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Calling all night owls!

Calling all night owls!

Are you up for a little adventure on Saturday night, May 6th? The Tallahassee Museum (aka the Junior Museum for locals!)  has a special event that you might like.... the Night Prowl. For just under 2 hours you can enter the world of their nighttime animals. Enjoy a...

Fancy a  little bit of literary appreciation this weekend?

Fancy a little bit of literary appreciation this weekend?

Take yourself down to Cascades Park, downtown Tallahassee this weekend for a little literary appreciation, why don't you? Word of South: It's a festival of literature and music, a unique blend of writers and musicians and an exploration of the relationship between the...

It’s Springtime in Tallahassee, time for a parade!

It’s Springtime in Tallahassee, time for a parade!

You know it's pollen season in Tallahassee, that means its Springtime and time for a downtown parade!  Mark it in your diary for Friday, March 31st and Saturday April 1st, Springtime Tallahassee is the area’s free flagship spring event and one of the largest and most...

Fancy a little Jazz and Blues Festival this weekend?

Fancy a little Jazz and Blues Festival this weekend?

You know you've been wondering what to do with yourself this weekend! If you fancy a little jazz and blues, then this weekend take yourself out to the Tallahassee Museum for one of the region’s best two-day jazz, swing, and rhythm and blues music festivals. They've...

Looking for the bare necessities?

Looking for the bare necessities?

Who amongst us didn't love the Jungle Book and sing with Balou the Bear who was looking for the bare necessities of life? I know I did and can still sing the words (in my head, of course!) to that particular song. I particularly loved the scene where that fun loving...

Fancy a bit of polo, old chap?

Fancy a bit of polo, old chap?

I can imagine King Charles saying to William, "fancy a bit of polo, old chap?" as they sip cups of tea delivered to them by their individual butlers in Buck House. That is not likely to happen in little old Tallahassee. But what is actually going to happen is the Red...

Where’s a good place to stay in Tallahassee?

Where’s a good place to stay in Tallahassee?

Why the Little English Guesthouse Bed and Breakfast / hotel, of course! After 20 years in business, we still absolutely love reading the comments that our guest write in our books. This particular guest had never had crumpets and tea before. We were happy to provide...

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Open House on Saturday!

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Open House on Saturday!

A couple years ago before the Covid pandemic changed the world as we knew it, we went to this event. So glad they're doing it again! Even if you're not a science-y kind of person this is truly fascinating, and I highly suggest you go on Saturday, PARTICULARLY if you...

Harry, Meghan – enough already?

Harry, Meghan – enough already?

Spoiler alert, I haven't seen the Netflix documentary from Prince Harry and Meghan. Neither have I read (or purchased) their book "Spare". Although I recently heard that the book is one of the biggest sellers in history on the Amazon website (other than the Bible of...

Tallahassee Scottish Highland Games this weekend!

Tallahassee Scottish Highland Games this weekend!

So if if you've ever wanted to stay at an English bed and breakfast and spend the rest of the weekend immersed in all things Scottish, you need to come to Tallahassee this weekend!  The Tallahassee Highland Games will be at Apalachee Regional Park (7550 Apalachee...

Ukrainian and Russian guests, are you wondering what happened next?

Ukrainian and Russian guests, are you wondering what happened next?

Well, that's a first. Most of our guests are from the USA. Within that "most" category, the majority of them are within the tri-state region. We've noticed in the last 5-6 years that the French, German, Italian and British crowd that usually come through in the summer...

Where’s the best place to see Christmas lights?

Where’s the best place to see Christmas lights?

If you're in Tallahassee, the best place to see Christmas lights would start at the Little English Guesthouse Bed and Breakfast on Timberlane Road, go past Dorothy Oven Park on Thomasville Road and end up at the Allison House just before you reach Havana. But if...

What’s so great about Alaska? Glad you asked…

What’s so great about Alaska? Glad you asked…

Thom and I had the good fortune to check something off our bucket list. Alaska. Yes, we went North to Alaska and realized why we, and so many others, have it on their bucket list. 1) It takes a long time to get there. We flew cross country from eastern Florida to...

Tonight is the night for Revival, downtown!

Tonight is the night for Revival, downtown!

Avis Berry and the Revival band, baby! I'm a Groupie I admit it. Join me tonight downtown under the stars. The Sundown Concert Series that runs from May to November is about to be over. So if you've not had a change to listen to some great FREE live music at Cascades...

Good riddance, Hurricane Nicole! Back to business now

Good riddance, Hurricane Nicole! Back to business now

Nicole, you did your damage and we're glad to see the back of you. No offense. Sorry, but not sorry. A category 1 hurricane in November, is almost, but not quite, unheard of in Florida. This one made landfall in South East Florida, Vero Beach,  and then blew across...

Downtown Market is back, it must be autumn!

Downtown Market is back, it must be autumn!

You know autumn has officially started when the weather finally gets cool and the Downtown Market is back! Yes! This Saturday, November 12, 2022.  From 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Just get yourself there if even for a short stroll in the park among local makers, bakers,...

We smell like….. nothing!  Goal: Odor free bed and breakfast

We smell like….. nothing! Goal: Odor free bed and breakfast

Have you ever wandered into a place, a shop, a restaurant, a home, a church or an office and felt your sinuses plug up, your eyes water, your head instantly pound and your throat constrict? Me too. (No, not that me too -#metoo). I find myself developing allergies...

The Queen is gone, time to move on …

The Queen is gone, time to move on …

It's the end of a long 10 days of national mourning. Queen Elizabeth II died, is now buried and gone and it appears, it's time to move on. It's been a week of watching people from all over the world stand in line for hours upon hours, to pay their respects in...

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