2nd Trip this summer...

Bee and I just returned from our last adventure.  We went to Anheuser-Busch's Clydesdale farm, called Warm Springs Ranch near Booneville.  Bee has always had a huge interest in these horses, and I also like them.  We learned a lot.  The tour lasts about 1 1/2 hours.  They give you more information than you could imagine throughout the tour, but you also are allowed to get fairly close at times to these beautiful animals.  It was very interesting, and I would highly recommend it to anyone that is interested.  The cost is very reasonable too-only $10/person.  From there, we went to explore and find our bed and breakfast that we were going to stay at.  After getting lost a few times and wandering around, we found it!  I had stayed there several years ago w/Jeff, but he was driving and it was dark, so I didn't remember the details.  At this point, we went back and enjoyed a lunch at Olive Garden, did some shopping, and headed back to the bed and breakfast.  Along the way we found another wonderful day lily farm.  This one was much cheaper, and they had Stargazer lilies, which is something we both have been watching for.  They had bulbs of day lilies on sale for 1/2 price!!  We arrived at Rivercene (yes, that's how they spell it), and the innkeepers let us check in a little early.  We were greeted by two very nervous innkeepers, who had just bought the place.  To say they are overwhelmed is probably a big understatement.  They have a lot of big ideas and plans to put 1 million dollars into the place.  We will watch and see if they actually follow through with it.  This was Bee's first time staying in a bed and breakfast, and I just knew she would love the history.  The home was built by a river boat tycoon in the 1800's.  There is so much history there, I couldn't even begin to cover it here.  One of the innkeepers reminded me so much of Martin Short that I had a hard time taking him seriously.  I wish these two the best of luck in this huge venture, and learning the ins and outs of inn keeping.  I think they are finding out that it is not quite as easy as they thought it would be.  They have a lot to learn about housekeeping, but even having said that, I am glad we stayed there.  Breakfast was very good, and it is actually the first time that I have stayed at a bed and breakfast that served a breakfast close to my standard, so that by itself was a treat for me!  They brought us each a nice cup of hot chocolate while we visited, then showed us to the dining room to be seated for breakfast.  It consisted of fruit (strawberries, grapes, and blueberries w/a little powdered sugar dusted on all) and juice first, as well as a freshly baked home made cinnamon roll.  Next the main entree was brought in, which was an egg dish similar to one I make at my bed and breakfast.  The main difference was that he sauteed red potatoes with the peppers and onions, and he served it from individual souffle dishes.  There was a lot of food there, but everything was very nice.  I have been frustrated when Jeff and I stay at b and b's, including the time we stayed at this one w/the previous owners, because breakfast has not been what I think it should be, so this impressed me very much.  With me doing this for a living, I probably noticed things that I wouldn't otherwise notice, and raised an eyebrow more than once.  It's ok though because they are learning.  I wouldn't hold it against them at this point, however, if I return a year from now and see some of the things that disturbed me, I would have a different opinion.  The trip was finished off at a local peach tree farm, and buying some fresh peaches.  I will be making Jeff a fresh peach cobbler this evening for putting up with me.