Mid-Atlantic B&B Conference - Williamsburg, VA

Day 66 - 44° - Sunny, slightly windy - Spring Meadows Park
Day 65 - 42° - Cloudy, drizzly - Historic Williamsburg, VA
Day 64 - 44° - Rainy, damp - Historic Williamsburg, VA
Day 63 - 55° - Heavy rains, clearing, overcast - Historic Williamsburg, VA
Day 62 - 55° - Rain, cloudy - Historic Williamsburg, VA
Day 61 - 54° - Partly sunny, - Spring Meadows Park

This week Billy and I drove to Williamsburg, VA for a combination business/vacation trip. Over the weekend, we spent time in Historic Williamsburg with our dear friends, Dennis and Grace. They are frequent visitors to this lovely area, and were excellent guides as we walked the streets of the village. It was rainy and overcast for most of the time, but we enjoyed the opportunity to “step back” in time to the mid-late 1700’s. A highlight of our time together was dinner at the King’s Arms Tavern.

After their departure, I spent the next 2 days at the Mid-Atlantic Bed & Breakfast Conference and Billy used the time to find the Harley-Davidson store and explore Yorktown and the surrounding area.

The conference was an excellent opportunity to spend time with other innkeepers and share “trade” secrets.


Most of the workshops that I attended had to deal with the internet. First, there were several speakers on Google and how it controls the hierarchy of listings, and how the criteria for being “found” is always changing. The other workshops were on social media - facebook, twitter, blog and now pinterest! The intricacies of how it all works and what has to be done to keep a presence on the internet are mind-boggling. It is interesting, but mind-boggling.

To give myself a delightful break, I attended a workshop on The Art of Sconemaking. There is a secret to making a perfect scone. It is all in the COLD butter! This was a great workshop as I got to taste the blueberry scones! I am anxious to making scones for my guests.

I’ll be writing more about the ideas that came out of the conference, but in the meantime if you have a good scone recipe, send it along to me. Thanks.