Growing up on a farm in eastern North Carolina, we always had fresh, free range chicken eggs. We also had duck and guinea eggs. But we never had quiche – we just didn’t know it existed! Bacon Custard Quiche Quiche is a quintessential dish, whether it’s breakfast or dinner. Bacon is the perfect filling. 20… Read more
Chloe Tuttle
A whirligig can do all things: milk a cow, catch a fish, decorate a tree, wash clothes, even ride a bicycle…anything that has movement. I have been fascinated with these wonderful toys for as long as I can remember. Whirligig overlooks Tobacco Field at Big Mill B&B Maybe I shouldn’t assume that everyone knows what a… Read more
Oh, it is always fun at Big Mill. This week we had, as I have named them, The Baby Boomers Big Mill Band…They are still working on what to call themselves. Each of these fellas played in a band in high school and, so they tell me, once you get it in your blood, it… Read more
I hear Going Green is now trendy and it is high time. Yes, we hang our sheets on the clothesline. Big Mill Bed & Breakfast has been Green long before the rest of the world noticed. But they notice now! In May the Washington Post ran a story on Eco-friendly Inns and used a photo… Read more
All the flowers are popping out and the grass is green and growing fast. Time will move slowly if you just relax in the hammock or sit in the wicker swing that hangs from a pecan tree planted that my folks planted in 1922 I make an annual pilgrimage to Virginia Beach in search of… Read more
In May, Playboy ran a pictorial shot at Big Mill. They were in Greenville on location for a photo shoot of the Coeds of Conference USA. They called me, came by Big Mill and we struck a deal. The photo ran in the May, 2007, issue and if you look closely, you can recognize the Big Mill Bicycle… Read more
