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Hillsong Worship in old Dominion Theatre
What fun it was to attend Hillsong Church in London! For the uninitiated, Hillsong music is pretty famous around the Christian world. I've downloaded a lot of their songs on Spotify but it was like going to a rock concert to be able to go to church and hear it live!...
..We never want you to, either!
We love reading positive comments about our place, who doesn't? Todd and Laura were delightful guests who finally "discovered" us. We told them we set up business 16 years ago in the hopes they would find us - and they finally did! They're planning a trip to England...
Bahamas – struck down but not destroyed
Florida breathed a sigh of relief as Hurricane Dorian took an abrupt right turn northwards instead of slamming into the state. Several of the islands in the Bahamas were not so fortunate as this Category 5 on a scale of 1-5 hurricane, spent hours upon hours over...
Got milk? Not anymore… just kidding!
Is it my imagination or has the price of milk gone up, pretty much every time I go to the shop? Is it because of Trump's tariffs? Is it the fault of China? Russia? Is it the Brexit debacle? Are cows getting greedy about sharing their milk with us? A gallon of milk...
..Now’s your chance to crush grapes betwixt thy toes…
This Saturday, come to the 19th Annual Grape Harvest Festival from 8 am - 4 pm. The festival is expected to draw more than 3,000 participants and will be held at the FAMU Center for Viticulture and Small Fruit Research on Mahan Drive. Celebrate family, food, fun, and...
Revival plus more this Saturday!
You may know I'm a big fan of Avis Berry, a local singer here in Tallahassee. This Saturday, her band, Revival, is the opening act for the FREE Sundown concert series at the Cascades Park Amphitheater. The headliner act is Drivin' and Cryin' a Southern rock band from...
They’re coming back…
FSU is back in session in a fortnight and parents will be here next week getting their FSU child settled into new digs, stocking the fridge, buying the mundane things like shower curtains, pillowcases and coffemakers that every person needs to start a new life in a...
Key West – before it was Key West..
Thanks to the internet, fabulous photos like this suddenly pop up in the newsfeed and remind me of a little adventure we once had. For one of Thom's milestone birthdays (he's had more than me!) we jumped on a plane and left freezing Tallahassee for a little southern...
Got faith?
Billy Joel sang about keeping the faith and George Michael sang about just having faith but it occurs to me that neither one of them must have known very much about faith. (Sorry Billy and George!) After all, one had faith in his music, the other had faith in himself....
Come to Tallahassee this weekend for the Lee Boys concert!
This Saturday! The FREE 2019 Sundown concert at the Amphitheater at Cascades Park is featuring the Lee Boys with John Bellamy and the Rebels as opening act. Grab a blanket to sit on, bring your own picnic and sit and listen to some great music and watch the sun go...
I can see clearly now
Who knew so many would be interested in this Innkeeper Adventures category? Most real innkeepers (as opposed to the Airmattress kind) led entire lives, professionally and otherwise, before opening up for business. Most of us prefer not to bore our guests with the...
Swamp Stomp this Saturday…
This weekend at the Tallahassee Museum is the annual Swamp Stomp. Come stake out a shady spot among the lakeside oaks and enjoy hours of great outdoor performances into the cool of the evening. This music festival is an acoustic music lover’s dream! Kick back and...
..I’m not crazy..Tallahassee is extreme
I just discovered on the AboutTally website that I'm not crazy - Tallahassee is officially the hottest city in Florida in the summer - and the coldest city in Florida in the winter. When our guests arrive from Orlando or Miami and tell me that it's hotter here than it...
Happy Independence-from-the-British Day!
We used to visit Thom's family in Michigan on the 4th of July. We'd eat all-American food, watch American fireworks and generally loll around for a few days enjoying the coolness of a Michigan summer before returning to the oppressive heat of Tallahassee. His family...
Soccer – no, football this Saturday!
Come out and cheer for the Tallahassee Soccer Club at their final home game of the season at Florida State University's Main Sports Fields. You call it soccer, but we Brits know that it's really football - real football! But if you want to call it soccer, that's ok...
No, no – ’tis I to thank YOU!…
Bill and Linda, two of our favourite guests! Although, I suppose one could say that about lots of our guests, because they all become our "favourites" after a few years. It is to our mutual advantage - we love getting to know our guests (this particular couple come to...
British surprise in little Mount Dora…
We stumbled upon this British pub in the cozy little town of Mount Dora, north of Orlando. With a rather peculiar name for a pub, Magical Meat Boutique, the British owner explains it all on the menu, if you're interested. We found Mount Dora to be quite charming....
Come From Away on Broadway
Being born and raised in London means we were spoiled at an early age as far as theatre was concerned. The West End of London has some of the best theatre in the world, as good as, if not better than New York's Broadway. We've supported local theatre productions in...
Who knew this lay beneath?
I'm no photographer, but I am a big fan of of those that are patient and observant enough to capture moments that I would miss. This photo was a winner in the British Underwater Photographer of the Year entitled "Iceberg Graveyard". I keep up with them because they're...
Looking for a little summer adventure with birds of prey?
In the interests of sanity, every professional innkeeper has to get away, reset the hospitality button and be a guest of someone else, somewhere else. Recently, someone asked me why I don't tell about those little adventures more often, and I suppose the answer to...
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