Think There Is Nothing To Do Out Here In The Winter?

Well think again... Washington Missouri is just 15 minutes drive from our B & B. Here we are outdoors at John G's Bier Deck on a snowy evening and it's just magic. Winter on the Missouri River is something special to see...

Heated Enclosures Make the Bier Deck Warm and Cozy

Sorry George, I got you with a silly face. But then again, when do you not have a silly face?

Winter Visitors..

Margaret and Dylan joined us early in the year. Dylan is re-locating to our area to start his own organic farm. He already has a number of years of experience under his belt apprenticing at other farms and is sure to be a great asset to our little slice of heaven here in Missouri. He is also an aspiring claw hammer banjo player, and a mighty good one at that. Good luck to you both!

February 2011 The Scoop in the Coop...

Yes we are here in the Winter! And things are hopping in the chicken coop with our happy hens laying eggs for our guests. Roosty AKA "Turkey" rules the roost and keeps our gals safe from dogs, hawks and other unwelcome critters.

Many Thanks To Our Wonderful Gusts!

This past year has been a busy one and I have so many wonderful photos to post.   And believe me I will post them!  But for now I have prepared a small sampling just to at least get some on line...

Is there a Nurse in the House?!

This group of 4 Nurses and 1 Veterinary Nurse is spending the weekend biking the Katy Trail from St. Charles to Marthasville and back; and they picked the hottest weekend of the year so far to do it!  Good thing they know how to hydrate well and stay properly nourished!  They called ahead and ordered a pasta dinner so, once they cooled off in the shower and chilled out a little, they could enjoy a nice relaxing meal.  This is one fun group who thoroughly enjoys each others company.  I could hear the laughing late into the night; even after such a long, hot, exhausting day!

George's delicious Pasta with Spicy Italian Meat Sauce.

Breakfast:  Michelle, Tammy, Jane(Angie's Mom), Angie and Sam.

Posing with Jesse.

LOVE This Tat Sam!  Nurses have a great sense of humor...

On their way....

June 9th: Soldier's Angel Troy Yocum!

Here's another unbelievable human being walking across America to raise awareness and money for a very special and much needed organization.  Iraq war veteran, Troy Yocum from Kentucky, did some serious soul searching while watching fellow soldiers and their families experience the traumas of war long after they returned home.  He knew that, once his tour was over, he had to do something real and effective to help.  While researching groups to align himself with he found "Soldier's Angles" was where he could do the greatest good and offered himself up to take on a walk across America to draw attention to the Soldier's needs.  Troy spent over 6 months raising money from sponsors for his trip and has a busy itinerary of speaking, meeting and greeting all across the country.  Troy's wife Marieke, whom he met while on leave in Germany, and dog Emmie are walking with him;  friend Terry drives the RV that they sleep in most nights.  This small band of brothers found us, while walking the Katy Trail across Missouri, because the shower in their RV broke and none of them had showered in 4 days!  Hot and sweaty from the humid Missouri summer, the desperate group asked a St. Louis "Trail Angel" to see if someone might put them up for the night.  I said yes in an instant of course, since meeting Jonathan and Ben, I have such a soft spot for anyone doing great humanitarian feats. Small ones too.

Here's the RV the group is traveling in to cross the US twice on their 18 month 7000 mile journey.

Troy on drum, Marieke (with Harley the chihuahua) and Terry singing along with George in the wine cellar.

The guys Jamming....

Troy gets up early each morning to answer the tons of emails he gets and to plan his day.  Emmie and Harley wait patiently under the table. 
Follow Troy on his Blog www.drumhike.com.  Or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Hike-for-our-Heroes.   Follow Emmie at www.drumhike.com/emmie, she has developed her own set of fans and is becoming the most famous dog in the US! 

May 26th: Jonathan Stalls "Kiva Walk" Across America!

This is a first for me, I have had bikers biking across America and I've had walkers walking the Katy Trail but this is the first time I have had someone walking across America!  Jonathan Stalls is one amazing guy walking with his beautiful dog Kanoa across the US to raise awareness for an ingenious and much needed non profit organization called Kiva.
Here is a little bit about it:
"Kiva" is a Swahili word which means "unity" or "agreement", Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending, for the sake of alleviating poverty.  Kiva empowers individuals to lend to an entrepreneur across the globe. By combining microfinance with the internet, Kiva is creating a global community of people connected through lending.  To find out more click here www.kiva.org.
 Johathan's friend Ben Purner joined him on the walk for a several weeks before going back to school in Colorado where he is studying nursing.  The two met in Ireland while working on a community youth project.
Guys, it was an honor to have you stay at the BnB, I'm so glad our paths crossed!
 You can follow Jonathan's walk on his blog www.kivawalk.com.

Here are the guys in the wine cellar cooling off with some Warsteiner.

and on the porch getting ready to hit the trail again....Jesse is saying good bye to his pals...