http://simplyyurts.co.uk/blog the days of our lives at simply yurts Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:18:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well five weeks and no posts... it's been so busy we haven't had time to think let alone write... But what we do have is a whole gang of happy customers - we're exhausted but they have a smiles on their faces.   Two big weddings with a total of nearly four ... http://simplyyurts.co.uk/blog/uncategorized/busy-busy-busy/ As the summer gathers pace and we take our first Christmas booking (yes!), we're just about to see the arrival of two new tents.   First is the long-awaited 26ft yurt with red woodwork which is just stunning. We've always liked the red interiors as they create such a fantastic atmosphere - ... http://simplyyurts.co.uk/blog/design-development/new-yurts-for-old/ How do people decide between yurt hire and marquee hire? Last week we lost out to a square marquee - can't imagine why !! But this week we evened the score with a fabulous funky vestibule for a North London student festival. So it more than made up for it. Plus, it ... http://simplyyurts.co.uk/blog/smplyyurts/marquee-for-hire-vs-yurt-for-hire/ What fun it was to work with Kathy last week.   She's a conceptual artist with very particular views of what a 50th birthday party in a yurt should be about. The result - a three day collaboration to explore the potential of space, the concept of permanence and the nature of shelter. The centrepiece was one ... http://simplyyurts.co.uk/blog/events/round-peg-square-hole/ History says the answer was always 42. But last weekend it went up a notch. To 52! 52 guests at a 50th in Sussex. All seated round the one table. Enormously cosy and hugely fun - I am told. One Yurt - One Table - A lot of love. (apologies to Bob ... http://simplyyurts.co.uk/blog/events/the-answer-to-life-the-universe-and-everything/ Here's a little shot of one of last week's offerings for a Drama Symposium in South East London. It was used as a cinema, a bar, a lecture room and a performance venue! Who said yurts weren't versatile? But the best thing about it was the students, who threw themselves into the building ... http://simplyyurts.co.uk/blog/events/we-wont-make-a-crisis-out-of-a-drama/ With the maximum number of people fitting into our biggest yurt sitting well below the hundred mark it has become clear that we need to take action.  100 seems to be the magic number for most large family events like weddings, anniversaries and 50th birthdays.  And this month we have more requests ... http://simplyyurts.co.uk/blog/design-development/stretching-a-point/ So. Some yurts are blue some are gold but mostly we want them all to be green. Yes? Well we decided to see if the fact that we ship them over from here, deep in the heart of planet Yurt, makes them - well - less green!! So here's the ship they come ... http://simplyyurts.co.uk/blog/webtech/how-green-is-your-yurt/ The problem with Rothko paintings is they are just so fabulously expensive. 73 million dollars at last count for just one little painting - well quite a big one actually. So we thought as a bit of an homage to the late great Mr Rothko that we would commission four ... http://simplyyurts.co.uk/blog/design-development/y-art-for-yurts-sake/ So, George rang this morning. It was his 40th on Saturday which we all celebrated over chocolate cake and wine as we finished setting up his big party on Friday night. "How did it go?" I said. He paused. I hate that. "Jonny " he said at last "I honestly can't think of a better ... http://simplyyurts.co.uk/blog/events/good-patron/