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A Housewife on Steroids 2008-05-09 19:33:00 Or a day in the life of an innkeeper.
Forget what you saw on Newhart, that ’80s sitcom about an innkeeper who seems to spend most of the day lounging. Dan and I have found our complementary strengths, so we wear all the hats”. Still you’res on the go 12 hours a day and is [...] Read more:Housewife
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Serenity Prayer on Steroids. 2008-05-11 09:55:27 I remember hearing the “SerenityPrayer
” as a young “whippasnappa” the first time from my father… It’s helped alot when I get real anxious.
There are those days and times however, that serenity, courage and wisdom are all tested and in question.
Grant Me The Serenity To Accept
Things I Cannot Change. The Courage
To Change The [...] Read more:Steroids
Lessons from “the Frontier House” 2008-05-13 16:22:56 The PBS aired FrontierHouse
had a huge influence on our final choice to move to Montana While we were gung ho on it, watching this was the “icing on the cake” for us. I jotted down several of my favorite quotes from the show so I could post them here. If you’ve never watched [...] Read more:Lessons
The Blessing Way of Horses 2008-05-12 11:31:15 The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
- Carl Jung
All there is is now not what happened yesterday’s ride or what will next weekend’s ride be like. Everytime we take off I say “here we go , best ride ever”.
.We all strive [...] Read more:Horses
Memories of Magic 2008-05-14 11:44:21 Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never [...] Read more:Magic
The Rundown on Roundup 2008-05-14 11:01:38 What will this day be like? I wonder.
What will my future be? I wonder.
It could be so exciting to be out in the world, to be free My heart should be wildly rejoicing Oh, what’s the matter with me? I’ve always longed for adventure To do the things I’ve never dared Here [...] Read more:Rundown
Sustaining Yourself 2008-05-18 11:00:22 Despite all the campaigns to promote fruit and vegetable intake - only a third of Americans eat two or more pieces of fruit per day. 25% don’t eat any vegetables at all (ref).
Why not? Recent research from Mintel shows 5 reasons for not eating healthy:
Availability
Cost
Confusion
Time constraints
Taste concerns
there are a myriad reasons why we don’t [...] Read more:Yourself
Take the Time Today 2008-05-17 11:01:55 Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” — Ferris Bueller
Meanwhile in the Inn the Kitchen segment, guests often asked what time I got up in the morning in order to have breakfast ready . I had to admit that I didn’t get up [...] Read more:Today
Memories of Magic 2008-05-19 10:44:21 Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never [...] Read more:Magic
Montana on my Mind 2008-05-20 09:57:45 A childhood dream came true when we moved to Montana
May, 2004. Another dream was reached when me and husband, Dan, opened Fish Creek House, a bed and breakfast just outside of Whitehall, just 20 minutes from the historic mining town of Butte and close to Bozeman.
“When I was young I always told my parents [...]
Traveling the Road More Green 2008-05-22 09:52:12 When we visit beautiful places it’s natural to want our holidays to have a positive impact on local people and their environments.
One of the easiest things you can do to make your vacation greener is to choose a hotel that’s committed to minimizing its own environmental footprint hen we first found [...] Read more:Traveling
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Summer Time Simplicity 2008-05-21 18:30:21 If it’s Memorial Day weekend, can summer be far behind. Thankfully not… Time to lighten up our wardrobe (finally here!) workload and most of all spirit. Ah grasshopper,thirteen ways that reveal that enlightenment is simply lightening up. I think these guys have it nailed.
Give more to people than [...] Read more:Summer
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Going Green to Save Green 2008-05-23 09:23:45 Your intrepid innkeeper continues in her ongoing quest of the greening of Montana , with yet more ideas to let our natural environment help you go green and save green as well. Being a city girl gone country.. lotsa these were totally new and foreign but have become a way of [...] Read more:Going
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Travel Lean and Green 2008-05-25 18:52:47 Kermit had it right. It ain’t easy being green; and I’m not talking about the color . But wherever your travels take you now , with the help of the non-profit Green
Restaurant Association, at least you’ll be able to go out to eat and not feel too guilty about stomping all over the [...] Read more:Travel
Bein’a Chicken - Don’t Cry Fowl 2008-05-24 14:50:42 Ah.. the joys of 4-H’ing.. Now I know i’ve gone country. And while I’m not a zoologist, but I am thinker.
Raising Chicken
s for the first time can be intimidating. When I first called the feed shop, I was trying to sound like a pro. I asked, “Do you sell pullets?” “Yes”, [...]
Home Grown Hospitality 2008-05-26 07:28:30 Here we literally have home grown hospitality, having an on-site professional greenhouse where we grow our organic produce. A favorite “stop on the grand tour” that folks are fascinated by.
