Photos with Santa Claus

Photos with Santa Claus

Photos with Santa Claus will be available, by appointment only, on the weekends of December 2 – 4, and 16 – 18. Appointments will be available on Friday December 2nd & 16th, from 6PM until 8PM, Saturday December 3rd & 17th from 8AM until 5PM, and...
A New Bread Cookbook

A New Bread Cookbook

I recently pre-ordered a new bread cookbook by Maurizio Leo called “The Perfect Loaf”. I was pleasantly surprised by the detail contained within. His web site, also called The Perfect Loaf, has been one of my primary sources of information on sourdough...

Sugar Maples Fall Colors

Here at the Inn, the sugar maples have been slowly changing into their fall colors, a spectacular assortment of reds and yellows. For the past couple of weeks I have focused on several of them along Old Red Lane. Every other day or so I have taken photos to document...

An Anniversary Celebration

This past weekend we were happy to help our guests with an anniversary celebration! For the room we included a bouquet of flowers and some sweets. I added one new breakfast items, plus a variation on a second. Preparations began with baking of sourdough boules, two...
History of Boyds Creek

History of Boyds Creek

The Thomas Brabson House is part of the rich history of Boyds Creek. It is one of several historically significant buildings in the area. Recently the Friends of the Seymour Library gave a lecture on the history of Boyds Creek and Seymour area. Shannon and Anna have...
Walking the Dog

Walking the Dog

I named this post “Walking the Dog” because of the ever growing collection of photos taken in a variety of beautiful places while walking Kiera. Our favorites include Seven Islands State Birding Park, the Sevierville Park, both sides of the West Prong...

Homemade Tomato Basil Bread

Homemade tomato basil bread has long been on my recipe most wanted list and I finally found a good one a couple of weeks ago. It was at a Panera Bread restaurant many years ago that I first had some on a sandwich. So many years ago that it might have still been called...

Tacos, Ice Cream, & a Diner Lunch

We’ve been busy sampling tacos, ice cream, and a diner lunch from various locally owned dining establishments in the vicinity of the Inn. Tacos from SoKno Taco Cantina Tacos from SoKno Taco Cantina are first up. This establishment is dog friendly so I brought...