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Hospitality Intrigue, Random Thoughts, Travel Tips

The Court of Table Etiquette ~

November 3, 2013 by Patti 12 Comments

If you’re of a certain age you may remember fine dining with white linen table cloths, numerous utensils on the table and trying to figure out which fork to use when – always start from the outside and work your way in – and the waitstaff always seemed to know exactly when you were finished and how to properly pace the service.

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If I Had a Nickel, the Sequel ~

October 27, 2013 by Patti 10 Comments

If I had a nickel for every time someone said to me, “Oh, I’d love to own a B&B, it would be so much fun.” I’d be able to add a couple of dollars to my growing stash of if I had a nickel wealth.

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Hospitality & If I Had a Nickel ~

October 20, 2013 by Patti 16 Comments

If I had a nickel for every time someone told me I should write a book about our lives in the hospitality industry, I’d be a wealthy woman.  Well, no, actually, I’d have about $1.35 in my pocket but you get my point.

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Backpacks & Too Much Stuff ~

September 19, 2013 by Patti 19 Comments

If you’ve been reading this little ole blog of mine for a while, you know that we own and operate a B&B in southern Oregon – and you know that when we’re not hosting guests, we’re out traveling the world.  We’re learning to streamline and we’re constantly looking for the perfect backpacks.

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Daycation: Lake of The Woods

July 19, 2013 by Patti 8 Comments

Lake of the Woods

We interrupt our regular scheduled programming to bring you a photo array of what we like to call a little piece of paradise.  Also known as Lake of the Woods.

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If It’s Monday, It Must be Costco ~

April 8, 2013 by Patti 8 Comments

I visit my gym every Monday.  I tried to go every other Monday but the sheer weight of the flatbed cart almost did me in. I literally could not push it over the speed bump in the parking lot and of course when I finally did get it over, everything on the front of the cart fell off.

So there I was in the parking lot, on a blistering hot day, reloading my cart and cursing up a storm while people drove by with smirky smiles on their faces.

It was then I decided to workout every Monday and have lighter loads to deal with.  It’s been a better workout.  Workout?  Yes, that’s right. My gym is Costco.

I have a paid membership and everything, and what other gym will sell you a giant hot dog and soda for a buck fifty?  Although, I almost canceled my membership when the company switched from Coke to Pepsi.  Puhleeze… Pepsi?!  Ick.

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A Day in the Life ~

March 13, 2013 by Patti 4 Comments

In my last post I told you about the benefits a traveler can find by checking into a B&B.  I thought I’d turn the page and tell you what the average day of an innkeeper is like.  Although I’d be happy (kind of) if it did, the daily routine of this innkeeper does not include eating M&M’s and watching television.

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Bed and Breakfast, Not Your Grandma’s House ~

March 10, 2013 by Patti 6 Comments

Hands down the question we get asked the most often is,  “When you travel do you stay at B&B’s?”  We always smile and answer, “No,” which of course leads to the second most often asked question, “Why not?”  Well, because it’s kind of like being at work.  And that’s the truth.

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How to Survive a Timeshare Pitch ~

October 7, 2012 by Patti 4 Comments

Way back in another lifetime when we were much (much) younger, we were married in Honolulu, HI.  Just the two of us, a judge, and the judges’ clerks who served as our witnesses.  It wasn’t a formal wedding by any stretch of the imagination, but it was our wedding and it stuck!

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