After touring the Manor House of the Historic Powhatan Resort in Williamsburg, I knew our condo would be a bit of a letdown, but as timeshare units go…. it was quite decent.
We requested a top floor, since the husband despises people tap dancing above him at 2:00am.
Our previous upstairs neighbors
It was a 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit…
And like many of the newly renovated suites we’ve had lately…. heavily yellow and beige-d.
But the king size bed was extremely comfortable….
There was a working fireplace…
A full kitchen with hardwood floors and granite countertops….
Large bathrooms…
A full size dining table….
And a place for evening cocktails.
The buildings were well spaced and far enough apart to limit noise, which is a plus for light sleepers like me.
Heck, this condo was almost 1,400 square feet…. which is about 300 more than our first home, so I wasn’t complaining.
We unpacked, or rather I did. Husband just threw his suitcase on the bed and called it good. What is it with you men?
Then we decided to grab a quick bite at the on site coffee shop.
It was next to the Manor House, and attractive in it’s own right.
With a large outdoor seating area….
And a view of the ever present geese.
Unfortunately…
It also had a big fat closed sign next to it’s front door.
First the bad restaurant, then the shut up tight coffee shop. Clearly it wasn’t our day for eating out.
So we ended our first day in Williamsburg at the grocery store, stocking up for the 2 weeks ahead and wondering why no one was taking advantage of the free chicken coffee.
Buy 2, get 3 free?
I don’t drink the stuff… but geesh.
How bad can it be to still be filling the shelves? The packaging alone should be worth the price of two.
…in other words; You stocked up on stocking stuffers, didn’t you?
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I didn’t… but I should have.
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btw, those geese look pretty docile; my grandpa had “guard” geese many many years ago (I also had a couple a few years back) – those ones can be pretty mean.
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Geese can be territorial about their home. But these are migrants….just escaping the cold weather!
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Unpack? Why? Is the suitcase needed for something else?
There are times my clean laundry never even makes it out of the basket until I wear it…
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Ack!!!
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I know… right?!?!
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I’m disappointed there was no chicken coffee review. I don’t think it’s available around here.
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I’d never heard of it either….
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The avocado and harvest gold era was so traumatic that the apartment house white and neutral beige eras are a cake walk …
I am a cultural Philistine, I know … but it has been Folgers for *mumble* decades now …
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I grew up in an avocado kitchen…. and my bedroom had shag carpeting. I can still see them both in my minds eye.
*shudders*
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Beige, but comfy. Groovy.
We lived in an apartment with a 4 and 6 year old on the second floor, and I babysat my same-age nephews 5 days a week, so I’m pretty sure our downstairs neighbors hated us. Oops. It was quiet from 9pm-7am tho, I promise. Hehe!
My bungalow is about 1500 sq feet. Our largest was about 2300.Today, there’s a kid here whose basement is bigger than our house. I hope he’s okay.
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It’s one of the husband’s pet peeves… upstairs stompers. That and kids who kick the back of chairs. That will make him go postal….
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I thought a vacation meant the ‘chef’ of the house stayed OUT of the kitchen!!! Was waited on! PLUS the first question I would ask when booking is what restaurant is close by and is it open?!!
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Clearly we have different priorities.
😉
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“What is it with you men?”
Girl, we’re hu-man — reason enough, no doubt, for you to rue men….
But then, why do you who are wo-men woo men and pursue men?
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Whoa man! Read the man-ual. There’s wooing on both sides.
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(albeit the manual’s nomenclature
was composed by Mother Nature).
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That woman knows her stuff.
😉
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That looks wonderful (all except the coffee)
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I’ll pass on the Chicken Coffee. Made by chickens, from chickens, with chicken…nope, I’ll pass. Nice clean comfy room, all that matters. I truly don’t understand this thing you have about emptying and refilling your suitcase.
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Made from chickens? No wonder it didn’t sell!
As for unpacking I have one two words for you…. bureaus and closets!
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I have a draft blog post about travel and how I evolved to putting my suitcase on the couch and the laundry bag next to it. Easy peasy – if I ever publish that post, I’ll link to one of yours.
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A treatise from the other mind set?
Most excellent, please do!
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Off season so nothing was open?
Did you find any more geese………stuff?
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The coffee shop closed at 2:30. And thankfully we didn’t step in any goose… stuff.
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