New England With Palm Trees

Welcome to my blog! I hope to share a little of our paradise with you. So many people don't realize how rich this area is with history, ambience and TREES!

Saturday, December 27, 2008

A New Year is Coming!


Still undecided about what to do for New Year's Eve? Thurston House bed & breakfast offers a two night special - see website for details and availability. What a way to start a new year, relaxing at our quiet Winter Park area bed & breakfast! Take a stroll, sit on the porch, enjoy the hammock.... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Happy Holidays All!

Merry Christmas Eve Day! I hope everyone can take time to reflect, take a deep breath and do something just for "you"! We are continuing our tradition of heading over the the Morse Museum in Winter Park to view the Tiffany collections this afternoon. They open this day free to the public every year, a thank you to all. Enjoy - whatever you find yourself doing! We'll end our day sitting on our beautiful Thurston House porch, enjoying time with guests.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Gift problems?


One stop shopping here at Thurston House bed & breakfast in Maitland, FL. You can buy a http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/ gift card, a couple of beautiful Cloth & Clay mugs and a framed Thurston House picture. You could also book yourself a night here to de-stress after the holidays. Time is ticking away!!!

Monday, December 15, 2008

Sunday walk and what did we see?



We took a beautiful walk yesterday over to our local farmer's market. Got some Winter Park Honey bears and a great big lemon! I think I can make 10 lemon breads from that lemon! On the way back we visited neighbors who have a great hobby...driving their 1931 Model A. They were all spiffed up for their yearly Christmas gathering and were just heading out. Joe wanted to make you think this was his! It does fit nicely with the ambience of Thurston House, our Maitland bed & breakfast near Winter Park.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Aren't you SPECIAL?


Be sure to check out specials on our Winter Park, FL bed and breakfast website. We try to keep things current and right now have specials both for New Years Eve and the entire Valentine's month. Now is a beautiful time to be at Thurston House . We are decorated all over for the holidays and outside in the yard the camellia's are ready to pop! Soon we'll be picking oranges for our fresh OJ too. If you can't book now, at least buy a gift card for a stay when you really need to run away from home and escape life a bit. We are known for that here!

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Eatonville dressed for the holidays!

Eatonville, the oldest incorporated African American municipality (1887) in the US, is just down the street from us. We often head down their main street on our morning walks. This shot was taken last week. The beautiful brick sidewalks and many street lights glow with holiday decorations. Come stay at Thurston House bed & breakfast and take a stroll back in time.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

In the garden this beautiful day....




It's warming up nicely and is a gorgeous day here at Thurston House. What a wonderful place we are caretakers of. Come visit us in Maitland soon!!!