Look what we found in the basement:

It’s a breakfast menu from the days when this house was known simply as Three Church Street:

At that time, the inn was owned by Ms. Eleanor Paine.  Though we never got a chance to meet her, we’ve heard that she was a remarkable woman who lived her life and ran her inn with great verve and elan.  I’ll bet she made a mean pancake.

I love the rich history of this house, and I hope that we live up to the tradition of gracious conviviality established by Ms. Paine.  Eleanor, we’ll try to do you proud.

And we’ll tend to the peonies.