Innkeeper’s Blog

 Campbell House B&B wears her red, white, and blue proudly under a beautiful sky this Independence week-end.   It is a glorious day in Ligonier.

Campbell House B&B has been a work in progress since I purchased the residence with quilt shop in 1993.  Sometimes the work was overwhelming, sometimes slow, many times taking 4 steps forward only to take 5 steps back.   Today, after 17 years of never ending work…I feel Campbell House (both inside and out) has “arrived” to the place I have always envisioned.

The trim on the B&B is now painted “wine glass” a beautiful burgandy color-after years of yearning for a entrance door to compliment the custom storm door with an oval (there wasn’t a Home Depot or Lowe’s when I had Cumberland make the door) I was able to purchase a door at Longbarn in Ebensburg.  Nothing is square or plum in either the B&B or motel…so every project is more time consuming as well as costly.   The door has been installed…what a beauty as well as an enhancement to the look I have created.   The sidewalks have been replaced…flower beds now surround the front porch.  New lights have been installed over the Campbell House sign…with the swags taken away.  The downspouts and gutters have been cleaned…next both porch floors will get a fresh coat of paint, along with replacing one of the canvas blinds on the front porch… 

It took 17 years, a lot of work, tears, money and love…

While Ligonier and Campbell House are adorned in snow, plans are under way for St. Patrick’s Day, Escape from Cabin Fever, Anniversaries, and Elopement guests.

Snow men and woman decorations have been packed away along with the pine adorning the stair case…  The breakfast parlour is “wearin of the green”.  Shamrocks replace Snow People!
St. Patrick’s green and white decor is my personal favorite.  St. Patty’s table settings look so bright and cheery-such a sharp contrast to gray days of winter.

I have been able to have a connection to St. Patrick because he was my name sake…I could wear green, celebrate St. Patty’s day because of this small connection…make no mistake I am of Italian descent, Campbell is Scottish of which I came by a former husband so I hang on to a very fine connection line.  The line is even finer…as I legally changed my name from Patricia to Patti last year.   It is Patti with an i–never a y.

I will be wearing a green apron and shamrock earrings… no
“Kiss Me I’m Irish”  for this Patti.