Activities for Your 3 Day Weekend
As short winter days gradually lengthen, office workers all across the nation are antsy for more sunshine. While we still have a while to wait for the return of warm weather, we are all blessed with a...
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve Recap
Every New Year’s Eve one of our favorite local wineries, Veritas Vineyard and Winery, puts on a Masked Ball in their expansive Saddleback Hall. Guests from all over come to the event, decked out in...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift
Valentine’s Day can be difficult. It seems like pressure to say “I love you” to your partner while simultaneously taking their breath away, making all your friends jealous, and outdoing every past...
View ArticleCelebrate Small Business Saturday This Way!
The Iris Inn Participates in Small Business Saturday Small Business Saturday is coming up fast, part of the big three retail events that kick off the holiday gift-giving season! Initially begun on...
View ArticleMoshari Stifado: Beef Casserole with Baby Onions
Moshari Stifado: A Mouthwatering Holiday Dish Picture courtesy of My Greek Dish The holidays are upon us! For the cooks in our audience, it’s time to either pull out a favorite recipe or pour over...
View ArticleIris Inn Gift Certificates
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” — Washington Irving Just in case you have forgotten, Christmas is only two days...
View ArticleNew Year’s Masquerade at Veritas Vineyard
“Masquerades disclose the reality of souls. As long as no one sees who we are, we can tell the most intimate details of our life.” –Fernando Pessoa Masquerade. The word itself holds many connotations...
View ArticleCandlelight Christmas Tours at Montpelier
Montpelier—home to Father of the Constitution and former president of the United States, James Madison, and his beloved wife Dolley. It was here at this large plantation that the couple retired in...
View ArticleSunspots Studios & Glassblowing: An Artsy Adventure
“As difficult as it is to master, glass blowing, in even the simplest piece done by a novice, is simply magical, which, perhaps, has helped this archaic form of art has live on.” –Memorials.com Have...
View ArticleSpark Your Romance at Iris Inn
“What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined together to strengthen each other in all labour, to minister to each other in all sorrow, to share with each other in...
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