Living the Dream
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
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Quiet time
Janaury is a quiet month here at the Inn. RJ and I just got back from Florida visiting our son and now it's back to life at the Inn. My "to-do" list just keep getting longer as I plan for the upcoming year. Reservations are already starting to come in. In fact, I already have reservations for 2009. I guess our reputation is out there and guests are afraid they may not get their room is they do not reserve early. And that my be true. We have new packages available and new "add-ons" which people are taking advantage of.
Since we got back, RJ has been working staining the trim around the new windows. It looks just beautiful. Now that the capital improvement project is finished, we can concentrate on to the little things that need to be completed inside. This week I'll finish stenciling the walls in the McQueen Room. It's a lovely decorative flower on a vine across the upper part of the wall creating a clever light and airy boarder around the room.
Since this time is not as busy, it's a good time to try new recipes and catch up on projects, like making my new throw pillows for several of the rooms. I bought this really gorgeous fabrics in a floral design, perfect for several of the rooms. I just need a little bit of time to finish sewing them together and put on the trim.
In the meantime, I have my sweater I need to finish. It's a really neat pattern that is done in on a circular needle and requires very little finishing. The body is done in Lion Brand Homespun and the yoke in brown wool. Beautiful. It just need a couple of evenings to finish it and then it's on to other projects that need finishing.
I have a story to tell. A couple of days ago, I working on my laptop while sitting on the overstuffed chair in the living room. The warmth from the wood burning stove was radiating throughout the living room making me extremely comfortable. Sam was curled up next to me on the arm of the chair and kept eyeing the woodburning stove. I really wasn't paying much attention to him since I was deep into my work. All of a sudden, Sam leapt up and bounced across the stove. I had never seen a cat jump straight up. He ran like the devil himself was chasing him. I was concerned since the temperature on the stove registered around 200 degrees! I manage to gather him up in my arms to look at his paws. They looked okay, but they were hot to the touch. I put ice on them for quite a while until Sam was no longer interestedin sitting in my lap. He did sleep with me that night as he usually does. By morning, Sam was walking on the tiled floor but would not go into the living room. I checked his paws and they looked red. I called the vet and it was recommended not to put anything on it since Sam will probably lick it off. I was to watch his paws and if they needed attention, I should call and bring him in for an antibotic. Fortunately, Sam's paws are healing nicely, but he still will not go into the living room.
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