Lancaster From the Inn Side

Lancaster County – The Land of “Ahs”!
It all started with my dad. He’d take a sip of a cold drink (beer, perhaps) on a hot day, close his eyes, lean back his head, smack his lips and sigh “ah”. Soon the whole family would mimic my dad, and I now do it in his memory. So it got me to thinking …
Container Gardening, Lancaster County Style
I’ve always liked container gardening – cute bunnies holding armloads of flowers, baskets overflowing with blooms, cupid pottery set on tabletops to bring color to unexpected places. A trip to Germany and Austria reawakened my love for window boxes. I love to stuff them with flowers in the warm months, pumpkins in the fall, and …
The summer of Two Tomatoes in Lancaster County
Bruce thought we should plant tomatoes. I looked at him, and said “why?” Our bed and breakfast is in a great little town in Lancaster County, surrounded by the richest non-irrigated farmland in the country. These farms produce a bounty of the best foods - just outside our door - at unbelievably fair prices. Why …
A Tale of Two Kitties
It Was the Best of Times: I was talking to my Mom on the phone one sunny afternoon in May while sitting on the back porch. I noticed some movement in the shrubs by the Carriage House. Kittens were jumping up and down inside the bushes. I could see their heads appear on top of …
County Comes to Town….A Visit to New York City
There’s no better time to visit New York than at Christmas. Everyone seems to be in a happy mood – at an accelerated pace, but happy just the same. It’s been five years since we were in the city…enough time to forget what a pain it is to drive there. We managed to switch lanes …
The Art of Innkeeping, 101
Guests often ask me, “So when do you get away? And do you stay at a hotel or B&B?” I smile and usually admit that it’s a rare occasion that I leave the inn, but just such an opportunity arose this week. I attended the Mid-Atlantic Innkeeping Conference held at The Homestead in Hot Springs, …