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Happy New Year Innmates! I want to put together some "starter" recipes for when we open our bed and breakfast in (hopefully) the spring. I've been pouring over the recipes posted here, there and and everywhere and am a bit overwhelmed as they all look amazing. And if you have a picture of it...

Just wanted to say hello again to all the wonderful innkeepers out here that have graciously offered this newbie aspiring so much start-up advice on our future bed and breakfast. I want to apologize for my abrupt departure and nine-month absence. Though there is never a good excuse for...

As I've mentioned, we are having a pool put in. It was started at the beginning of June (drop dead finish date set at Halloween - 2015). So, here we are, 4 months past the finish date and not to mention $10,000 over budget (that's another story) - and they FINALLY started filling the pool with...

I am working on getting my website optimized. I've installed Yoast and am taking it's suggestions to heart as much as I can. (Thanks EN). I've read that each page of the website should have it's own keyword phrase so your pages aren't competing with themselves. I've done my keyword research...

And I'm pretty sure it may have been the hardest thing I've ever done. Oh my goodness -- my brain hurts! And my neck. And my eyes are crossing. But it is FINISHED! I did it in Wordpress and used the Avada theme. It IS a beautiful theme. EN - I SOO appreciate you pointing me in the right...

As I've mentioned in previous posts, our home is close to a popular general aviation airfield where the majority of of private pilots fly into when coming for a weekend in the city or on business trips. The smaller airfields are easier to get into and out of without all the air traffic that the...

<ahem> My name is Martha and I...(hangs her head in shame) cannot make a pastry pie crust. Oh the chagrin - a lifetime of not living up to my "Martha". It's not that I haven't tried -- starting around age 23, I would attempt a pastry crust each Thanksgiving only to 1) not be able to get it...

The shape of one of my to-be guest rooms will only accommodate a daybed. Even a normal twin bed would look weird due to the odd sharp angles in this room. A daybed with a trundle won't work either. Sooo -- the room is furnished with a gorgeous mahogany Edwardian style daybed with an extra...

Morticia made a statement in a previous post that really caught my eye and I thought instead of completely hijacking the original topic I would start a new one. She was speaking about older guests and how she is noticing they are increasingly less agile than they used to be. Mort stated, "And...

The battery operated device thread reminded me of this story: Over Christmas we had all of our rooms full with family. My niece, Kathi from Ohio (in her 30's) was staying with us in an upstairs bedroom as were my two other nieces, her younger sisters (19 and 20) who each had one of the...

When I ran my vacation rental - I had a questionnaire on my website asking potential guests how they planned to use the home during their stay, stating that I wanted to make sure that my home was a good fit for their needs. I would ask for a phone number to contact them and then would confirm...

Hoo boy, I think I really messed up. I have read until my eyes have crossed on this forum, everything I could find about building a bed and breakfast website. I have built several other business websites but never one for a B&B - AND, I have never used wordpress. So -- I purchased my domain...

I'd like to put together a starter list of popular 3-course breakfasts that I can get comfortable preparing/plating/garnishing in advance of actually opening my bed and breakfast - hopefully next spring. Pictures would be INCREDIBLE! I've been searching/reading this site almost nonstop since...

Hi everyone! Just another humble innkeeper wannabe here -- wondering if I can pull this thing off. Over the years, I have read and studied and researched and interviewed and slept around (in a respectable way, of course ) at various bed and breakfasts. I have not yet taken an aspiring class...

Hi Everyone! I wrote a detailed 'first' post and it was blocked. I guess it's lost forever? Waaa! Not sure what I did wrong. In fact, I was still writing and it popped up a screen saying that my post had been blocked and I couldn't get it back. Are there "powers that be" that can unblock it?

Hi Everyone! I just found your site this morning and am delighted with the wealth of knowledge here. My husband and I have always dreamed of owning/operating a B&B and an opportunity seems to be presenting itself. I would LOVE to get input from the pros here. For starters: though I know it's...