On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:16:16 -0700, Lin >
wrote:

>Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>
>> It also had a couple of old slave quarters out back that were still in
>> decent shape and I was certainly of two minds about *that*! I mean, I
>> couldn't see making guest quarters or childrens' playrooms out of
>> them. Or even storage sheds. And tearing them down would have also
>> seemed disrespectful.
>>
>> I often wonder what I could have done with the place given enough
>> time, money and imagination, though.
>
>The property would have made for a lovely bed and breakfast. The
>servant's quarters could be cottages.
>
>Folks are doing that with barns as well. This is an example in Mendocino
>that I think was a wonderful idea. I'd love to stay there sometime and
>their in-house chef, Alan Kantor sounds wonderful with his philosophy
>and approach to food. I've read a few interviews he was the subject of.
>
>http://maccallumhouse.com/
>
>http://maccallumhouse.com/pages/acco...ions_info.html
>
>They do have an online auction for their rooms with dinner one night and
>two mornings worth the breakfast. Most of the bids have been going for
>$600-$650 (the package is worth nearly $1,200 for two nights). I might
>add that even though this sounds like a pricey affair, it's very
>laid-back, and as elegant as the dining can be, you will see more people
>in jeans and sweaters than jackets and dresses.
>
>It could have been you!
>
>--Lin (jonesing for a coastal drive)

Mendocino is still a place where many people dress for dinner "in the
right place". BTDT. Love the town of Mendocino! A couple of places
in Ft. Brag are equally as quaint and the driving distance isn't as
far as it seems on a map.


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Mae West