Heading to Gruene Mansion Inn...

This week starts my next extended stay at a Bed & Breakfast.  This time I’m heading to one of my favorite cities in Texas – Gruene.  I’ll be staying at Gruene Mansion Inn which is a stone’s throw from the Legendary Gruene Hall (Dance Hall & Saloon).  My first job was actually in Gruene – working for Executive Chef Carol Hill over at The River House Tea Room.  This trip – like...

What Saying Goodbye Means To Me...

The Hammock Out Back at Creekhaven Inn When you stay at one Bed & Breakfast as long as I do, you start to feel like you’re home.  This is both good and bad.  It’s good because it means you feel comfortable and welcome.  Two qualities that are essential to any Great Bed & Breakfast.  But it’s bad because it means that saying goodbye is that much harder. Yesterday I left Creekhaven Inn.  I left...

Touring the Wine Country in Texas?...

So even though I grew up right down the road from Wimberley – I had no idea that the Wimberley Valley is the Sonoma of Texas.  This past weekend Bill Appleman (one of the innkeepers here at Creekhaven Inn) and I went on a tour of the various local wineries. Bella Vista Ranch Our first stop was Bella Vista Ranch.  This small winery is better known locally for their olive orchards.  In fact, when Jack Dougherty first...

12 Things You Can Do At Creekhaven Inn Without Lea...

I went out for a photowalk today.  The weather was gorgeous and I thought it would be a great opportunity to really break in my new “Big Girl” camera.  I got some amazing photos of the property, especially the creek (see below). Since I’ve been at Creekhaven I haven’t spent much time outside (with the except of jogging from time to time).  It didn’t take long before I realized just how much...