An absolute must-do during our month in Israel in March-April (made possible by the American Friends of Ben Gurion University of the Negev) was to go to Masada. The first time I was at Masada was in 1973 with my father, and I wanted to see the new archaeological excavations and Read more…
(Note: my lapse in blogging has been due to an epic computer crash which disappeared over 10 years worth of our business, government, legal, and personal emails, files, and documents. We had paid and relied on Carbonite to back us up, but they lied. They took our money, repeatedly stated our computer was backed Read more…
Israel Railways Beersheva or bust! I fell in love with the Negev Desert in Israel Many years ago… I love the climate- especially that of the Dead Sea, as it heals both my psoriasis and the rheumatoid arthritis of friends- and I find the desert extremely beautiful, as the light Read more…
Dan and I recently returned from a totally wonderful month in Israel, a dream made possible by Dan winning us tickets from American Associates of Ben Gurion University of the Negev! The friend who sent us the sweepstakes email once owned the bar in Jerusalem where I tended bar while Read more…
I took these in a hurry, with a “toy” camera, but here are some new guest room photos from the Elkhorn Inn & Theatre – Enjoy! Elkhorn Inn Dining Room Elkhorn Inn Fireplace LoungeWiFi & Sat. TV Red/White Guest RoomDouble Bed Yellow Flowers Guest RoomPrivate Bath, Double Bed Texas Star Read more…
This post should also be called “When Guests Become Friends”, as it truly was that kind of a weekend at the Elkhorn Inn & Theatre! James D. Porterfield, historian and author of “From The Dining Car” and “Dining By Rail”, and “On The Menu” columnist for Railfan & Railroad Magazine, Read more…
The Elkhorn Inn’s first “West Virginia Wine Dinner Weekend” was a grand (and delicious) success! Chef Dan’s Kirkwood Winery ramp-wine-marinated, herb-crusted roast leg of lamb was delectable, and So good with the Watt’s Roost Winery Chambourcin! The dry Martin’s Mist Dry Creek Blueberry Wine was perfect with the prosciutto & melon Read more…
It’s fun to play “tourist” at home! This past week Dan and I had a rather amazing little getaway- right here in southern WV! We got to go Ziplining through the WV forests at TreeTops Canopy Tours , learn to fly fish for trout with Bobby Bower of ProFishWV, have a Read more…
This is my absolute favorite photo from St. Paddy’s night in Bluefield WV: Chef Dan, The Other Dan, and Terry (a.k.a. BluefieldView), flatfootin’ outside Gary Bowling’s House of Art, to the banjo, guitar, & uke of the great George Robertson Band playing “Fox on the Run”…We had a really fun evening, Read more…
From Savannah, we drove down to Florida to met our Royal Caribbean ship, “Freedom of the Seas”, having a seafood lunch at a “Fish Camp” on the way. We stopped at a Marshall’s in Savannah, as I had a $100 gift card I’d won in a http://www.brickfish,com/ contest, and I badly needed a Read more…