Tag: life
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the last fall…
I’m trying to be optimistic about how I’ll get through the fall season in Benezette. The little cabins are almost full for September and October is filling in fast. It’s such a victory when fall rolls around. It’s the moment the business finally turns a profit. It’s when I get to see returning guests, feel…
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beyond the books – community matters
For at least 6 months, I’ve been trying to find someone to help clean, inspect, and prepare the cabins for guests. I wrote a fantastic job description with the help of AI and I posted it in several locations that seemed like a good fit. But it’s not glamorous work, and finding someone reliable and…
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living the dream – believing in benezette
I “moved” full time to our camper in Benezette in early January 2021. (A family member was living in our house in Carlisle, so when I say move, understand I packed some clothes and some stuff I loved, but left our home still mostly intact.) The Willow was my focus for the first quarter since…
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igniting the dream – benezette beginnings
2020 was a year of change. For many, it was COVID-driven, and I was no exception – the business I worked for was essential, so we never shut down, I was a leader, so I couldn’t lead from home. I saw the sadness, the unknown, the holy shit, as my teams worked through the same…
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the reckoning
Wait. That’s not my phone number. My husband had ‘disappeared’ again. He’s done this off and on for the more than 25 years I’ve known him, but more frequently since his sister died in 2023. I hadn’t been too concerned really. I knew he was dealing with some sad stuff – I let him have…
Building Benezette 