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Maintaining an Old House
September, temperatures are pleasant, colors start sneaking into the trees, annual flowers are past their prime, and we start to ask guests if they need some heat to take the chill out of the air. It’s the month that as innkeepers we are suddenly realizing all those...
Welcome Autumn
September, one of the nicest months of the year, in my opinion, is flying by. It is a month of apples, mums, harvests, and cooler nights. Perhaps the fall color will be bright, or maybe the first frost of the season will touch the flowers. This year so far our...
An Innkeeper’s Summer
Summer is a favorite time to be an innkeeper. The birds are singing when it’s time to wake to make breakfast. The gardens are in full bloom providing many opportunities to be creative with flower arranging to decorate the inn. Herbs and edible flowers are plentiful...
Poconos Calling
Plan to get away this summer. An easy drive, get away from the city for a short trip, the Pocono area has so much to offer. The great outdoors are calling: With 2,400 square miles encompassing Pennsylvania’s Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne counties, the Pocono...
Memories Made Here
May has arrived, as has a whirlwind of activity. The James Manning House is ready and excited for the approaching summer season. Spring has seemed to have slipped by in a hurry with the recent warm weather bringing out the leaves on the trees and flowers in the...
Hooray for Perennials!
Thank you Mother Nature for a glorious weather weekend! It’s not often we, who live in the northeast area of the country, get two sunny days in the upper sixties in the early spring. This kind of weekend after a long, cold winter just sends the spirit soaring, and...
Spring to “Re”New!
Spring is making a slow entry in Northeast Pennsylvania this year, but we wait eagerly for the new growth and green to arrive. Spring is a time to “re”new. We look at the time to “re”fresh our rooms. The gardens get a “re”design with fresh flowers. We “re”plant...
Choo Choo!!
It’s time once again for the streets of Honesdale to come alive! Excitement is in the air! We will soon hear the rumble of the tracks, the strong whistle cut the air, The Stourbridge Line rolls again!! The town is looking forward to the return of the train and fun...
March is Maple Syrup Time!
What’s the best part of eating pancakes? The pure maple syrup. of course! March is the time of year that the maple producer is busy all the time. Syrup production is a time consuming project. The weather is a big factor in maple production. You must have days with...
Always Refresh
Are you someone who has trouble with change? That's usually my MO but I had been thinking about some furniture rearranging in the Lancaster Room for some time. One day after the holidays I just started to push the bed, then a wee bit farther, then next thing you...