From this day forward…
Joanna Horstmann Hayes Our beuatiful bride guest is Joanna Horstmann, leaving the Carlisle House on her way to be married to Kevin Hayes. We were privileged to have many of the bridal party staying with us – appropriately enough in the Hayes Suite – as Joanna prepared for the great step into matrimony! We wish […]
A Post from Carlisle…
We are enjoying an exciting weekend with so many special guests here for the 2012 graduation ceremonies at Dickinson College with CIA Director David Petraeus delivering the Commencement address. One of our VERY special regular guests of four years is with us to celebrate her daughter Daisy’s graduation. Markie Post, TV actress best known for […]
Reservations from the Air!
In the April issue of the US Airways Magazine, our beautiful Cumberland Valley was featured in a 13 page article. Would you believe that we got a call from a US Airways plane as the caller had just seen us in the magazine. Tim and Beth booked and stayed with us this past weekend for […]
“Look out! An ice-cube on the bow!”
The Astors Last night we had the great pleasure of helping out at a dinner party where we, along with some of our best friends, recreated the last First-Class dinner served on the Titanic! Friends of ours, Skip and Anne Ebert had donated the evening as an auction item for the benefit of the YWCA. […]
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 […]