Frosty Hollow Farm Bed and Breakfast

 

September is almost gone and what a busy month it has been!  Mr P and I took a few days and drove north to Potter County, "God's Country", here is Pennsylvania.  This was our first experience in staying at a bed and breakfast and it certainly didn't disappoint.  

We arrived at Frosty Hollow Farm Bed and Breakfast frostyhollowbandb.com

on Sunday afternoon.   Maggie, the resident Corgi, met us and escorted us into the barn where check in was as simple as letting us know where our room was located (in the farmhouse) and what time and where breakfast was served each morning. 

I had booked us a stay in one of the rooms in the farmhouse which is the first picture above.  Our stay in the farmhouse included the use of a full service kitchen, a dining area, a living room with a big screen TV and a screened in porch that wrapped around two side of the farm house with lots of comfortable seating and beautiful views.  

In addition to the farmhouse, there is a small cottage that can be rented and several rooms in the barn which is also home for the owners of the B&B, Joe and Gail.  

Joe, Gail and their family couldn't be more gracious and caring hosts.  Breakfast was served between the hours of 7-9 AM and each morning the menu was written on a blackboard at the entrance to the dining room.  To get to the dining room, one had to enter Gail's Country Mercantile shop which contains all sorts of goodies from candles, food and country items galore.  The walk through the shop set the tone for our time in the dining area which was comfort itself.  Every morning I made sure to have some of their warm, seasoned Brandywine sliced tomatoes that were picked in the greenhouse just prior to breakfast.  One of my favorites was the breakfast pizza and I'm hoping that I can get   the recipe.  It was most tasty.

All the rooms in the farmhouse were occupied while we were there and as a result we met a bunch of nice people from all over including Montana, Chicago and Ohio.  The little cottage was also rented and at least two of the four rooms in the barn were also occupied.  

Joe and Gail (and their daughter-in-law) were in the dining room each morning dispensing not only good food but wonderful conversation and information about the farm and how it became a B&B.  

On our final morning there, we were greeted by the resident cat and just outside the front door the free range chickens whose eggs we enjoyed that morning along with our sausage and potato bake casserole.  

 If you have reason to travel to Potter County I would highly recommend a stay at Frosty Hollow Bed and Breakfast.  You won't be disappointed.  Sights in that area include Cherry Springs State Park (the darkest spot in the state and known for its stargazing), the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon and the lovely town of Wellsboro.   

I'll be back with another post on some of the scenery from our trip.

Hope you are having a good week!

Red Land USA Little League Baseball Champions

The Red Land Little League Baseball team is made up of thirteen young boys from our area who made it all the way to this year's Little League World Series.  It was a nail-biter of a series for everyone here who were rooting the team on but what an exciting time.  Red Land defeated all the teams they played up until Saturday August 29, 2015 when they beat Texas and became USA National League Champions.  The team played against Japan the next day on Sunday afternoon for the title of World Champions.  Things started out good but Japan managed to pull it out and win by 7 points to become World Champs.  Lewisberry and the surrounding townships where these young boys reside are incredibly proud of them and their efforts.

There was a midnight ride home to Lewisberry from Williamsport, PA through the local communities on a fire truck, time spent with Penn State's football team, a barbeque with PA Governor Tom Wolfe and today a big local parade that ended with a ceremony in the huge parking lot of the local mall.  Thinking the parade, which began at 9AM would finished by 1PM, I made what I thought would be a quick trip to the grocery store located in this same mall.  Roads were still closed, the parking lot was packed and the store was crowded as I headed to the store.  I got what I needed at the store and took a route home that allowed me to miss most of the remaining hubbub.

Mr P and I made a trip to the same grocery store earlier this week to purchase T-shirts especially made for the title win.  Mr P got a shirt and we got Grandsons #1 and #2 a shirt in commemoration of the fact that their Mom (OnlyDaughter) grew up in this area and went to school with one of the coaches of the team.  Shirts were mailed on Wednesday and the boys got them on Friday. 

Again, Congratulations to Red Land Little League National Champions!!!!

Today the humidity is not as bad outside after a week of ugh weather.  Right now, Mr P and Mr C, a good friend, are watching Penn State take on Temple in Penn State's first football game of the season.
No walking in the A.M. this weekend since my walking buddy has out-of-town house guests.  Tomorrow there will be a picnic at sister J's.
Have a safe Labor Day holiday.