Guests Welcome (in exchange for scotch)

I love to hear overnight guests say that staying with me is like staying in a bed and breakfast. What a nice compliment! It's fun to share my home with friends and to do what I can to make them feel comfortable and relaxed.

Some dear friends stayed with me recently and it was so much fun to share in good food and fine spirits - scotch to be specific. We sampled five single malts after a day of skiing together. Our apres ski scotch tasting warmed us all from within and we agreed that Cragganmore does indeed taste like ripe bananas and the floral/almond nose of Glenmorangie original made it our favourite.

I wonder what good times like these the farmhouse on Sugar Hill has hosted over its many years. Its small rooms create a sense of intimacy and I hope it's as comfortable for visitors as it is for me. I try to imagine what socializing must have been like in the mid-1800s. I wonder how many people over the years  have enjoyed a glass of scotch in this house after a long day in the outdoors.