by Clare Monnin | Aug 17, 2016 | Food Recipes, Olympic Peninsula Sequim
Looking to get away before the holiday rush?
We’ve got just the ticket for you!
Visit the beautiful Olympic Peninsula this fall from Friday thru Sunday, October 7th – 9th, 2016 for a package to see and experience historic Port Townsend, the Port Townsend Farmers Market, Artist Studio Sale at Greybird Barn and stay at one of the two best waterfront Bed and Breakfasts in Sequim. This en suite, 2 night – 3 day retreat is offered for only $550.00 for double occupancy. Single occupancy please call the B & B of their choice for details.
Start now by making your reservation at either; Dungeness Barn House Bed and Breakfast at Two Crows Farm or Greenhouse Inn by the Bay . Then leave the rest up to your innkeepers to make this a fun and exciting weekend getaway.
Some things to look forward to…
Friday, after a great nights sleep, you will awake to a wonderful Saturday morning breakfast. Next you’ll be transported in comfort by a professional shuttle service to beautiful and historical Port Townsend’s Farmers Market. See local foods grown and harvested along with arts and crafts. After leaving the Farmers Market, you’ll be shuttled to the 7th annual “Artist Studio Sale at Greybird Barn” in Port Townsend where local artists are set up to show their goods. You can use your $25.00 gift certificate (one per room reservation) while at this show and purchase some of those holiday gifts early. Then you’ll be shuttled back to the Bed and Breakfast where you are staying for wine and heavy appetizers. Enjoy another wonderful nights sleep and Sunday breakfast before departing for home.
Space is limited, so make your reservation now!
To book your package weekend:
go to either Dungeness Barn House Bed and Breakfast at Two Crows Farm (or Greenhouse Inn by the Bay)
Be sure to mention that you are wanting to be a part of the Food and Art Tour in either your online reservation, online contact, or phone call message
by Clare Monnin | Aug 1, 2016 | Lifestyle, Olympic Peninsula Sequim
This is a re-purposed blog from our friend, Mandi, who owns a great shop named Persnickety’s in Sumner WA. We are such kindred spirits. She sells “modern vintage furniture, handcrafted goodness, unique finds”. This is a wonderful blog she created after her last visit with us here at the Dungeness Barn House B&B. It’s so fun to see and read what about our little town of Sequim excites our guests. Especially guests who share our love of refurbishing, antiques, and just a lifestyle full of style. Read on….. or click here to view it on her Persnickety’s website.
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR STUFF?
It’s a question we get asked a LOT here at the shop, and the answer (while truthful) is generally pretty vague. The answer? All over. It’s a full time job. And that is true. I don’t do much online anymore, no craigslist, very very few online garage sale groups. Too many folks doing that and I don’t want the stuff everyone else has seen, ya know? There are a few go-to places in
Oregon I have told you about but other than that, it’s a “get in the car and go” kind of gamble and a girl has to have some secrets. But I am ready to spill on another secret and share the latest trip, because it was awesome.
I brought Mama P along and we hopped into the car on a rainy day. We drove west from Sumner across the Narrows bridge.
And then we continued over the Hood Canal Bridge.
On our way to the treasure that is Sequim (“skwim”).
Sequim is less than two hours from home on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and is located in the rain shadow of the Olympic mountains, which means it averages about the same rainfall as Los Angeles on a good year. For example, it was pouring at home, but cloudy with bits of sun the whole time we were on our trip. It was there that we found a treasure trove of good junk in a gorgeous little town (on the water) AND we stayed in the most gorgeous converted barn, where we were served gourmet food. YUM.
I have to tell you about it. You have got to get to Sequim. More importantly, you have got to get to here:
Please forgive me while I gush about it and share with you the glory of this magical place.
So, say you had dreams your whole life of living in a place that is just like this…on the water…
…with your own private beach access and the perfect place to watch a sunset…
…but along with that… is green, lush, and rural…
…full of history and cool old stuff to see…
AND your house was AN OLD CONVERTED BARN surrounded by lavender fields!
I mean! Come on!!!!
These Sequimians have got it made!
Inside that place? Warmth & light, the most lovely folks, and laughter.
Mama P and Clare, innkeeper extraordinaire.
So many beautiful things to see inside
And crazy gorgeous views from every single window (I checked).
