Birthdays and Reunions

As I have written before, visiting The Craftsman B&B for your birthday is a great way to celebrate.  We even have a wine package for a birthday, we call it Taliesin, you can read about it here.  We had a notable birthday here on Sunday.  One of our guests celebrated her 92nd.  Her family rented a house a block away and treated her to a stay here at the B&B.  A daughter and son-in-law traveling from the East stayed with us as well.  This is the first time I know of that a guest has been older than the house.  It was a great honor having them here. 

So as you may know, I am not allowed in the dining room during breakfast.  I will usually take a nap in my secret passageway or the Pantry, where I can watch Mike prepare breakfast and attend to the guests during breakfast.  Anyway, I don't always hear the conversations that go on at the breakfast table, but I did hear a few remarkable things about our guest of honor.

She has a degree in Library Science from Columbia University and worked in the National Archives.  This is in a time when most women did not have a chance to get a higher education.  A great accomplishment!  She is still very sharp and witty.  She doesn't like dogs, so I stayed on the low down when she was roaming around the house.

During her stay, she recalled a lot of details about the furnishings she grew up with and pieces she still has.  Painting a dining room set, later stripping it and having it refinished and modifying a cabinet to fit into a bathroom by cutting off a corner of the top were a few of the stories.  The whole family paid us a visit and she led them on a tour the house.  Mike just stood back and let her show off the house.  He made a coffee for the daughter staying in the house up the street while they all walked around.  She pointed out the details of the house and made sure everyone saw the pieces and paintings she took note of.

So if your family is about to celebrate a birthday or just a reunion, we would love to host it for you.  If you book the whole house you can bring the under 18 kids too.  We have had a lot of guests who's family rents a house in Pacific City and they choose to stay with us.  It's a good break knowing you have a nice relaxing retreat to escape to at the end of the day.  Mike will prepare an amazing breakfast and recommend sites to see during your stay.  And yes, you can invite the family to tour our historic house and sip on the best coffee they have ever had.

Because I was in the back of the house when the candle was blown out, Happy Birthday Helen!