Hello everyone! No kids allowed. Let me explain…… This is one of our policies that I get asked constantly to bend the rules on. It’s not that we don’t like kids – Mark and I have 8 between us! It … Continue reading
Hello Everyone! October found us for the first time as Innkeepers with a dilemma to choose between business and family. The reason we left the corporate world so long ago was to be our own bosses and be able to … Continue reading
Hello everyone! Mark and I feel it is an obligation to our guests to eat out often. How else can we gain the knowledge to speak with confidence in recommending wonderful dining out experiences for our guests? I know, I … Continue reading
We made it! Happy one year anniversary to us!! When we closed on the business a year ago this past week and welcomed our first guests, little did we know what a crazy year it would be. Through all the … Continue reading
Happy August everyone! Our grandsons from Seattle visited us recently and I thought it would be nice to get a few Koi fish for our little pond in the backyard. It would be something they could “help” me with. Needless … Continue reading
Hello everyone! Who doesn’t like a good list? I read a study recently that making a “to do” list in this time of uncertainty during the pandemic will help reduce anxiety and depression. For us, our “to-do” list is so … Continue reading
My first initial title for this blog post was going to be “the faces of fear in 2020” but I thought I should catch your eye with something a little more positive? I am usually a glass half full person, … Continue reading
It was our second official day back in September and we were faced with a challenge right off the bat. A guest was arriving with a very long list of demands: two fans in the room, no feathers, no perfumes, … Continue reading
6 months!! Can you believe it? This week marked the 6 month anniversary that Mark and I have been Innkeepers at the wonderful Fleur-De-Lys Mansion. Some days it seems like it has been weeks and other days it seems like … Continue reading
What happens when you start to renovate a 107 year old Mansion?? You fill up 5 dumpsters, you have constant dust in everything, you become very familiar with historical city codes, and you hear the words over and over….”Leslie, we … Continue reading
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