Lose something, gain something.
We have lost Jason which is very sad. But we have gained a plant. Not really an exact swap at all, but some consolation. By Kate
Jason Honeybone has left the building. This is an amazingly sad day for Green & Blue, although a rather exciting one for him.
Lordship Lane New Zealand It is very true to say that we have a deep affection for all our team and of course the longer people stay, the more they feel like a part of the family. Jason, though, will be more especially missed as he is exceptionally lovely and he has, during his time with us, embraced the world of wine with gusto.
He also works very hard and truly cares about doing things properly. One memorable night when the bar was full and things were melting down, this particular trait led to him being christened ‘ Mr Panic Pants’ by the Northern Lass contingent, but they did so with love. And to tell the truth I would really rather have someone in pants that are panicking than someone floating around with not a care in a bar full of people howling for food.
Jason is leaving us to go travelling with his girlfriend Tina. Their itinerary is amazing - western and eastern Europe followed by Iran, China and South East Asia for the rest of the year. I am slightly jealous.
Farewell Jason – you will be sorely missed. If you could pass on your panic pants as something to remember you by, we would appreciate it.
Exciting news on an entirely different front is that we have our very own growing bean! On the New Years Eve blog I mentioned the very clever company who make ethical, biodegrable decorations. Well, they also make completely wonderful party favours called ‘eco balls’.
These are basically tightly wound balls of biodegrable crepe paper which are passed among a group of people, unravelling us they go. We did this at our Christmas party in early Jan which created huge excitement and much squealing. Every so often something rather exciting will drop out of the ball as it unwinds. In our case there were enough bits and pieces for almost all 15 of us. My favourite things were an extremely pretty paper butterfly which flapped its wings if properly manipulated, and tiny wooden pegs with ladybirds on them.
One object was a bean. It had a pattern painted on to it. About a month after the party Jane found it, popped it into a pot of ivy, and forgot about it. A week or so later Holly noticed that something was happening in the aforementioned pot that clearly was not related to the ivy family.
It was the bean!
It continues to shoot up at an impressive rate. We are currently hoping that it grows and grows until we can all ascend into a land bulging with pots of gold coins (I think that is the story, isn’t it?). Failing that, we will be pretty happy with merely raising a healthy, happy bean plant. Now that our new biodynamic calendar has arrived we plan to nurture the plant according to phases of the moon. We’ll keep you posted.
Finally, our inaugural ‘meet the wine maker dinner’ with Petra Unger on Tuesday night was a storming success. So much so that we immediately sold out of the next dinner – Bodegas Castano - next Tuesday, mainly courtesy of those at the Petra dinner. Our customers are very keen. These aren’t really dinners so much as informal tastings followed by delicious food. Yet a very great time was had by all, so do keep an eye on the web site and book in good time for the ones we have coming up at the end of this month and in March.
Jason Honeybone has left the building. This is an amazingly sad day for Green & Blue, although a rather exciting one for him.
He also works very hard and truly cares about doing things properly. One memorable night when the bar was full and things were melting down, this particular trait led to him being christened ‘ Mr Panic Pants’ by the Northern Lass contingent, but they did so with love.
These are basically tightly wound balls of biodegrable crepe paper which are passed among a group of people, unravelling us they go. We did this at our Christmas party in early Jan which created huge excitement and much squealing.
It continues to shoot up at an impressive rate. We are currently hoping that it grows and grows until we can all ascend into a land bulging with pots of gold coins (I think that is the story, isn’t it?). Failing that, we will be pretty happy with merely raising a healthy, happy bean plant.
