Spring Has Sprung...

This morning I got a sweet surprise when I went to re-pot my hanging planter of pansies. I found a tiny nest with 4 eggs! I thought something might be happening in there because now and then when I stepped out on the porch a little bird would fly out of the flowers....

The eggs are so tiny, only the size of my fingernail...

Girls Gone Wild!

We met Michelle and Lindsey from Columbia MO at the Blumenhof Winery a while back; they spent the night with us and we became fast friends. Last weekend they came back with friends Jill and Reah for Lindsey's Birthday celebration. After spending the day visiting wineries in Hermann and New Haven, they arrived here at Concord Hill to a fabulous pork tenderloin dinner by our very own "Chef George" and an evening of fun and frivolity in the hot tub!
Happy Birthday Lindsey!

Musical Night With Dan & Gail and More!

Dan and Gail Lewis drove up from Mountain View Arkansas last week to spend 3 days bumming around our local historic sites and antique shops. So when Gail showed up with a Banjo, I just had to call George to see if he might throw together a little impromptu jam session with a few friends. Well he never needs any arm twisting on that one and before we knew it we had a small party in the wine cellar that included 2 new guests; BFFs Terri Crabill and Suzie Rogers from Illinois, who were visiting wineries on their way to see Terri's sons in Columbia, MO. The rest is musical history...
Gail Lewis on Banjo and Guitar
Denny "Wheels" Weelis on Dobro
Rob Adelson on Banjo
Jerry Sherckenghost on Upright Bass
George McVicker on Guitar

Molly and Jenna

Molly and Jenna biked the Katy Trail this week with their Moms, Sheila and Janet, and left this awesome drawing of the BnB in our guest book, I just had to share it. All from Indianapolis, they are here to celebrate Sheila's 45th birthday. Their final destination is St. Louis to check out the City Museum and visit Sheila's parents who live there....
We Loved your drawing guys! Have a great trip!

July 22nd: Red Corvette!

Lew and Marilyn Bailey are a retired couple from Alton who really know how to have fun! They just decided on the spur of the moment to hop in their Corvette, put the top down, and spend the day (and night) exploring the winding roads in Missouri Wine Country. And they had a gorgeous day for it too! Lew grew up in Washington and loves to visit here. He has wonderful stories about his childhood when Washington was nothing but farm land; he went to school in a 1 room school house in with 2 outhouses, one for Boys and one for Girls, and a pot bellied stove for heating.
He also Loves Corvettes, especially Red.
Got any room in there for me?

July 18th The Delaney's settle in..

Chris and Mary Beth Delaney drove down from Iowa with their tandem bike hitched to the car. The plan was to bike west one day the east the next and just enjoy a laid back long weekend together. Chris is a triathlete and Mary Beth just tries to keep up. Just kidding, as you can see she is in not too shabby shape herself. With 3 Kids, one in college, both working parents are enjoying a well deserved break together.
And as you can see, Jesse is getting his favorite thing (other than a little bacon dropped on the floor), a tummy rub from Chris...

July 12th: The Biking Bakkens!

This is one biking couple, Kathleen and David Bakken from Iowa have biked Alaska, the Katy Trail and even the famous or infamous "Hip Breaker" in Wisconsin! I had never heard of that before so I looked it up, Georgeous and a little daunting...Check it out here...
Trempealeau Hip Breaker Bike Tour in Wisconsin
More power to you guys! You are inspiring me!
P.S. I Love the Yarn Kathleen...That's my idea of a good day, a little biking and then a little knitting to relax.