Joe and Hether are guests that we’ve come to know as they return year after year to visit family in the area. Not only is Hether beautiful, she is an incredibly accomplished professional as the video link shows. Hether works in Ford’s SVT unit. Translation: She gets to play with some really cool cars and trucks for a living. Check out their latest creation the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor as seen on AutoWeek.
Joe Fedullo is the luckiest guy in the world.
January 8th, 2010
On the Road Again!
November 18th, 2009Frank and I are taking a much needed break. We’re heading out to attend a good friends wedding. We’ll be back just in time for Rockland’s Festival of Lights Weekend. This years event will be better than ever! The parade of lights will feature a float created by the Historic Inns of Rockland. There is so much going on. The festvities kick off on Friday, November 27th. More details to follow!
Key LimeRock Pie at LimeRock Inn
November 8th, 2009Way back in June, we spent a few days with some travel writers that came to Rockland as part of Historic Inns of Rockland FAM tour. I heard the term FAM tour before, but always wondered what it meant. FAM is abbreviated for familiarization. Now, the light comes on in my head.
Anyway, the Tandem Tasters are part of the International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association. Maralyn and Brenda stopped by one afternoon to watch me make Key LimeRock Pie. We had a lot of fun, and they seemed to enjoy the tasting part too.
Historic Inns of Rockland are hosting the 6th annual Pies on Parade in January 2010. If it sounds yummy to you too, think about coming to Rockland next January for a taste.
The world is VERY small!!
October 7th, 2009Over the five years we’ve been innkeepers, we’ve had many wonderful encounters with guests. In addition, the guests have wonderful encounters with each other. You’ve all heard of the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, well it seems that in the world there are far fewer degrees (although not neccesarily to Mr. Bacon!)
This morning we had one of the most bizarre and amazing coincidences of peoples paths crossing. There is an Aunt and neice visiting from the UK, one lives in England and the other Scotland. We also had a newlywed couple from NYC. After breakfast, the neice approached me to ask if the NYC couple, whom she’d not met, had just gotten married in Central Park. You see, prior to arriving at the inn, the aunt and neice had spent some time in New York City and toured Central Park. While there, a wedding was taking place in the Shakespeare Garden and they decided to stay around a bit to watch the bride and groom have their photos taken. Well, when this young couple walked into the dining room this morning, the neices jaw nearly fell to the ground as she thought this was the couple that she witnessed getting married in Central Park. A short while later, the couple confirmed that they indeed did get married and it was the same ceremony viewed by the aunt and neice.
Now I ask you, what are the coincidences that both sets of people would end up here are the LimeRock Inn in Rockland on the same date? It is just amazing and is one of the many reasons we love what we do!!!
Muvbox
August 20th, 2009Guests of ours who come each year for the New England Auto Auction have started a new business called Muvbox. It is a storage container that turns into a mobile restaurant. Incredible!! Please check out the video….
Art is Alive in Rockland
August 14th, 2009
Frank & PJ's Abode by Karin Grouf
From time to time, we have guests that are in the area to take painting workshops with local artists. For the past three years we’ve had a wonderful guest from NY named Karin Grouf who has stayed with us while taking classes with David Dewey’s Maine Masterclass. This morning, I found Karin in our backyward gazebo painting our cottage. I asked if I could photograph her work to share with you all and she graciously agreed. In the near future, original works of Karin’s will be available for purchase here at LimeRock Inn.
Senority Has Its Privileges Package All September
August 7th, 2009September is fast approaching! The leaves will start to change, the nights will be cool and the large crowds of people will be gone. There is still so much to do in Rockland. For the young at heart we are offering our Seniority Has Its Priviliges package durning the month of September. This three night package for travelers over the age of 55 is available Sunday through Thursday and offers a 25% discount off the standard room rate. It also includes museum passes, tours and so much more! Pleae click here for all the details.
Especially for Ewe
August 4th, 2009I thought I would write about a wonderful guest of ours who visited last night. Sandi Cirillo is an art teacher and fiber artist from NY. Her business is called Especially For Ewe. She is making her way up the coast to Lubec and is giving some fiberart workshops along the way. Sandi has stayed with us about 6 times now, she feels like part of our family at this point. Please check out her website to see her work. The site contains her schedule of workshops. If you ever have the opportunity to attend one you won’t regret it.
Fall Sky by Sandi Cirillo
We are now in our fifth year here at LimeRock Inn. During this time we have encountered so many wonderful people from all facets of life. It has been truly phenomenal.
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show
August 3rd, 2009Well, the 62nd Annual Maine Lobster Festival went by like a flash of lightning. We also had a visit from one of my dearest friends, Karen along with her husband Kyle and their little daughter Jessica. Despite some sprinkles, this years festival seemed to be a roaring success.
Starting August 7th is the annual Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors show. This is the largest in the water boat show in the country and draws people from all over. The show also features many fine furnture craftsmen. A good friend of ours, Paul Smith of Cathedral Woodworking, will be showing again the year. Last year, we purchased a beautiful porch swing for the front of the inn. 
Guests have throughly enjoyed using the swing. It is truly beautiful. As Paul now lives in Michigan, our swing will be in display at the show this year as a sample for visitors to see.
One of the highlights of the event is the Boat dog trials. Here is a photo of last years winner.
- Truman, his team of secret agents, and the Pup Cup. Photo by Jeff Scher
Parade of Sails, Rockland Maine
July 17th, 2009Despite the humidity, I trekked out to the Breakwater Lighthouse today for the Maine Winjammer Association’s annual Parade of Sails. For the first time too, the Lighthouse was open for touring while I was out there. The view of the Windjammers from the light was phenomenal. To view some of the photos I took, please click here.
