Cheers to Summer

“To see the Summer Sky
Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie –
True Poems flee.”
Emily Dickinson

It sure is hard to say good bye to summer. Business wise, it was one of our best. We truly enjoy our guests, and even though it is our busiest time of the year, we do manage to pack in lots of Berkshire Activities. Our favorite hobby is patio life. A special way to end the day! Candles lit, table set, wine poured, perhaps an evening chiminea to set the tone,  Ahhh…. connecting with my favororite people!

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I think in order to be an innkeeping couple you have to share a love of of all things home.  Tending to our guests, home and garden gives us immense feelings of joy.

One of my morning rituals is to go out and count my morning glories. Hot tea in hand, I walk about the garden and explore what the morning garden offers. Morning glories like cool nights, and the September gardens benefit the most!

The morning glories are climbing the roof!

The Morning Glories are climbing the roof!

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The Morning glory which blooms for an hour differs not at heart from the giant pine, which lives for a thousand years.  ~ Allen W. Watts

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“Summer should get a speeding ticket.”

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Herbs and vegetables straight from the garden.   Flavorful omlettes and frittata’s ~ what a great way to start the day!

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I love prepping for breakfast. Jeff and I have the routine pretty much perfected after 18 years!!

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Suddenly, we realize that the summer clock is ticking! It’s time for someone else to tend to the garden, and do the dishes!

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“Every person needs to take one day away.  A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.  Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence.  Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.  Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.”

~Maya Angelou

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The one thing the Berkshires are missing is the beach!

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I don’t mind being a tourist at all, and a gawker. I just walk around.

~ Ann Robinson

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I love to check out other peoples gardens and houses!

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“How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”  winnie the pooh

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Crabtree Snapshots

“Green was the silence, wet was the light,
the month of June trembled like a butterfly.”
― Pablo Neruda100 Love Sonnets
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Max enjoying a cigar on a beautiul summer night!
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Simplicity at its best!
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Lemon Olive Oil Cake ~ pop over to my facebook for the recipe.
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Today for breakfast I offered a special cheese omlet topper ~ fresh basil, farmers market tomatoes sauted in olive oil, avacado, olives, and a twist of Himalayan salt. A big hit!
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The Crabtree Dishwashing Team ~ Jeff! I really love this man!
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“Do small things with great love.” Mother Theresa
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“Basil ~ Basil ~ Basil. You can never have too much Basil!” Janis Monachina, lol
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IMG_0958 IMG_0964 IMG_0966Years ago we went to Garden in the Woods. I bought these blue pholx (that look purple) and they are just starting to bloom! They last about a month ~ I adore them! I will post again in full bloom!
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A passion flower! It closes up on cold rainy days
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A smoothie bowl ~ we haven’t served these to guests, but perhaps one day someone will request a bowl of health! This was created by Julia. She loves to eat and cook healthy.  Always delicious  and nutritious! That’s our Jules!
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One night she made us this wonder! A beet and bean falafel with a cilantro/basil sauce. An invention any true Greek restaurant would love to have on their menu! We had her make it the next night too! A new summer favorite!
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i have lots of garden areas on my tiny 1/2 acre lot…… my herb garden may not be the show stopper, but it is my very favorite!  Subtle and very useful! Wild and Wonderful.  We have noticed a decline in the bee population.  We have about 10 bees at a time on a good day, compared to a guestimate of 100 at a time.
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These ferns are as tall as I am.  No ~ don’t you dare! 5’3 is a tall fern!
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