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Betty, The Flower Fairy

No picture could capture our beautiful flower beds this year. Betty, our Flower Fairy, was a Master Gardener at Liberty State Park which is right across from the Statue of Liberty on the shore of the Hudson River. She is shown her with her Elf Helper Mark who is our groundskeeper. I have given her free rein to beautify the grounds with the assistance of Mark and myself. I imagine she has planted close to 150 flowers and tends them with loving care every morning for several hours. In addition, she helps out here when needed, serving our Breakfast to Remember, and manning the front desk. Betty is a retired school teacher and has moved into our Sunnyside Retirement Community just from here. I have known her for many years. We are good friends and sometimes traveling companions.

Did You Know

At the turn of the Century, Harrisonburg was one of the top cigar manufacturing cities in the South. There were 8 cigar factories in downtown Harrisonburg. One was the Virginia Cigar Company that made the very popular Cuban cigar, 'San Felice' that was made for "For the Gentleman of Good Taste". On a personal note, here is a secret from my childhood. My father would enjoy smoking a San Felice cigar on our porch every Sunday afternoon as he read the paper. I also secretly enjoyed surreptitiously smoking them behind the corn crib. Funny that he never said anything about missing his good cigars from the box under the car seat of our 1941 Chevy. I am sure he knew that it was me, perhaps he thought it might motivate me to grow (like him) to be a "Gentleman of Good Taste" too. He was a wonderfully good and wise man, a better father I could not have had!!! He died 57 years ago, but I still think of him every day and am thankful....Wayne

A Stonewall Kitchen Recipe

Wayne's Eggs Benedict~Stonewall Style

Ingredients:

One large Slice multigrain toast
Two thin slices of tomato
Two thin slices of Turner's Sugar Cured Virginia Country Ham
Two Poached eggs
Two tablespoons of light McCormick Hollandaise Sauce
Tarragon, chives, Balsamic Vinegar

Directions:

Prepare the Hollandaise from one McCormick sauce package following the directions that call for water, so the sauce is light. As the sauce thickens, add a teaspoon of Dill as you stir. Cover and put on very low heat.

Break the two eggs into a rolling boil of water with a good splash of vinegar added. Put the bread in the toaster. While the bread is toasting, lightly saut� the tomato slices in olive oil with a teaspoon of balsamic vinegar.

When the toaster pops up the bread, put the saut�ed tomato slices on the toast side by side. Sprinkle with some Tarragon. Lay the slices of ham on each tomato. Your eggs will be done just right as you come to this point, so ladle them onto the ham and top with the Hollandaise Sauce. Garnish with chopped Chives. Yummy :-)

You can order this locally produced delicious Virginia's Finest Ham at www.turnerhams.com You probably have had this as we have it as an option substitute for the smoked salmon for our Nova Scotia Eggs Benedict. The Turner Family has been making this local product for years. Ron Turner is presently running the Ham House. A very nice easy guy, he will see that you get the good stuff. I would use the uncooked thin sliced, but the cooked is good too. The ham is hand trimmed and sliced, so there is very little or no fat and only lightly salted. There is a toll free number (877-Eat Hams), so give Ron a call and tell him you want some ham like Wayne gets at the Stonewall Jackson Inn. Give him my regards when you call.

The Inspector was Here!

We are continuing our run of award winning ways!!! This past month the Virginia Bed and Breakfast Association inspector popped in on us, as did AAA, the Health Department and Fire Marshal. Whew, we received top ratings by all of them with a special award for being a "Green Inn". As well, our guests seem to be in, agreement with the inspectors and writing good reviews of their stay here. Click on these links and read a few of them....consumer reviews are one of the better indicators of how an Inn hosts. I think you will find it very interesting. There are many sites to post reviews on, but the major B&B review sites are on

bed&breakfast.com and tripadvisor.

If you haven't written a review of your stay yet, it isn't too late. You can do it now, and help us be the Number 1 B&B in the Shenandoah. When you visit the above links, just click on 'write a review' and give us your best. Thanks for giving us good press...your good will is our mission

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