For couples who want romantic seclusion for their wedding or vow renewal, the private, rustic setting of Big Mill Bed & Breakfast is perfect. No crowds. Just you, your mate and a few friends – if you want them. No fuss, no stress – our team does it all for you with your guidance. Our… Read more
Miscellaneous
The “Dart” Found Williamston Fox News-Detroit does a segment called “throw the dart.” Wherever the dart lands – that town gets a call. Well, it landed on Williamston, NC, and they called the Martin County Travel & Tourism Authority. There was a fun video of small town meets big city. My nephew Barney Conway took… Read more
We won! BedandBreakfast.com, the foremost online Bed and Breakfast directory has released their 2009-2010 winners for the “Best Bed and Breakfast of” series. And we won — Again! This is better than winning the lottery. Winning the lottery is totally by chance. But winning a BedandBreakfast.com award is an honor given by our guests. The winners are… Read more
In a June, 2000 USA Today article Jimmy Buffett names Ten of his Favorite Watering Holes in the world. Two of these are in the Florida Keys: Louie’s Backyard Restaurant and Lounge in Key West and Alabama Jack’s in Key Largo. Speaking of Alabama Jack’s, Buffett commented that many of the characters looked like they crawled right… Read more
You can step right off your boat and sit at the tables with the cute umbrellas…the view of the Atlantic is breathtaking. Once Ed and I ordered a glass of wine and it was so bad we dared not throw it overboard…that would be polluting and an environmentally serious Innkeeper couldn’t do that. Luckily the wine list… Read more
Oh, but I love to pick up pecans. And I like to play with limbs and sticks in the yard; but mostly I like to roll in the sunshine and throw out a few sage remarks while Chloe picks up the pecans. (I am not sure if she enjoys this as much as I do.)… Read more
In the Florida Keys there is a pass through the mangroves called Toilet Seat Pass If you have ever spent any amount of time around the sea and in waterways, you will know that the locals have their own navigational aids. In North Carolina’s Outer Banks on the island of Ocracoke you will see empty… Read more
When you run a Bed and Breakfast, carving out time for your personal R&R can be a challenge. But again this year I have made my escape! I am in Islamorada on holiday with friends Joy and Patrick . We’re staying at the paradise home of our friends George and Louise, who have headed to Alberta in search of ducks… 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
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
