More of my Get-Away

Welcome friends. Thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to read my ramblings.

This is the bed and breakfast my friend Wink and I stayed at in little Amanda, Ohio. The Dum family built the house and the current owner is Anna Ford.
It is a beautiful home! Oh, how I would love to live in a historic house like this.
A very unusual antique cupboard with pull out bins in the bottom.

Here's Anna hard at work preparing our breakfast. Both days the breakfast was phenomenal.

Such a beautiful presentation.

Friday evening we ventured out to Miller's Antiques in Carroll, Ohio. This log cabin is one of their outbuildings.

A few pictures from in their shop.

Linda Miller allowed us in her home, a beautiful log cabin. In the darkness, I could not capture a picture of the outside. Linda was so gracious ~ and trusting. She allowed us to wander (and drool) inside her home while she went back out to the shop.

Her fridge is hidden in this cupboard.

I believe this is Machiavelli.

My dear friend Wink. There had been a table in front of the settle but it had just been sold.

The first thing seen as you entered the house was the buttery.

I love this reproduction rug. I didn't think to ask if Linda had hooked it.

One of the downstairs fireplaces. I believe there were three.

A sweet little sampler.

I hope you've enjoyed my little tour of the Miller's antique shop and home.

Pug hugs :)

Lauren

Bed and Breakfast ~ Zoar, Ohio

~WELCOME FRIENDS ~

{{If you are not an antique lover or enjoy viewing lots of photos, just skip this post.}}

Today I'd like to share with you the most wonderful bed and breakfast located in Zoar, Ohio, called the Cobbler Shop Bed and Breakfast. If you enjoy early antiques, you would LOVE this place. This is my second time staying there and I highly recommend it. Breakfast is wonderful too ~ no need for lunch after that feast.

This is building #22 in Zoar, Ohio. It is an early 19th century dwelling that was originally the village cobbler shop. It made all the shoes and boots for the community and could house as many as three families. It is listed on the National Registry as part of the historic district of Zoar Village. That's my friend Wink on the left, and Sandy, the owner, on the right.
Part of the garden looking from our bedroom window.
Garden statuary
Sandy has the most marvelous collection of wall boxes!




German kugels hanging in the dining room windows

Looking in to the kitchen ~ the cupboard at the far end is a Soap Hollow piece.
I love the way she has displayed the cookie cutters on an antique peel.
Take a gander at these dough bowls in original paint!
Stone fruit. It was because of Sandy I learned of stone fruit.
Staffordshire dogs. WOWZA!
Rockingham pottery on an early whale tail shelf (with many whale tails!).
Isn't this hooked angel sweet? It is hanging high over a doorway.
Early chalkware animals
Close ups

Stencilled stair risers

I hope you have enjoyed my tour of the Cobbler Shop B & B. Sandy also an antique shop adjacent to the B & B. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by and tell her Lauren said hi!

Pug hugs :)

Lauren

Bed and Breakfast

On our recent get-away, we stayed at three different Bed & Breakfasts. Two were underwhelming (but did serve a yummy breakfast). The third was fantastic! The Houstonia (house-tonia) in South Charleston, Ohio had the most gorgeous woodwork I have ever seen. If you are ever in the Dayton, Xenia, Springfield Ohio area and are looking for a place to stay, I highly recommend the Houstonia.

The exterior, with its modern siding, belied what was to be found inside.

The front door windows looking out from within.

The foyer and staircase were breathtaking!

This is the detail in the panelling. It is embossed leather.

The dining room.

The door leads to a butler's pantry.

A built in china cupboard can be seen to the left.

In the dining room, one of seven fireplaces in the house. Six are gas and one is wood burning.

Fireplace detail.

The Houstonia got its name from the original owner of the house. He was a what I would call a "snake oil" salesman, selling liniments and ointments.

The breakfast was out of this world. We had a fruit and yogurt parfait....

...and what was called a puff pancake with fresh fruit. It tasted like custard. Yum. Yum.

I hope you enjoyed your tour of the Housetonia and I haven't bored you with too many pictures.
Thanks to my Sweetie for taking all but two of these pictures.

Thank you for stopping by.

Pug hugs :)

Lauren

P.S. I hear Frannie is doing great in her new forever home. New mom loves her bunches and she is being spoiled like all pugs should be.

Marvin and I are getting along great. He does have a yeast infection in the ears and a bacterial infection of the skin and has started treatment for both.