Where even the vegetable and herb gardens are eye-candy.
And the grounds look like something out of a storybook.
And the FOOD is everything. And prepared with all locally sourced natural ingredients.
And the company could not have been better.
Because nothing would be perfect without the world’s cutest dog, they have him too.
This is Fee, and I love him.
So you find this magical place, and you meet the magical people that run this place and you fall head over heels in love with their place and with them, and they are into antiques and junk too, and it is just this perfect meeting of kismet proportions.
This does not happen to me. Like, ever. I stay away from bed and breakfasts. I like my privacy. I like to sleep in. I don’t want to talk to people in the morning. I need a TV. And Wi-Fi. They have TV’s in the rooms. Free Wi-Fi. You can choose when you are served breakfast. Plenty of privacy. And the people? I would talk to them all day, every day!
There are two king suites and we got to experience them both, as well as two additional cozy rooms. The beds are the most comfortable in life and I am not even kidding you right now. You can rent out the entire inn for family stuff and retreats. I intend to do both, because I am hooked.
Go HERE.
In the center of town and really packed to the gills inside and out with AMAZING finds and super amazing prices. I would move here just to see what they brought in every day. It’s real good. This one is in Sequim and there is one in Port Angeles as well. We definitely recommend the one in Sequim. I love this place extra because they are a local charity that actually helps those in their community of Clallam County with tangible goods and services. A Goodwill moved in across the street and we checked that out too but, junkers, Serenity is where it is at.
Another favorite though, was this place.
Around Again. It is right outside of town and they believe, like we do, that waste can be a huge resource. Don’t be fooled by all of the old exercise equipment out front and make sure to find all of the nooks and crannies inside the store and in the sizable back area. The stuff we can’t seem to find anywhere? It is here. And the prices are, again, rad. They are a not-for-profit as well, and support their community in a lot of amazing ways.
They also have employed the BEST dude in all the land.
This bearded fellow, along with his blurry (sorry about that) coworker, defied all normal logic and saw the potential for fitting a 80 jillion pound, giant farm scale in an already filled rig.
Mama P looked like this when I was like: IT’LL FIT, I KNOW IT.
Hahahahahahahahaaaaaa
The bearded fellow above agreed and measured and made. it. happen. Bearded fellow, you are my hero! Not to be missed:
Re-Creations, which is right on the same property as Around Again. There is also a drive up coffee joint on the property. Which basically means you can just live there forever.
Also in town, a bevy of infrequently open antiques stores and lots of sweet lavender farms and home decor stores and garden shops of all kinds.
Great food too, although this one wanted to go to one place and one place only.
And I have to agree, it had moments of greatness. Dungeness crab grilled cheese sandwich? Uh yeah. Homemade Mississippi Mud Pie? Totally. And they have the good ice. You know what I mean by ” the good ice”, right?
The ice all drinks should be cooled by.
Now, for the rest of your picking and junking adventure in the Sequim area you first will need coffee.
SO GOOD
Then hit all of the goodness up the road about 20 minutes in Port Angeles. We hit Habitat for Humanity, Serenity Thrift,
Brocante , and the place next door (um, don’t know the name. It’s big, but way out of my price range).
Brocante won for coolest and best prices but for as big as Port Angeles is, we found a ton more in Sequim in just a few key places.
It has been two years since Mama P and I took a trip just the two of us.
We see each other at least three days a week at the shop but neither of us could remember the last time we had done something just us.
I love that we love so many of the same things and let me tell you that long drives are great for conversation for those of us that don’t do a lot of deep talking. Ahem, cough. Mom.
I sure do love that Mom. She and Dad found the secret of Sequim, I give them all the credit for that and for finding the
Dungeness Barn House.Clare and Sue, the innkeepers, are part of the family now too, and I already miss them.
It’s almost odd, really, when you meet people and instantly adore them. You can feel the true essence of their goodness exude in every thing they touch and everything they do.
And definitely everything they cook in that kitchen! Dang!
Thank you Clare and Sue (and Fee) for making our trip so amazing.
Sure we found a truckload of good stuff in Sequim to bring home but thanks to ya’ll and the beauty of the barn house we found a whole lot more than that.
Thanks, ladies, for the reminder.
XO
Mandi
all content and photos property of Persnickety’s/Mandi Smith 6/9/15
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