Rooftop

Wentworth Mansion, Charleston, SC

It's been a day of thunderstorms and dramatic skies. I caught this view of the roof of the Wentworth Mansion on my walk this morning.

I hope everyone else is ready for Monday. I'm not. 

Wentworth Mansion

Wentworth St., Charleston, SC  

It's difficult to imagine that this beautiful hotel used to be an insurance building. Now it is the Wentworth Mansion and has won many awards for luxury inns of its size. I had dinner at the restaurant a couple of years ago and they let me snoop around a bit. You can check out some of the rooms on their web site. It is a beautiful building and I'm happy to see it being well used.

Time for me to get my lazy self out for a walk.

Circa 1886

Wild Strawberry Souffle, Circa 1886, Charleston, S.C

Lucky me. I wanted to thank a co-worker for all her help with a major project this evening and asked her to pick where she wanted to eat. She studied all the menus online and decided we should go to Circa 1886. Woo hoo. Yes, ma'am. I have no problem with that.

The restaurant is tucked in behind Wentworth Mansion Hotel and we got there early enough to snoop around inside. It's hard to believe that the beautiful hotel used to be an insurance building. The restaurant was the original stables.

I don't know why I preferred the picture in black and white because it is of the prettiest wild strawberry souffle'. I had the scallops and sneaked a taste of the flounder which was delicious as well. Thanks for taking such good care of us Jason!

Here is what I've always thought would be a great evening - a progressive dinner going from Inn to Inn by carriage ride. Doesn't that sound like fun?

Bloggers Walking

Bloggers Walking, Beaufain St., Charleston, S.C.

This isn't like my usual "Blog Hopping" category where I link to local blogs. This time I actually bumped into two of my favorite local bloggers! Left is Kristen Walker from Charleston InsideOut  and in the middle is Jessica from Children of the Corm - a Charleston garden blog. We asked a couple passing by to take our picture. How fun is this! I was pleased that they recognized me as I marched by.

Wentworth Mansion, Charleston, S.C.

I had my camera ready and in hand because I had just snapped a picture of the Wentworth Mansion. The impressive building used to be an insurance company when I moved here and now is winning awards left and right as a top destination hotel. What a great building.

It's the weekend kids! Celebrate.

Places to Stay - Wentworth Mansion

Wentworth Mansion, Wentworth St., Charleston, S.C.

I get quite a few emails from people wondering where they should stay, eat, see in Charleston. Here is a treat for the big splurge! This is the Wentworth Mansion which I believe used to be an insurance company building. Check out the rooms in this link.

Living the good life doesn't come cheap and it looks like the average price is $350 a night so my family can't count on me putting them up there, but I definitely think you should treat yourself to a night and invite me over for tea.