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The Andon-Reid Blog
There is no shortage of fine dining opportunities in Western North Carolina. That's no secret. Places like Asheville have some renowned restaurants. Fewer people are aware that our wonderful town of Waynesville is also blessed with … Read more
Last Saturday, June 15 was international Vegemite day. As I had explained in a previous post, we decided to celebrate this momentous occasion by offering our guests a sample of Vegemite prepared the true Australian way.
As it happened, all our … Read more
As you will probably know we attempt to keep the Andon-Reid Inn allergy free and hence we have a no-pets policy. Outside the four walls of the Inn, however, we are very critter friendly. For example, Bibb the cat is enjoying her 19t… Read more
You may have seen my recent post about my new US citizenship.
I'm very proud of this, but as the old saying (more or less) goes "You can take the boy out of Australia, but you can't take Australia out of the boy". To this end, we have decided t… Read more
April showers bring the flowers but May rain knocks them down again (I just made that second bit up). Actually, it's no secret that we had an unusually wet May in the North Carolina mountains. For a while the weather was making me homesic… Read more
Film maker Peter Wier is probable best known for movies such as Dead Poets Society and the Truman Show. However, back in the 1970's in my native Australia I recall seeing an earlier, somewhat apocalyptic, Peter Wier film called The Last Wave.&n… Read more
Nobody would accuse me of being a great driver. I'm more slow and cautious than fast and thrilling. For that reason, despite loving all things automotive, I have always resisted the urge to treat myself to a fancy sports car or motorbike.… Read more
Not many people know that Andrea misspent a bit of her youth becoming the queen of Tetris. In fact she is still a dab hand and can score in the millions if she puts her mind to it. This may not seem too relevant for her role as innkeeper … Read more
In April I wrote about Bill Kaman, a fine Texan musician who had made a return visit to the Andon-Reid Inn. Well it appears that the muses must have been talking to one another as they have been inspiring more artists to visit us.
We recently e… Read more
We are starting to get some fabulous spring weather in Western North Carolina. Warm sunny days and cool starry evenings are interspersed with the occasional light shower, encouraging Mother Nature to wake up and do her thing. As a result … Read more