Google+0Pinterest0TwitterFacebook0We spent the first week of September at the Oakwood Inn (www.oakwoodinnokoboji.com) in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Pictured are the inn owners, Bill and Bridget Johnson, wonderful folks and their dog Maggie. In addition to caring for their lovely inn and … Continue reading
Google+0Pinterest0TwitterFacebook0From the Firefly Cottage Journal: Thanks for a wonderful time at the Inn. John & Catherine were wonderful hosts! The food was excellent and we enjoyed the amazing and very kind service. We will certainly come back to stay. We … Continue reading
Google+0Pinterest0TwitterFacebook0Catherine and I are finishing our job at the Amethyst Inn in Adamstown, Pennsylvania, so Sam and Andy, Catherine’s little lambs, decided to throw a little party for the important people in our job. We had a wonderful evening laughing … Continue reading
Google+0Pinterest0TwitterFacebook0This year, we welcomed spring with its daffodils and tulips and flowering trees in late January and early February at the Devereaux Shields House in Natchez, Mississippi and now we are welcoming spring at the Amethyst Inn in Adamstown, Pennsylvania. … Continue reading
Google+0Pinterest0TwitterFacebook0We didn’t have guests this weekend at the Amethyst Inn. I guess Good Friday and Easter are not big draws for Bed and Breakfasts, so I decided to experiment with sweet potatoes, sausage and baked eggs. The inspiration hit me … Continue reading
Google+0Pinterest0TwitterFacebook0Catherine and I, and Sam and Andy, Catherine’s little lambs are spending April at the Amethyst Inn and Cottages B&B in Adamstown, PA. Adamstown is situated half way between Lancaster and Reading, Pennsylvania, made famous by the Reading Railroad of … Continue reading
Google+0Pinterest0TwitterFacebook0Sam and Andy, Catherine’s little lambs, attended the Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII) Annual Meeting in St. Charles, Missouri, with us. We were there to work at the Interim Innkeepers Network booth at the convention. Sam and Andy were … Continue reading
Google+0Pinterest0TwitterFacebook0From Trip Advisor: “Wonderful Stay!” We spent two nights at this B & B and were delighted! We stayed in Louise’s Room in Aunt Clara’s Cottage….great location, across from the dining room! The Inn keepers were out of town, but … Continue reading
Google+0Pinterest0TwitterFacebook0Catherine and I enjoyed touring the Vicksburg National Military Park. The short story is that Vicksburg, MS, was vital as a supply hub for the Confederacy. The terrain surrounding Vicksburg made the city impenetrable. Generals Grant and Sherman ordered several … Continue reading
Google+0Pinterest0TwitterFacebook0John and I visited a working cotton plantation, circa 1850. The site includes an originalsteam powered gin mill, circa 1890, and all the buildings found on a typical plantation… smoke house, slave quarters (later share cropper houses), church, etc. It was … Continue reading
