My favorite boy toy and I went away for the weekend to Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.  I’d written earlier that I didn’t think we’d be back, but I was wrong.

We came back for several reasons:

1. We wanted a weekend away
2. My favorite boy toy wanted to take more pictures at Pennsbury Inn, where we had stayed before
3. Pennsbury Inn is a great place to relax and refresh
4. My boy toy wanted to go back to the Brandywine Museum to see the N.C. Wyeth artwork

I got up early on Friday and put the dogs on the resort van that takes them to their doggy daycare.  They were so wild!  They love doggy daycare and the young man who drives the van.  I dropped them off and ran away as fast as I could.  Free!  Free!  I was free!  No, actually I walked calmly back to the car and drove off, ignoring a beagle who decided to start howling for me.

Pennsbury Inn was our first experience at a bed & breakfast last year.  It’s owned by Chip & Cheryl Grono, who are gracious and accomodating hosts.

The original Inn was built in 1714.  It has hardwood floors and slate in front of the fireplace.

Not too surprisingly, the floors aren’t level either.  I tried with this picture to show how the floor curves up, then down again.

We first asked for the same room that we had last year.  It was quiet and overlooked the side garden.

Then we decided to save some money and go with this room instead.  This is where we slept our first night.  It was comfortable, although neither of us fit too well into a twin bed :)

The unused rooms had their doors open, so the next morning we did some quick exploring and found this room next to where we slept.

Wow and double wow.  It even had its own small fireplace.  It wasn’t reserved for the weekend, so we decided to upgrade for our stay.

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, breakfast the first morning was green eggs with soda bread.  Another couple joined the table as we were finishing up and we had a pleasant conversation with them.  Between us, we made a bit of a mess.

This gorgeous cabinet is at the end of the table and hides the kitchen from view.  The top nearly touches the ceiling beams!

The other end of the table goes to a Great Room, complete with a huge fireplace.  Cheryl lit a log the first night, but it was too warm after that for a fire.

After breakfast, my boy toy started taking pictures and I wandered around, looking at the house.  This is the front room.  There’s another fireplace, a game table, and all kinds of knickknacks.

There are many antiques around the house, along with Cheryl’s collection of snowmen.  I’d never seen a checker set that looked like this and just had to take a picture of it.

I eventually went outside to see what was in bloom and take more pictures.

This little outbuilding is by the parking lot.  I love the stonework and the green door.

This was on the side of the outbuilding.  I thought it was cool having a mirror outside and seeing the peeling birch tree in the reflection.

In a later post, I shared what I found in the backyard, as well as what we did and saw while we were in Chadds Ford.

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