http://www.boreasinn.com/blog An enchanting, luxury B & B‚ nestled in the dunes of Long Beach, Washington Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:35:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Kite Festival for 2008 has come and gone. We had a super mellow week with wonderful guests, most of whom have been coming here for close to a decade. Visiting with their families and friends who dropped by was great fun. The weather was fabulous the ... http://www.boreasinn.com/blog/2008/08/25/wild-mushroom-celebration-is-coming-up-so-long-kite-festival/ http://www.boreasinn.com/blog/2008/08/11/46/ http://www.boreasinn.com/blog/2008/08/11/kite-festival-at-long-beach/ Long Beach Washington Kite Festival— Originally uploaded by danslide The 2008 Kite Festival is coming! Hooray! We are so excited that our favorite festival is fast approaching. We're filled that week with beloved return guests. This enables us to enjoy the festival also!! We've had a very busy ... http://www.boreasinn.com/blog/2008/07/31/long-beach-washington-kite-festival/ I apologize for being so out of touch recently. Our webmaster and host's server got hacked into by a malicious internet terrorist. It didn't affect the integrity of our website, email or blog site, but hundreds of his clients were knocked offline for three days. This blog just came back ... http://www.boreasinn.com/blog/2008/07/01/the-boreas-blog-is-back/ This is my favorite pastry recipe that my mother got from her mother, a career baker. When my brothers and I were kids and needed a real treat, Mom would whip up a batch of kolaches--we called them Apricot or Raspberry turnovers. The pastry recipe is so simple. You ... http://www.boreasinn.com/blog/2008/06/02/susies-favorite-pastry-recipe-jam-kolaches/ It was not supposed to be a nice day at the beach. Well--we fooled the weatherman. It was quite beautiful. Last night's sunset was hot pink and misty, unlike anything I had seen before and today was springy and lovely. We have a full house for the ... http://www.boreasinn.com/blog/2008/05/24/a-surprising-sunny-day-in-long-beach-washington/ If you're in this business long enough, it is inevitable that you will fall in love with some of your guests. It is also inevitable that considering the thousands of guests we have gracing our inn, that some will pass on. In the last 14 months, this has happened to ... http://www.boreasinn.com/blog/2008/05/22/we-lost-a-loved-one/ The Hawaiian Chieftain and The Lady Washington‚Äî Originally uploaded by freeloosedirt It is currently 83 degrees in Long Beach and these beautiful tall ships are moored at the Port of Ilwaco this weekend. You can take tours, go on an adventure cruise or just gaze at these majestic ships! Saturday ... http://www.boreasinn.com/blog/2008/05/16/long-beach-washingtons-warm-welcomes-the-hawaiian-chieftain-and-the-lady-washington/ Hi dear blog readers! I mentioned my brother Jeff's new book being released next week, but already available on Amazon.com for pre=-ordering at $16.47. The proper name, that I blew the other day, is The Long Baby Boom: An Optimistic Vision for a Graying Generation by Jeff Goldsmith, ... http://www.boreasinn.com/blog/2008/05/08/jeff-goldsmiths-new-book/