Wedding Day - February 14 Our Farm Stays - The Walker-Hughes Room When we first came up with the idea of a bed and breakfast, we learned we were allowed to have up to eight interior rooms. So, we decided to name each room after a grandparent, and decorate them in their honor. Barbara knew she wanted a room named for her grandmother, Gay Vaughn. Dan thought about it a lot, and decided he could name a room after his last living grandmother, Helen Hughes. But he could not think of a time Helen was apart from her love, Lamar Walker. Even after 62 years of marriage, she was always sitting on his lap, or he was lovingly hugging her. …
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Our Farm Stays - The Vaughn Room by Barbara Goodrich When Dan and I first had the idea of Farm Stays, we learned that the county allowed up to eight interior rooms, and I thought "why not name each room after a grandparent?". After all, we are here because of them, and what a great way to keep their memories alive. I did not get a chance to meet all my grandparents, but my folks were always so good about telling stories about them, I feel like I knew them all. And they all had amazing lives: from a dentist to Kaiser Wilhelm II to an inventor. But the only one I met, was a coal miner's daughter from Colorado,…
Remember the Choose Your Own Adventure book series? I always skipped around to find the choice that DIDN'T get me killed. I really missed the point on that one. But, with our new vacation rentals, so many people ask me, "what is a good restaurant?", or "what is your favorite winery?". And it really depends on what kind of group you have, or what kind of mood you are in. Are you a young family, traveling with kids?, are you on a bachelor/ette weekend with your best buds? Are you a more sophisticated wine connoisseur? So I put together this little "Choose Your Own WINE Adventure" to help you in the process. Enjoy... So you and some friends are wanting…