Very sorry to hear this news, Stephen, and thanks for sharing. My mom knew both your mom and Nancy. I met Nancy a bus ride into Boston two years ago. Yes, it is sad to have this generation leave us. I'm sorry I could not attend the memorial service for Winnie. I enjoyed reading her obit and learning about her incredible life.

Emailed by Clara: "I was so happy to read your Blog post, you truly captured the essence of our stay at your Inn. As you point out, a B&B offers an opportunity to connect and share, it adds another layer to the visit, what a simple yet profound idea. Our morning conversations were an essential part of my Cape Cod experience.I am thankful to have had the opportunity to have shared thoughts and ideas with you, it makes for wonderful memories."

Whoa! Brette, for sure you need to come stay at Chez Sven and maybe we can change your mind! Staying at a B&B is so much nicer than a hotel.

Innkeepers know to expect some breakage. The fellow who broke the kettle was quite elderly. What a memory you have! That was several years ago. He put the electric kettle on the stove. That experience, and one other, has caused me to shy away from receiving elderly guests. I regret the need to make such a decision, but have not run into similar problems since I made it.

With modern times, you can get a fairly good idea of what a B&B offers from its online presence. You can also read through comments, some on site and others on Trip Advisor.

I asked Femke this question, too. The reason was that they were trespassing, once they went through the fence.

You are right, Stan. There's a lot of opposition to the rental tax in town, so the issue will rise again, for sure.

I agree about the carbon monoxide detectors. Glad to have those back. Now they make them combined in one. Not sure this is a good thing.

Will look forward to it, Connie. This beach is beautiful. I kept telling my friends that they had to imagine it in sunshine because the weather was iffy that day.

There are signs that read Evacuation Route on Route 6, but everyone knows they are a joke. In case of a hurricane, we locals hunker down or leave way ahead of the storm in order to beat the traffic, and there is lots of traffic because the tourists do leave.