a big difference between a ‘good story ‘and just a well written one. As you can probably see for yourself … that is if you have a good level of emotional intelligence.

Landing at Belleva was a massive block of turmoil. I had this huge house that needed plumbing, a full rewire and complete reconstruction. Since my former work in hospitality, was to cater for families. I decided to this time offer a Guest House for mainly ‘couples. Something new and different. You never quite know what is going to happen. And it would have been good if (a few of) my neighbours also realised that. Especially since they too are in a similar industry. We are all free to cater for our chosen niche. A house that is open to guests is not a uniform task. It is an opportunity to do something of your own creation. Each to their own.

I love what I do. I wish everyone well. Be kind for 2022. Accept who you are and what you have and mind your own business. Because if you put all that small talk into something of purpose for yourself, you will find happiness and your eyes will dance with peace and sincerity. Life is short. And if you can afford a roof over your head, you should feel privileged. That’s all we fundamentality need (essentially). Rooms make dust so why be greedy? Sharing a home makes complete sense.

I have had good guests so far. There’s been about three bad situations, but I put it down to experience. All from older people who expected the vanilla traditional bed and breakfast experience. But that’s not for me. I don’t want to sit around all day entertaining boring fuckers who have nothing interesting to say. Who cannot take their drink? Who, the more you offer the more the want? They eat breakfast then complain you are not at the bar at night.

Room only at Belleva = that’s it. If you want more, go somewhere else. I am done with being a busy fool. I am not a part of ‘street conformity.’ This is another stage of my adventure.

I have tried to maintain a balance but sometimes, being civil is taken for stupidity and I am no fool. I am a student of life, leaving my tracks and I am awesome. Jog on.

Tiffany. X

Species Spotlight: Hedgehog – Guest Blog

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Hedgehog (Erinaceous europaeus). Image via Wikipedia

With Bonfire night over and November coming to an end, many of our wildlife species are starting to hunker down for winter. Among them is a species we need to bear in mind on Bonfire night, as careless action could be disastrous for it. It is officially the UK’s favourite mammal, the hedgehog (Erinaceous europaeus).

In this entry, I will be taking you through the details, behaviour and lifestyle of the hedgehog. I will also discuss what threats it faces and what you as the public can do to help it, as well as looking at its wider family and similar-looking species.

Size, behaviour and lifespan

The hedgehog can grow up to 26 cm long, with the males being slightly larger than the females. It’s weight can fluctuate quite significantly, from 500g in the summer to 1.6kg in the autumn (when it…

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Special Offer at Belleva – 10% off plus handmade wax melts, bath fizz and soaps.

Choose one of our heavenly suites with luxury bathrooms complete with bath tubs, or the spa tub in Room 7: 

Room 1: The Tiffany Belle Harper Suite.

Room 3: The Bae Suite.

Room 7: The James Deluxe Suite.

​This fantastic limited offer ends on March 30th 2022.

Each booking will receive a free Pamper Box with handmade soaps, melts and bath fizz crafted by us here at Belleva. Plus a bottle of Prosecco and 10% off your total room price. We do not accept group bookings. We are an adult hotel, where each room or suite is ideal for one or two people. Simply book directly via the site using the reservation link provided to take opportunity of this fabulous offer and add the promo code #treats on checkout. We require a £50 deposit for each booking which is transferable in the event we have to cancel. Offer is limited per room and valid from Sunday until Thursday (weekends excluded).

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Bath Fizz now at Belleva

During winter my entire routine changes organically. I am shattered in the day and wide awake at night. I like to sleep in the afternoon, then I am up for a few hours. I sleep late at night and then I am wide awake from about 1am onwards with a few cat naps. I have worked out I get between six and seven hours sleep per 24 hours. There’s a high wind outside. A storm brewing. The turbulent air coming across the Irish Sea. It’s so fervent and telling of our times.

The last few days I have been crafting Bath Fizz. It was supposed to be a bath bomb elixir, but they just would not set. A hobby founded between us during lockdown. So, I formulated Bath Fizz and it passed the chemist assessment. Not tested on animals, I may add.

The Fizz is so natural it could almost be edible. Consisting of corn starch, bicarbonate of soda, citrus powder, Himalayan rock salt, olive oil, water and then either essential or parfum oils. I am really proud of it.

I put together cinnamon and sweet orange oil. I discovered the orange oil is good for problem skin and cinnamon is an antioxidant so these combined with the Himalayan rock salt will be beneficial for a detox to the skin. Then, today Danielle mixed the Sea Spray Parfum with a new batch of fizz which has the most gorgeous aroma.

The fizz is packaged in degradable packaging. These are available for guests to purchase or can be picked up from the hotel. We also have a range of pamper boxes that include our CLP compliant melts in a range of intriguingly divine scents. Plus, hand poured soaps that are also fully licensed. They can be bought individually too. We will be adding more pictures and pricing in the coming days.

Such a therapeutic past time for the winter months. A mobile business. But for these cute items it is the scent that defines their loveliness. And when people experience the aromas, they want to buy them.

Individual large melts start from £1 and scent for up to 3 days.

A bag of 6 is £5.

Soaps start from £4 each. Fizz is £4 a pack.

Or we can prepare you a beautiful natural box full of goodies. Ideal for Xmas gifts or a treat just for you. Minimum order £10 for deliveries.  Why not arrange to drop by to the house to sample our range of melts, fizz, and soap. Handmade, hand poured in Blackpool using the finest ingredients. More to come shortly.

South Shore Soap Co at Belleva

Taurana rehomed with New Moon at Belleva

I had some awesome guests here once more. Two of which were Steve and Pearl from York, who stayed in our Bae Suite. They loved the room that much they asked if they could purchase the bull on the wall, as they felt so at comfort with her in the room. The animal heads at Belleva by no means depict animal cruelty. They adorn all life and nature much like most of the decorative statements here. Many of which we have had for years.  

The heads of animals to us, are beautiful because they display the horns. No matter what our views are on our food choice, no animal should be killed or tortured for fun and that includes us homosapians.

Anyway, I sold the bull, and she is in another beautiful home. Everything at Belleva is for sale. The new moon moved from Taurus to Gemini on the same day, so letting go of Taurana was a real and beautiful transition of gratitude for the Gemini spirit such as myself. And we are very happy.

Thank you to Steve and Pearl for being so gracious. I hope to visit you in York next year for lunch and to browse your glorious town once more. It’s been years since I have been there. I must get back on the road more often.

Namaste.