Milford Trip, Part 2...

Staying at the Herrington House Bed and Breakfast (formerly known as the Hattree B&B) was a pretty good way to visit the borough. It was an old Victorian-style house which the current owner has refinished and put more of a contemporary look to. I'm not much into decorating and that sort of thing, so I would categorize it as "de-foo-fooing" it. There's probably a real, more sophisticated term for it, but I have to admit the place looks a whole lot better now than it did in the pictures when it was the Hattree.

The minute we walked in the house, the house dog took a liking to us and lay at our feet the whole time we were there. If you've read any of this blog over the year, you know Pam and I are real dog lovers, so this was a nice treat. There were cats there too, but they stayed pretty much in the owners area. I thought this old proverb might suite the place as a motto: "Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come." We sure had a great time while we were there.

As you would expect, breakfasts were pretty good. Adriane (the new owner) said breakfasts were her specialty. Also, as you might expect, there were good, warm fireplaces in the house. Adriane got them back in working order and they really came in handy as the evenings got a bit nippy a couple of the nights we were there. We also got to meet other guests when we all gathered around the breakfast table. It is amazing how people you think are complete strangers end up having things in common with you when you get to talking with them. Three of her guests were Forest Service employees who came to Milford from across the country for a conference. Believe it or not, I once wanted to be a forest ranger. In fact, I was real serious about it in high school -- it kind of reflected my outdoors nature at that time.

As a new B&B owner, Adriane was not sure that she wanted to let us book a room for Doug and Danika and Quinn. She wasn't sure she wanted to have kids in the house. Well, she said she would try it this time since Quinn was only a few months old. I can see their point with all the antiques and breakables in one of these places. Anyhow, Quinn was the BEST little boy. He only cried one time for a couple of minutes and that was only his way of saying he was hungry. Otherwise, you wouldn't have known he was there except for his laughter and giggling. Pam and I really enjoyed him. He is taking on a personality and really responds to us.

I don't think he was paving the way for future baby guests, but I think he was a hit and I don't think Adriane had any regrets letting them come over to visit us.

“When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses”
(Dr. Joyce Brothers)

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