Gillespie House

10/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from The Gillespie House.

07/21/2025

The kind of review we live for.

07/12/2025

Look what's arrived in PEC! And just across the street from The Gillespie House B&B, no less!!! Hop on two wheels and explore The County with an e-bike rental. .ebikes

06/20/2025

We make no apologies for the size of our scone.

01/30/2025

In case you needed a reason (but really, coming to The Gillespie House to hang out with Merlin - Grand High Wizard of Catnaps - in front of a cozy fire should be enough), there's plenty of wondrous things awaiting you in Prince Edward County this winter. Visit The County

01/01/2025

12/25/2024

Wishing you peace and joy this holiday season, from our house to yours ❤️

11/30/2024

Saturday mornings are best with Kitty Concierge cuddles.

11/10/2024

The Regent Theatre & Driftwood Theatre Present:
William Shakespeare’s Christmas Carol on December 7th!

The holiday tradition continues at The Regent with fun for the whole family. A staged reading with musical accompaniment and new this year....puppets! That’s right, The Department of Illumination is joining the fun.

With appearances by characters from Shakespeare’s most popular plays, this version of A Christmas Carol is an inventive, hilarious, and touching holiday story for all to enjoy. It’s a delightful mash-up of the combined genius of Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare, enhanced by live music and the imaginative puppetry of The Department of Illumination.

BONUS: It just wouldn’t be a holiday party without Santa, who returns this year for photos in the lobby.

Come eat, drink and be merry with the whole family. Join us for the new County holiday tradition.

Tickets are on sale now at www.theregenttheatre.org

Adults $30 (plus tax + fees)
Children $15 (plus tax + fees)

Presenting partner: Huff Family Fund courtesy of The County Foundation

With support from Visit The County

10/31/2024

Stay safe, pumpkins! ☠️🎃👻

10/22/2024

Ghoulish greetings, my gremlins, from The Gillespie House BnB! 🎃👻💀

10/14/2024

This turkey was almost a ham.

The Thanksgiving weekend plan was set - our families would join us at The Gillespie House for dinner on Saturday. We don't have a lot of experience hosting Thanksgiving dinner but I had the weight, thawing time and cooking time figured out for an unstuffed bird. Check ✅. I went to Foodland but there was not an unstuffed bird at the right weight so I opted for a stuffed Butterball at the correct weight. I decided to cook a separate batch of stuffing as a back-up, and tucked the lovely 15-pounder in the fridge to thaw in time for Saturday's feast. *Cue sound of ominous music*

Saturday's dinner was set for 5pm. The cooking time for our 15lb beauty was about three-and-a-half to three-and-three-quarters of an hour plus the resting time. At noon, I took it out of the fridge to begin prep. A bit of nervousness here so, although I had my marching orders from www.canadianturkey.ca, I read the instructions on the package.

"Cook from frozen."

Huh.

The cooking time from frozen for a bird of this size was about six-and-a-half hours. I wondered why the package didn't include the cooking time for a thawed bird. Then comprehension landed, like a turkey thrown out of a helicopter, and I whispered "Oh s**t" as two very separate strings of information finally met each other, quietly, as I stood at my kitchen counter with one turkey and five sides waiting to be cooked.

I had a $45 Bacterial Butterball here and five hours to go before dinner.

And as I was barreling down Main Street frantically considering the alternatives of an 8:00 dinner or jettisoning the whole damn tradition and going with ham, I passed Ralph's Meat Market. Pulled a U-turn and went inside -- and all of you locals know the rest.

Ralph's had two rows of gorgeous, locally-sourced turkeys, unstuffed, thawed and ready to go with more in the back. And it was here that I found a $62 12lb Hail Mary.

Lesson learned? Read the package instructions, or don't and shop local 😜

Happiest of Thanksgivings, everyone ❤️