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Tonight at the BBC…Fiona Boyes
The Bradfordville Blues Club in Tallahassee, that is! Fiona Boyes, an Australian blues artist is having an album release party. Get your tickets at www.BradfordvilleBlues.com and stay at the Little English Guesthouse, of course! www.LittleEnglishGuesthouse.com...
Who is the President of Great Britain?
Hopefully, you'll answer correctly that Great Britain doesn't have a President, they have a Prime Minister. But do you know the difference between a President and a Prime Minister? If you're curious, I'll give you a basic run down so that you can win your next game of...
Tallahassee African Dance Festival
If you're heading to Tallahassee this weekend for a quick getaway, make your reservation at the Little English Guesthouse (obviously!) www.LittleEnglishGuesthouse.com and check out the Florida African Dance Festival. They'll have internationally renown artists in...
Bringing outdoors inside
Our conservatory is a favorite place for many of our guests to sit and drink their morning coffee, or an after dinner glass of wine. One of the reasons I think it's such a relaxing area to sit and relax is because of the huge diamond-etched windows that bring in not...
#ForLondon
Another terrorist killing in Britain, this time in London, in places I'm familiar with. This one hits a little close to home, very close to my heart. It took 8 minutes for the police to shoot and kill (a strange 3 words to be even saying about London police who...
Mint – a natural wonder…
What's not to love about mint? Thom has planted mint and found it to be rather lacking in scruples as it spreads itself around the garden with the speed of Englishwoman fleeing a bee stuck in her bonnet. We've since found that it repels all sorts of beasties and so...
When are you going home? Soon…
So many people, friends, guests, complete strangers in Publix, ask me this question, or some variance of it. "How often do you go home? When last were you home?" and so on. And my answer is always the same...soon. Because as an immigrant of many decades, I've got a...
Tea and crumpets, what’s not to love?
We've had the most delightful guests of late and it warms the cockles of my heart to read comments like this in the guest book. It demonstrates to us that our hard work to take care of the details is noticed and appreciated. What sometimes surprises me, is WHICH...
12 innocents to be remembered
Even as the news cycle has moved on and we're talking about other things, I'm still focused on the innocent young people who died in Manchester at the hands of a cowardly suicide bomber. Details of who they were, and the people who loved them are still being released....
Pray for Manchester
Having been glued to the news for the last day, it's been a beautiful thing to see how the people of Manchester have rallied around each other. It's also been interesting to see how ex-pats like myself have had first reactions of anger at the loss of innocents (22 so...
A world gone bonkers
Really? An arena for 18,000 people in Manchester, mostly young people and children who like Ariana Grande (I'm too old to know who she is) and that's where a terrorist decides to plant a bomb? With nails in it, apparently? The news footage is still coming in (I'm an...
‘Tis was a beautiful moonlit Spring Fling…
This week we managed to take a night off and attend Big Bend Hospice's annual Fundraiser - Under a Magnolia Moon. What a lovely event it was - the best restaurants in town generously allowed us to sample their delicacies, it seemed like everything was blooming at...
Avett Brothers in Tallahassee
If you're looking for something fun this weekend, the Avett Brothers are coming to Tallahassee on Friday night and performing at the Amphitheater in Cascades Park (you know I love that place!) For tickets go to www.CapitalCityAmphitheater.com and for a great place to...
Beautiful bride, wish I were there..
Who doesn't love a wedding, an English country wedding at that? The pictures look gorgeous, the British rain held off for the day, it seems. Congratulations to Pippa (sister of Kate) and new husband, James. The only bad thing was the invitation they sent me obviously...
Take a stroll and smell the roses…Maclay Gardens
Friends of Maclay Gardens invite lovers of landscapes, gardens, fresh air and sunshine to take part in the 23rd annual Tour of Gardens, showcasing some of the prettiest spots in all of Tallahassee and Leon County. The 2017 Tour of Gardens is tomorrow. There's a...
High School graduation is upon us!
Now that most of the University graduations are over, the next couple weeks will be busy with High School graduates doing the same thing. Ah, tis the small celebrations in life that prepare us for the larger ones. Make sure you're prepared by making your reservation...
Compelled by the light…
What is it about Christmas lights that compels us to slow down in our vehicles to get a better look? To actually set off with the intention of "looking at the lights"? To decorate our houses and (in our case) entire front gardens, rooflines and signage with little...
Glowing skin is a splendid Christmas gift!
No idea what to get that special lady for Christmas? Consider the gift of gorgeous, healthy skin! Unlike a new blouse that will be out of fashion very soon - healthy, glowing skin will never go out of style! Oh, and did I mention that I sell Mary Kay skincare? (Notice...
Tallahassee and all that jazz…
So you may know I like jazz. What you may not know is that I have become a groupie. Not to be confused with a junkie, which is what a gentleman mistakenly thought I said this morning during Howdie Doodie time at church (yes, apparently that is a word). A junkie - an...
Bed and breakfast or hotel?
So the Clemson/FSU game is this weekend and we have your room ready - have you booked it yet? So many of our guests tell us that they're never going back to a chain hotel now that they've discovered our bed and breakfast. Of course, we remind them that there are legal...
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