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The no warning thing was not so good. We’ll see how it goes.

Opened in 2007 with two rooms (after much good advice from this forum!) Now the original two rooms plus two stand alone units. Long term plan is to quit traditional B&B when it’s time, but keep the two stand alone units. I’ll clean them myself as long as able, then farm out the cleaning. For...

I‘m slow, but finally figured that out. 🤣

same here. I’ve dropped full dinners too as of this year. Simple suppers only. An evening meal is still available but the full white table cloth and wine thing is too stressful.

I’ve been looking at Murphy beds for months. So expensive for so cheaply made. Complicated to install. Probably impossible for me on my own. But I can hire it done and maybe give away the existing sleeper sofa. Please share brand and model if anyone has found a queen Murphy bed worth...

Thanks for the all the help, camaraderie, laughs and closer-to-the-heart shares this past year. May we all be, as Gillum says: "as busy as you want to be" in the coming year. I am grateful to be able to continue in this chosen job. Cheers to you all. :)

Wow! I still have a toy one from when I was a kid. Needs a good home. :)

Our tankless heaters are mounted under a roofed porch. One year a cold snap did freeze and burst one of the Takagi heaters. Since then I tent them with vented reflectix and plug a small heater underneath when temps dip into the 20s. We don't get below freezing temps often here.

I'm considering Squarespace too. My site is performing amazingly well for being so hopelessly out of date. Its winter now, I'm officially retired from my other job, so time to buckle down and get this done. Even with the monthly charge, it will be little more than my existing monthly hosting...

Gorgeous!

I'm lucky enough to have not had this question. More often is: "When do you get time off?" I answer: "That's what Winter is for" :)

Love the 'chef' comment. Deserved!

Whew! You earned your nap!

Good to know. I’ve been looking at Stripe

Was BnB Finder a freebie at one pint? (10+ years ago?). I think I listed with them then.

Me too.

Guest comes down at 7am. ”I know we didn’t give you a breakfast time last night” Me: “ What time would you like breakfast”? Guest: ”Now” Not fazed. I told him it would take an hour to prep. Other guests had chosen 9a and 10a. Or I could make oatmeal quickly. He asked if I had any cold...

Porch is just off the dining room, so if they want outdoor service, its no extra work. Lots of porch service in the last two years. This year too cool here (so far) For recycle, if they use the supplied bin, all good, if not, I no longer fish through the trash.

Perfect low-tech reliable solution. I still use a manual lockbox, and yes, an old-fashioned key, for my hour-away unit. I encourage guests to leave one of the keys in the lockbox in case of lockout. They do. A couple have thanked me for the suggestion. :)

I’m still fond of the phrase learned on this forum: “Our discounts are built into our prices”. I’ve used it. It works. 🙂