Recent content by YellowSocks

I agree with all the great advice here. Live where you love and where you fit in. I love where I live and it helps for longevity. Find the niche that is yours. The cool thing about bed and breakfasts is how unique each one is. My B&B is small and I have two other jobs, but I am glad I started...

I guess I should say hello, too. The new format means I get a daily email which means I'll pop on here more often. I am still running my B&B solo. My twins are now 16 and juniors in high school. I went to seminary and got a Master of Divinity and have just become a part-time Lutheran pastor...

Like the others said, cut around the middle, pull apart. I mostly use it as a garnish on top of my baked pears. =)

It's probably the main reason I'm hardly on here anymore... I spend a lot more time on my phone than on my laptop! =) Kk.

Yes, they thought they were being helpful. I don't wash comforters between every guest, but I have backups and wash them pretty often. Or if they look like they were slept on. =) Kk.

I figure what's the point of having a B&B if I can't be generous with it sometimes? =) Kk.

Wow. Can you get him transferred out? I'm subversive... I'd probably snip the wire or something on the camera.... or Vaseline the lens. =) Kk.

They put a camera in the chapel?????

No smoking/open flames in the house. No pets. Check-in is whenever you schedule it to be, with a note on the confirmation to let me know if you're running early/late. If you're not here within 30-45 min of that time, I'm calling you. Breakfast at whatever time you tell me you want it...

I always get all the names of all the guests. And then I generally forget their names unless they're staying more than one night. I figure that makes me an experienced innkeeper. I'm doing good if I can even keep track of which guest is staying in which room. Then of course they come back a...

Seashanty---Definitely poaching and definitely no class! Years ago we had reservations for a motel on Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay. While waiting for the ferry we found a rack card for a B&B there (possibly one of the first I ever stayed at). When we got to the motel it was small, dark...

I would pay the difference if I overbooked. Happily it hasn't happened so far. And most of the B&Bs in town are very comparably priced. I serve breakfast at any hour. If they want 6, they get 6. If I'm finding out the night before, it makes it harder to say yes. But the reality is, yes, I'd...

Aw, thanks! I miss being here! I wouldn't call it "issues" per se.... but it's a little annoying. I have a friend who lives south of town who got broken into during the day by people looking to pawn stuff for drug money. They don't have a dog. Nine months later it happened again. I think we...

I see we still don't have a "like" button here. Very cool on Santa! =) Kk.

I rented for a photo shoot once. I forget the rate, probably the regular nightly rate. Or maybe we bartered for photography of the rooms. It was a while ago now, but it was fine. One photographer and one subject. Middle of the day. I was around, but not in the room. As far as that...