ukmaineiac
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One night only - gentleman arrived with shopping bag of clean clothes and a lap top. Here to help his in-laws get ready for the holidays. GREAT guy and only guest for the night.
Turns out his wife was The Maine Lover and died falling off her favorite rocky peninsula just north of here two years ago ... so of course we get into the deep and meaningful questions of love, life & marriage.
? Does your husband tell you he loves you?
Me - "Yes - probably at least 5 times a day".
Him - "I loved my wife more than anything else in my entire life and I realized once she had gone that I hardly ever told her so ..... "
Not meant to be a "downer" but a reminder of how sometimes life (especially as an innkeeper) can get so overwhelming that we forget what is right in front of our noses.
..... to put things in perspective he started the conversation by telling me how badly the outside of my place needs painting. He was right - it does.
..... and then I got 24 roses and a beautiful Xmas center-piece from an elderly friend of a guest that stayed here two nights ago .... just to say thank you for making her friend comfortable. So far it's been a wet-eyed day
OH - and we just got a piano for our living room. I'm going to have to figure out how to post a picture of the piano next to the Xmas tree. It looks so good.
Turns out his wife was The Maine Lover and died falling off her favorite rocky peninsula just north of here two years ago ... so of course we get into the deep and meaningful questions of love, life & marriage.
? Does your husband tell you he loves you?
Me - "Yes - probably at least 5 times a day".
Him - "I loved my wife more than anything else in my entire life and I realized once she had gone that I hardly ever told her so ..... "
Not meant to be a "downer" but a reminder of how sometimes life (especially as an innkeeper) can get so overwhelming that we forget what is right in front of our noses.
..... to put things in perspective he started the conversation by telling me how badly the outside of my place needs painting. He was right - it does.
..... and then I got 24 roses and a beautiful Xmas center-piece from an elderly friend of a guest that stayed here two nights ago .... just to say thank you for making her friend comfortable. So far it's been a wet-eyed day
OH - and we just got a piano for our living room. I'm going to have to figure out how to post a picture of the piano next to the Xmas tree. It looks so good.