Miss Pine Lives and On The Road!
Posted on August 7, 2024 by
Generally, in the summer, Miss Pine (see last blog) has lived and thrived on the screen porch. After sawing her in half, after being chastised by others, after mourning the dedicated old tree, I left her alone. I kept watering her and by August 4, I noticed some green growth. It’s not much but I feel that indeed, she will blossom again!
And the part that I sawed off of the top, I have wrapped in a fertilized moist towelette nested in soil. Hopefully new roots will grow. We all wait!
On to other items
The summer has been medium busy. It is ok. After being in business 11 years, we are ok with whatever business walks through our door. We welcome visitors and hopefully give them a high quality, personally-attended stay! We try to schedule our time around breakfast and check-ins because on the community front, we are as busy as ever. Karen just finished a week as camp director for the Smith Mountain Arts Council youth Arts Camp. She is also still rehearsing and playing with the SML Boomer Band. The band plays for charities and doesn’t take any money for themselves.
Jack is chair of the church (new) organ committee and chair of the church trustees. Both come with an array of duties and visits multiple times a week to the church.
Doolittle turned three years old and we had several grand children visit in and out this summer! Of course we had to join the fun of Pirate’s weekend at Smith Mountain Lake!
Those seeking to stay with us in September may see on the calendar, that we will be taking our annual vacation in September. Off to Greece and Turkey on a Celebrity Cruise! Cheers!
Secondly, In November, we have marked our calendar CLOSED as we will attend a professional Innkeepers conference in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Those are always fun and we get new ideas, although the sorbet maker I ordered on impulse during the last conference has only been used once. Any interested buyers?
And lastly, Our church choir has been invited to sing at CARNEGIE Hall! That’s right! That’s the same stage that Def Leppard, Jelly Roll, Billie Ellish, and Pink will be performing on this year!
We will be singing with a 250-voice choir performing a Joey Raney cantata entitled Have you Heard. Joel Raney is a prolific composer who works for Hope Publishing Co. in Chicago. Our choir often selects his cantatas for Easter and Christmas. So with a new black dress in hand, a tuxedo, music folders and train tickets, we will leave the day after Thanksgiving for this adventure!
I will be keeping an eye on Miss Pine and continue to report about her growth!! Send me any nurturing tips! Happy (upcoming) Fall!
