Letters from Vermont
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Category: Behind The Scenes
Most of our room remodels go unmentioned and without major fanfare. But our remodel of our popular Black Bear Suite deserves some attention.
To begin with, the remodel expands the suite from one bedroom to two bedrooms. The dining room wasn… Read more
The big news in our little town of Montgomery is that we finally have a cell tower in town.
Anyone who’s stayed with us knows that our little slice of heaven in the mountains has been isolated from cell signals for some time. AT&… Read more
Several people have asked us why we changed our name from the “Phineas Swann Bed & Breakfast” to the “Phineas Swann Inn & Spa.”
It slightly complicated, and maybe a little wonky, but if you’re if you’re interested, read on.
One obvious reason… Read more
We’re still coming to grips a month later with the loss of two old friends: a wonderful nearby inn, and one of its owners.
Just a month ago, The English Rose Inn was destroyed by fire, and one of its two owners, Gary Bouchard-Pike, los… Read more
We all have questions we’re afraid to ask.
If you’ve never stayed at a bed and breakfast before, you’ve probably got several.
During the past year, we’ve been asking our guests over breakfast, “What’s the one question you had before coming to th… Read more
“It is as hard to see oneself as to look backwards without turning around.”
– Henry David Thoreau
That went well.
Lynne and I were ecstatic over last night’s episode of HGTV “New House, New Life.” Granted we were overly self-critical (“I … Read more