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I was blessed with a visit by an innkeeper from the State of Washington. Such a lovely person and long-tome friend I had never met - until now. She is now on her way to see more of my State on her way to visit another of her friends. Thank you so much for giving me 2-days of your trip. I have...

Arks - are you OK? Tornado hit Little Rock and that is not THAT far from you. Are you, your sister, & businesses OK? Same goes for any & all in tornado areas. Are you OK?

ALP (Association of Lodging Professionals) is presenting this Webinar - you do not have to be a member to register for this: Winning Weddings in 2023 January 23 @ 1:00 PM EST It's almost Valentine's Day again - the most popular engagement day of the year, which means it's soon time to...

Our First FREE Webinar for 2023! Buyers & Sellers - What YOU Need to Know Just as no two marketing plans are the same, neither is the purchase or sale of an inn. Sellers must choose the right players to create the best-fit team based on specific needs, experience, and analysis. As you begin...

I decided to try to become more productive in the percussion section than just beating on the toys (sleigh bells, triangle, casaba, etc.) sp I bought this. A friend has offered to teach me how to play it too. My winter project.

Wednesday my friend from the road we grew up on (Brooke County - the Northern Panhandle) called to ask how Thanksgiving went. While we were talking she said, "Davy was out hunting today to see if he could get you a deer - oh, he just went by and there is no deer on the 4-wheeler but he just went...

Monday I called the plumber in town to check my furnace - it was making a rumbling noise. Business as usual for me - it is a bearing in the motor so I need a new motor and the exhaust pipe is shot. He finally called yesterday to say he found another motor and wanted me to know cost before he...

Christopher Elliott is a travel writer, podcaster, and consumer advocate. He does a daily newsletter about the travel industry, airlines, cruise lines, and had the big shots of just about every company listed on his advocacy page - when all efforts are exhausted to no avail, his t3eam looks into...

I donated one of Himself's paintings to an excellent local Military Museum. They are raffling it with my total blessing as a fundraiser. They have printed 50 tickets, for a $100 donation each ticket. A local TV station did a feature on it today. I hope it makes a lot more people aware that this...

It was busy today. A couple came in last night and the Elopement Package was today - BUT - we also had an anniversary couple arriving today. Baked the wedding cake and the anniversary cake yesterday and iced them last night. Breakfast was at 9 and the wedding was supposed to be at noon. Had to...

Carved out a whole 6 days, blocked the online rez and still had calls for rooms. Nope, nothing available. I swear people are moving around (here at least) more than they did this summer. I stopped in Ohio to visit my only cousin on Daddy's side - left there with a quart of pickled beets (I will...

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B & Bs For Vets - For Innkeeping/Lodging Professionals Facebook page invites you to join us and to participate in B & Bs For Vets 2022. Help us thank our Military as we gain publicity for our industry. It takes a lot of innkeepers providing rooms at the same time to get the Media coverage. A...

We are now asking for participants in the 2022 B & Bs for Vets. Sadly 2021 did not have enough participation to get ANY (OK, not much) notice. What will I get out of this? Free publicity in local papers, in Social Media, and publicity/Social Media generated by ALP (IF we get enough...

I have all rooms booked tonight. The gentleman from London requested to reserve the charge point tonight. Imagine my surprise when the other couple arriving tonight asked asked me what kind of charger I had. I could have sworn it was the British couple. Told her they could hook up until the...

Well this is a first. I get up this morning to an online reservation. Yea! THEN I READ IT!!! (or was half asleep when she made the reservation) First she reserves the Harris Room with the Private Bath option. Those with ReservationKey know it only displays available rooms for dates requested...

Whether your babies have two legs or four, may you have a very Happy Mother's Day. Mother's Day was started by Anna Jarvis in Grafton, West Virginia, about 25 miles from my house. During the Civil War, General George McClellan had his Headquarters during the planning of the Battle of Philippi...

When we bought this house, there were flowers all around the house, in the yards, everywhere - most of which I could not identify. The irises were beautiful, but the blooms so heavy they fell across the sidewalk & Himself could not walk there. So people all around town & some friends got...

Since 2 of my 3 rooms needed flipped, I decided on an early change-over this year - and that night, it snowed. Snow almost gone 2-days later. So the fleece and flannel are back on the shelves and the summer cotton is back. One room to change to season. Temps to be in the 60s this week.