05/18/2026
Every time I’m at the inn, I fall more and more in love with it.
The property is beautiful: the inn, the yard, the overall setting. This weekend, the inn looked especially lovely in the gorgeous weather and early afternoon sunlight.
But the beauty is also in the way I feel when I’m there. Happy. Proud. Grateful. Supported. Part of a team. A feeling of family. A sense of peace.
Yesterday, I was reminded of that in a lovely way. It was a beautiful day and I was running around doing some errands. When I got to Lighthouse Landing to drop off some supplies, I ran into Barbara, our property manager, and Jane, one of our cleaners. Barbara was full of positivity and energy as she always is, so happy to meet and welcome our guests, while Jane told me how much she loves the inn and how it’s her happy place. Kathy, who also does an amazing job cleaning for us, shared the exact same sentiment with me last week. And then I saw several new entries in our guest book, reflecting how much our guests enjoyed their time here. All things that make me so happy to hear.
As I was leaving the inn, ready to rush off to the next thing on my list, something made me pause. I stood on the steps for just a moment, looking around at the yard in front of me. And it hit me again, how much I love this place and everything about it: our wonderful team and our guests who make it feel like home, the quiet of a spring afternoon, the vibrant green of our yard with dots of pink, the Adirondack chairs ready to welcome gatherings of friends, the freshly painted picnic tables, the warm breeze, the hints of laughter that echo in the trees, the sound of the birds, the warmth of the sun. It feels peaceful, restful. A place that welcomes and relaxes and soothes you all at once.
I took this video as I was standing there, trying to capture how I felt in that moment. It’s just a simple view of the yard on a Sunday afternoon. Yet somehow it captures perfectly how grateful I am for this special place and the happiness it brings to my heart.
