A view from Brattleboro, Vermont.
Most of us are tempted, at times, to seek another profession. There are not many other countries that offer that opportunity as liberally as this one! So, why not? Then how about considering being an Innkeeper? You would be your own boss, create a wonderful ambiance for the worn out, tired [...]
Walking through our woods in early morning, the air fresh, Chocolat my Weimaraner, sprinting after a scent of maybe a bobcat, deer, porcupine, or chipmunk, pointing at birds, I revel in my good fortune of living in Vermont; on Newfane Hill and toiling in my favorite town, Brattleboro.
Those walks clear my head. But often my [...]
After almost 30 years visiting Inns, giving seminars on Innkeeping, consulting in the transfer of hundreds of Inns and B&B’S, our commitment has not varied: we love the Inn business and are proud to be part of this hospitality niche. There is PAII and Select Registry to provide on-going training and updates on every imaginable [...]
You know what really fascinates me are the way people are living their lives. Reinventing themselves and re-reinventing themselves, again and again! It is the spirit in some of us that doesn’t want to stay in the same position at a job, or in a status position that doesn’t allow us to move any further [...]
Here we are, after a 7 hour trek from Vermont, on a mountain top at 2100 feet. A pristine lake, deep and clear, in the middle of the town, with huge Victorian mansions built around the lake; some as early as 1850. The banks of mountain laurel and rhododendron garner the immediate path around the [...]
What a wonderful weekend and a gracious restful night at the Inn at Sunrise Point! Not all of you need an excuse to travel; for us we had two reasons for our trip: to pick up our old, repainted and restored Brattleboro-made wooden chairs, vintage 1910 from the Windsor Chair Company in Lincolnville and celebrating [...]
I have always thought, if you had a chance to change what you do to make a living, and Innkeeping comes to mind: well do it, but be passionate about it, or forget it! Now why would I say that? Because it takes a lot to make others (your guests, namely) feel the enthusiasm that [...]