Bed and Breakfast
by Bee Askin on 01/01/14
Dean and I went back to Longwood Gardens and Winterthur to see the Yuletide decorations, and yes the number of beautiful Christmas trees was staggering. Also it was 70 degrees, also like a getaway winter vacation. Got a few new gardening things and new ideas for next year in our garden. And Winterthur is going to show the costumes of Downton Abbey in 2014 so we will return.
Living in a 300 year old house or should say Tavern is however a challenge. Winterthur is so beautiful but Mr. Francis had a lot of DuPont money to create his American Decorative Arts Museum. So we must be creative and thank you flea markets and Antique Centers! Found two plate hangers with four holders for large plates. At home I gathered up my large size Willow Ware and Blue Onion plates and we hung the hangers in the Tap Room! It looks great. Dean doesn't want me to go too crazy hanging plates around the place so I started rotating plates.
My game plan was/is to turn the place into a B & B as a retirement plan. Dean however may be working another ten years, and I still have one daughter living at home, and one of the bathrooms has to be remodeled. But a historic house like this is cool.
