uh hu, uh hu… I like it Uh hu, uh hu… Oh, yes, friends. Contrary to what some people would have you believe, managing a B&B is NOT all about folding towels and ironing sheets, checking emails and baking cakes. It is not! Here, try this. Close your eyes and think about the number one...Read More
So hard for the money. Da…dadaaaa… So, you better treat her right!!! This anthem plays in my head every day as I am working so hard for the money at Il Cedro Bed and Breakfast. And, I love it. Everyone needs an anthem, right?? Last summer as we were revving up our own project, Katie...Read More
Raise your glasses… Put a smile on your face… Prepare to make a speech… Oh, wait. That would be ME who has to make a speech, right? Well, believe it or not (and trust me, I am still leery of celebration) Il Cedro Bed and Breakfast is Officially Open (Ringing bells and blowing whistles inserted...Read More
Almost… After months of cutting through Italian Red Tape (with dull scissors, no doubt,) Il Cedro Bed and Breakfast is set to open its doors, ahem, “officially” that is, this FRIDAY! Woo Hoo! Who knew the paperwork would take FIVE months to process? I know, I know, some of you expats living in Italy coulda...Read More
When I was in fifth grade I was elected president of the Kountze Intermediate School Chapter of the JUST SAY NO Club. Pretty impressive, huh? Well, not if you consider my dad owned the local newspaper, or if you knew my parents created the chapter in the first place. All of my friends knew this....Read More
It’s been a little over two months since we lamented the Five Most Difficult Things soooooo far about opening a B&B…And, boy were we WRONG! OK, we weren’t really wrong, it WAS hard choosing shower gel and shampoo and getting the hot water distributed throughout the building….and, we did spend an awful lot of time...Read More
As you know, Peppe and I are on the brink of opening our very own Bed and Breakfast here in Catanzaro. A few weeks ago I told you about the “The Five Most Difficult (and, yet I never imagined they would be) Things About Opening a B&B.” Number one on that list was “Actually Opening...Read More
Have you ever had one of those days when you were bored-out-of-your-mind and had nothing to do? Really? Nothing to do? Today was almost one of those days for me. It was definitely a bored-out-of-my-mind kind of day but I had plenty of things to do…Plenty of things I “shoulda” done. In between the good...Read More
Well…not exactly coming to a town near you, but hopefully you will be coming to us. Today is March 2 – which means THIS month is our goal month for opening Il Cedro Bed and Breakfast. And, we’ve come a long way baby… In May we gutted our downstairs apartment and began creating our very...Read More
“We” have been busy working on our new bed and breakfast in Catanzaro, Calabria. I feel I can claim labor here since they start pounding at 7:00 AM every morning. So much for my quiet Italian life! Also, I have gone shopping for tiles, bathroom stuff and furniture. That is hard labor. Here are a...Read More
