So sorry I have been away. David took me to Louisiana for the weekend. It is only like 5ish hours away. Our mission was to go junkin and stay in a great place. Well my sweet David got it right. We stayed at Loyd Hall Plantation in Louisiana. The home and the grounds are just beautiful. The hospitality is number 1. It was really nice to meet the owner and have breakfast with Mr. Jenkins. The nicest down to earth gentleman you will ever meet. Mr. Jenkins has the most wonderful stories. Miss Linda that does the marketing and event scheduling went out of her way to help us find a wonderful restaurant to telling us about great places to visit. She is a total sweet heart. Miss Bulla cooked the most wonderful breakfast for us. Oh boy she is a wonderful cook. I can remember eating grits as a little girl and thinking yuk. Well the way Miss Bulla made them you will keep going back for more.
This is the side view of the front. We did a tour of the house but of course I did not think to take pictures of the inside. (darn it) This house holds a lot of interesting stories.
Back view is just as beautiful.
When house's like this where built the kitchen was on the outside in another building. This is the old kitchen that is split up into two rooms. We stayed in the room on the right. The room was so comfortable all the way to the bed. The bed was just like sleeping on your own bed. We slept like babies.
Out side of our room was this big pot and grinding stone. Just look at the beautiful iris'. The grounds are very well kept and just beautiful. This is a place we will definitely go back to and drive to where ever our destination is in Louisiana. Thank you so much for your hospitality. It is so hard to find these days. David and I really enjoyed our self's and getting to know every one .
Sounds as though you had a wonderful time and the surroundings look absolutely lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely break.. and such fun for me to see ....
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I've been there! Yes, it's less than an hour away from my home. Did they tell you that the iron pot was once a syrup pot? It was used to cook the juice from sugar cane into a thick (very rich) syrup. Most mills had three sizes of pots. As the syrup cooked down, it was ladled into the next smaller pot until it was "done" then ladled into cans for storage. If you decide to come back this way, email me. I can recommend a few other great places.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful weekend you had. Thanks for sharing about the plantation. it looks beautiful. Hugs
ReplyDeleteIt is absolutely beautiful there!! What a great way to spend a weekend!! :) xo Heather
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely break for you Donna and of course hubby.xx
ReplyDeleteDear Donna, How beautiful place you went. I like all of your pictures. And also I like the building style very much. I think It is a historical building. I like historical places so much. You had so good time in Luisiana. Very good holiday.. Best wishes..
ReplyDeleteLucky you! How sweet of your hubbs:) Sounds like the perfect trip. Looking foward to seeing pix of your finds!
ReplyDelete~Cindy
Dear Donna!
ReplyDeleteWhat most incredible ride! Congratulations!
And I'm here, miles away from those wonderful things that heartache ... haha
I hope you have enjoyed a lot because they always do so rides very well for us.
A big hug!
Be blessed one week.
Luciana
How gorgeous. A girl after my own heart. Please tell me you had gumbo....you know I love it. I do miss Louisiana and my relatives but seeing pieces of it and others like you enjoy it make me smile....what a wonderful trip...smiles...Renee
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I have never visited that part of the states. I would love to, though. =)
ReplyDeleteDonna,
ReplyDeleteIt was great having you and your husband and Duchess visit with us at Loyd Hall. Thank you for mentioning us on your blog and for sharing pictures with your friends. (Your blogspot is gorgeous!) We enjoy making our guests feel comfortable and "at home" during their plantation stay. Do return and bring your friends with you....we'll have a party!!! Please keep in touch,
Linda
Oh my! It sure look like a beautiful place to stay! It sounds like you so enjoyed yourselves. The pictures that you took are so lush looking. Wow, I have never been to Louisiana but would definitely like to stay there as well. So great of you to share!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Susie
Too bad I am not closer to Louisiana. That looks like a great B&B.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice little get-a-way for you and hubby. Please, you have to share your junking treasures with us.
ReplyDeleteWow! Gorgeous plantation! I love the kitchen guest rooms. So glad you got to have such a lovely getaway!! See you soon!
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ReplyDeleteDonna, I awarded you with a Liebster award from my blog to yours you can pick it up on my blog! Congrats.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I love the plantation, it's beautiful.
What a beautiful old homeplace!
ReplyDeleteHi Donna...
ReplyDeleteI saw this post and was so very excited. I have been to this plantation and I have a lot of great memories of my trip. I attended a ladies luncheon there and oh my goodness, the food was wonderful..hope you purchased one of the cook books. There are some delicious recipes in there. I suppose they told you all about the ghost!! Glad you had a good time..