Some fruits - make that veggies of our labour from last year -
Which gave me food for thought on branding hospitality. What differentiates our [...] Read more:Grown
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A Kiss on the Nose and The Shema 2008-05-27 10:21:46 הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם עַל־לְבָבֶךָ: וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ: וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל־יָד
GreenHouse Guidance 2008-05-29 08:14:05 We often get questions about our greenhouse; since we’re blessed to have on one site here …
Greenhouses are structures which provide the ideal growing environment for flowering plants as well as vegetables. There are many styles and basics you need to know before you begin building greenhouses. Ask yourself a few questions to determine what [...]
A Slacker’s Guide to Gardening 2008-05-28 13:14:57 We are so blessed here to have our onsite greenhouse .. .it’s the perfect complement to the farmer’s market I love the *idea* of gardening, making things grow and thrive and eating the freshest of vegetables and fruits.
Sadly, the fantasy doesn’t always live up to the reality.
This whole gardening thing is fairly new [...] Read more:Slacker
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The InnSide Scoop 2008-05-30 09:51:31 As summer approaches, the chances of having far-flung friends and family calling to let you know that they will be in your area sometime in the next few months is high. For most people, this means there will be an expectation that you will at least offer your home, a piece of the fllor or [...] Read more:Scoop
Getting grilled … naturally 2008-06-02 12:46:50 We’re ready to go berry picking and want to spit watermelon seeds over the back fence.
Barbecues, gardens, and brats oh my. June is Outdoor Home Month here at the inn
Decisions, decisions, gas or charcoal, Portable built in? BBQ season is firing up fast. It’s burn, baby burn time.
What to look [...] Read more:naturally
Bag it with Traveling 2008-06-01 10:19:38 Whether you’re traveling overseas, or just cross the country… less is more But don’t let me tell you why. Here’s a variety of authors around the web offering sage wisdom on why you should travel with one bag.1. You Can Usually Buy Clothing On The Road
Sharpen your packing skills and save yourself loads of travel [...] Read more:Traveling
Sing along the campfire 2008-06-03 09:38:31 It’s hard to imagine a camping trip without a campfire they go hand in hand. Cooking over the hot coals and then firing it up and sitting around and singing campfire songs or just listening to the crackling sound of the wood burning. So warm, toasty and relaxing, what would camping be like without it? [...] Read more:along
To Market to Farmer’s Market We Go 2008-06-06 09:15:47 Good friends, good food, hobnobbing in town… what else is there? When it comes to enjoying everything that your community has to offer, few places are better than your local farmers’ market. It is here that you can meet friends, enjoy a leisurely breakfast or lunch, and—most importantly—connect with the people who grow your food. [...] Read more:Market
Run Horses Run 2008-06-07 09:31:49 Did the morning run up to Kronenberger’s ranch this a.m. with a Manker dog in pacing mode. I’m always amazed by his herd. THe more equines he acquires, the less he rides.. **sigh**. I ’m just a person—one single human body, about 5′3″ and (never mind) pounds. I’m far [...] Read more:Horses
Hit the Road .. Lightly 2008-06-08 10:50:47 Remember… “objects are closer than they appear”… including these clouds.
Packing for your summer travels can be a perfect lesson in “less is more”. The difference between packing for a two week European vacation and packing for an extended research mission on Marss simple: the number of garments that are actually essential. I recommend the [...]
Hostess Anxiety Syndrome 2008-06-10 09:44:37 When I lived in New York, I co-owned a catering company with my sister which we appropriately named Sibling Revelry. We planned soireees from 7 to 700, trust me we know signs and symptoms all too well of Hostess
Anxiety Syndrome
Hostess anxiety may not have an entry in the Physicians’ Desk Reference, but the symptoms [...]
Summer Simply 2008-06-11 20:16:37 If it’s Montana in June.. yes count on snow.. methinks I’m in a time warp. Summer
does mean lighten up workload and most of all spirit. Ah grasshopper,thirteen ways that reveal that enlightenment is simply lightening up. I think these guys have it nailed.
Give more to people than they expect [...]
Focused or Frazzled 2008-06-11 11:47:42 Let’s see … start the laundry and load the dishwasher. And that’s before I head out for morning run and gathering of the horses for their morning feed. While those are running, put on the accounting hat, balance the books, (note to self… dont forget to throw laundry in dryer enroute to grocery shopping). [...] Read more:Focused
Room with a View 2008-06-12 09:40:50 It’s that time of year again… Time to see just how much you can squeeze into the family minivan before it begins to sag in the middle. Time to see how far you can get before a child calls out the first: “Are we almost there yet? For all of you brave road warriors about [...]
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