Of the 3 suites apart from the main house at our Inn, the third (we’ve dubbed the Roman Room) has perhaps the least “offensive” decor. Nevertheless, it too needs a radical overhaul and not just a new coat of paint. However, a new coat of paint will be an important factor. Just check out the [...]
Archive for January, 2009
When In Rome?
Posted in renovations, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, inns, painting, renovations on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Coke Is Not It
Posted in renovations, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, inns, renovations on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We know that there are a lot of people who collect Coca-Cola merchandise. We are not among them. We never considered dedicating a room to that theme either. As you can see in the pictures below. We got our work cut out for us.
We’ll have plenty of updates on our progress in renovating this suite [...]
101 Dalmatians is Just a Bit Too Many
Posted in renovations, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, Dalmatians, jacuzzi, renovations on January 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Take a look at the photo below:
Notice the Dalmatians? Wondering what’s up with that? So did we when we first saw the place. It was just one of many things we knew we would be changing once we took the plunge and bought our B&B. Now don’t get us wrong, we here at the Inn [...]
The Tour De Chesapeake
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged canoeing, Chesapeake Bay, cycling, events, kayaking, Mathews Virginia on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In May, the 11th annual Tour De Chesapeake occurs. Cyclist of all levels, from all over come to enjoy the beauty and hospitality of Mathews County. While the Tour is a one day fully sponsored event on Saturday the 16th of May, many riders like to plan their stay for the whole weekend. There is lot’s lots [...]
Eagles Galore
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged B and B, bald eagles, Bed and Breakfast, birdwatching, environment, inns, nature preserves, rappahanock river, vacation, Virginia on January 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As we mentioned in the previous post, Greg recently saw a bald eagle just off out pier. It turns out that our Inn is within the roaming range of the bald eagles at the Rappahanock River Valley Natinal Wildlife Refuge. One of the 3 refuges in the area, the RRVNWR protects the nesting grounds of [...]
Mathews Blueways Water Trails
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bed and Breakfast, canoeing, Chesapeake Bay, inns, kayaking, Mathews Virginia, vacation on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kayakers from all over who are in the know come to Mathews to paddle the Blueways Water Trails. They aren’t at all crowded and the scenery is spectacular! For birdwatchers, there’s plenty of rare waterfowl among others (Greg saw a Bald Eagle a few days ago right off our pier). There’s also historic and scenic sites [...]
Painting Green
Posted in renovations, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, environment, green, green building, painting, renovations on January 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Part of our efforts to renovate our B & B involves painting naturally. Trying to paint in the most environmentally friendly way involves using paints with little or no volatile organic compounds (VOC). Being that it is winter time and rather chilly out, opening all the windows in order to help dissipate paint fumes doesn’t [...]
Donk’s Theater
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged B and B, country music, Donk's Theater, Virginia on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Opening in 1947 as a single screen movie theater, Donk’s Theater has become famous for it’s live country music. Also called Virginia’s L’il Ole Opry, Donk’s theater has featured live performances every other Saturday since 1975. A great family atmosphere, Donk’s Theater is one of the great local attractions in Mathew’s County and less than [...]
