We are in for another busy holiday weekend. Lots of guests and lots of fun. The weather looks to be just about perfect for tomorrow. Great day to get out in the sun. Here’s a picture of the house taken from a kayak as it pulls up into the landing:
We hope everyone has a great [...]
Posts Tagged ‘inns’
Happy 4th of July!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, inns, kayaking on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Best of the West
Posted in renovations, tagged B and B, bathrooms, Bed and Breakfast, inns, renovations on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the big challenges in getting the upstairs rooms of the Billups house in order was getting bathrooms for each room as opposed to the sharing of a single bathroom that used to be the case. For two of the 3 rooms, we were able take the existing bathroom, remodel it and attach the [...]
Come On Inn!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, historic, inns, Mathews Virginia on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been very busy this past month. We had the mad dash to get the main house (Billups House) ready for the Tour de Chesapeake as we were booked solid and we have had many guests since then plus we are still working on getting the new kitchen up and running. WHEW!!
Yesterday we were proud [...]
Water Water Everywhere…
Posted in renovations, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, environment, green building, inns, renovations, Water Filters on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
…But nary a drop to drink. At least not until we installed our new water system! Using well water as we do, we needed more than just a water softener and more than just a filter. To be truly eco-friendly, we couldn’t go the bottled water route and leave behind mountains of plastic bottles either.
Our [...]
Tour de Chesapeake
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, Chesapeake Bay, cycling, events, inns, Mathews Virginia on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The annual Tour de Chesapeake is fast approaching. We are booked solid for the weekend of May 15 as cyclists from all over will come to Mathews County and pedal around the beautiful sites of our county. Click Tour de Chesapeake for more information.
New Windows!
Posted in renovations, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, environment, green building, inns, renovations on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What would green renovating a bed and breakfast be if we didn’t get new Energy Star rated windows? Well that’s been our latest project and we’ve had a LOT of windows to replace. Older houses like our inn were not designed with the energy saving techniques widely in use today. They are often drafty which [...]
The Pearl is the Oyster
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, Friends, inns, oysters on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Owning a B&B is great. Owning one on the water is even better!
Why?
Seafood! Most notably the biggest oysters we’ve ever seen when we hosted a small oyster roast for friends the other day. We’ll let the pictures tell the story:
Holiday Sunsets
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, inns, Nature, sunset on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While we get great views of the setting sun year round, our views for the spring may be the most spectacular. Almost a direct line of site from the main house to across the docks. Well, look for yourselves. The pictures are better than our words could ever be.
With a Little Help From Our Friends
Posted in renovations, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, Friends, inns, renovations on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We can’t get by without them. The help from friends has been indispensable. Recently we had a visit from our friends from back in North Carolina Frank and Susannah Tuttle. We lured them in with the charm of our Inn:
The next day, we put them to work!
Ahh, good times…
Environment & Stewardship
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged B and B, Bed and Breakfast, environment, green building, inns, remodeling, renovations on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently we put together a presentation on green building and remodeling for a series of events here in Mathews on the environment. It was well received and fun to put together. It was held at the Methodist church of Mathews. We want to take this opportunity to also thank our friend and builder Michael Swiderski [...]
