How Mary spent Easter…
Well, one of us (Alan) had to stay and keep the Carlisle House running, but Mary took a really well-deserved vacation with her son and two grand-daughters. While Alan was doing the cooking and the laundry, Mary was zipping round the North Carolina countryside. Literally. On a zip-line – actually on lots of zip-lines! They […]
Tea with the Governor
Down here in Williamsburg, VA for the Mid-Atlantic Innkeeping Conference so we popped into the Palace for a quick word with the governor! Apparently he’d gone out for a cup of tea about 236 years ago… So we went back to the Williamsburg Lodge and Alan had a cup of tea anyway! Three nights in […]
1st Anniversary Celebration
One year ago today, February 25, Brienne and Keith were married in Carlisle and their families and relatives filled our Carlisle House. We were so pleased to have them back to celebrate their first anniversary with a nice dinner at Piatto, the site of their rehearsal dinner.Ah, to be young again……
Simmertime…and the Cooking is Easy!
It is when you attend one of the more than 70 classes and demonstrations at the Carlisle Kitchen Shoppe Cooking School. They just released their 2012 Spring/Summer Class Schedule and the menus and eats sound fabulous! Carlisle’s fabulous 38 year old classic culinary shop and cooking school has classes with delicious food and recipes of […]
40 Years of great pottery from Deneen
Peter Deneen celebrated 40 years of pottery and his 30th Professional Association of Innkeepers International Conference and Trade Show. The Deneen family work out of St Paul, Minnesota, and provide us with our much sought-after and highly collectible Carlisle House mugs. To celebrate the anniversaries, Peter was asked by PAII CEO Jay Karen to cut […]
Elevator life!
From the elevator we can see the big world outside of our conference! The Arkansas River before we go into the conference and then again when we come out! We know there is more to see in Little Rock but we have been totally dedicated to our profession as innkeepers. Until, that is, the sun […]
Duxburys Meet the Ducks!
We have left our Carlisle House in the very capable hands of our innsitters Anne and Sue and are at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, for the Professional Association of Innkeepers International Annual Conference…ready to learn new ideas and techniques for enhancing our Carlisle House! We met the famous Peabody Ducks today and watched […]
Are YOU Living Social? Come for our First LS Escape at $231!
Carlisle House & livingsocial Are you ready for a great getaway? Come for 2 wonderful nights at the Carlisle House and enjoy all things Carlisle! A Two-Night Stay for Two 2 Delicious Breakfasts First-Night Turndown Service With Artisan Chocolate $25 Spa Credit and Free 20-Minute Sauna Session Free Appetizer with Each Purchase of Two Entrées […]
February is SHARE THE LOVE Valentine Month
Share the Love in February $50 Dinner AND… Stay any 2 consecutive nights and receive a $50 dinner certificate for Rillo’s Italian Restaurant, a 60 year Carlisle favorite! We will also donate $10 to one of 5 charities in your name – Wounded Warriors Project, Feed the Children, American Cancer Society, Meals on Wheels or […]
PA Farm Show Starts TODAY – 20 Minutes to Stay in Carlisle
Pennsylvania 2012 Farm ShowJanuary 7 – 14Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex& Expo CenterNorth Cameron and Maclay StreetsHarrisburg, PA Pennsylvania is proud to host the largest indoor agricultural exposition in the country, with nearly 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and 290 commercial exhibits. Be one of 400,000 visitors to join us for the 96th Pennsylvania Farm Show […]