A Year to Remember
We made it! Happy one year anniversary to us!! When we closed on the business a year ago this past week and welcomed our first guests, little did we know what a crazy year it would be. Through all...
View ArticleThe Mansion’s Best of Dining List….so far
Hello everyone! Mark and I feel it is an obligation to our guests to eat out often. How else can we gain the knowledge to speak with confidence in recommending wonderful dining out experiences for...
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Two Weddings and a lot of Birthdays…
Hello Everyone! October found us for the first time as Innkeepers with a dilemma to choose between business and family. The reason we left the corporate world so long ago was to be our own bosses...
View ArticleNo Kids Allowed…..
Hello everyone! No kids allowed. Let me explain…… This is one of our policies that I get asked constantly to bend the rules on. It’s not that we don’t like kids – Mark and I have 8 between us! It...
View ArticleSo…what do I get? Part 2
Hello everyone! This is a follow up to my (very snarky) previous post. I promise to be less snarky this time……… Yes. I still get phone calls frequently asking this question. “So, what do I get?”....
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Hello everyone! Thank you so much for sticking with us during the last 20 month adventure and reading about the ups and downs of innkeeping. As you all know, I have shared with you all the things we...
View ArticleLet’s talk about food. The Hill.
Hello Everyone. Before we ever moved into The Mansion, I started hearing about “The Hill”. Everyone was mentioning how great it would be that we were so close to “The Hill”. On our first night, Mark...
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Is this the place where the husband does the cooking?
Hello everyone!! This is becoming the #1 inquiry for our phone calls so I thought I would put the answer in writing. Mark, otherwise known as “the husband” really does the cooking. How lucky am I?...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Food Part 2. The Neighborhood
Hello Everyone. For my last foodie post, I covered the Italian neighborhood known as “The Hill” which is within 2 miles West of The Mansion. This time, we are going East. St. Louis city is made up...
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Bulrush: Red buds, Acorns, Radishes, and Guinea hogs
There is a first time for everything. This blog will be totally devoted to one and only one restaurant, Bulrush. http://bulrushstl.com/ Mark and I were able to secure a reservation there recently as...
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