This week we took a short trip to South Carolina to buy some roses. There are two specialty rose nurseries that are about 3 hours away so we decided to stay over night. A few years ago, we went to a pruning seminar at one of the nurseries, Ashdown. We stayed at a B&B called the Mimosa. It was awful. The rooms were musty and in need of repair. The breakfast was awful and the hostess was weird. But they did recommend we go to dinner at another nearby B&B, the Pine Crest Inn. We had such a great dinner there, we decided to stay there this time.
The Inn only has 3 rooms, but they have other outside cabins. We were able to get the Pine Room. After our initial drive to our first stop, Roses Unlimited, We headed to the Inn. We got there about 4pm and decided to take a walk around the grounds. And that's where we saw them...the Inn Cats. We first came upon a long haired black cat with yellow eyes. Since it was a hot day in the 90s, he was cleverly lying on a cement path in the shade. Must have been very cooling.
Right after we saw him, we saw his short haired twin brother:
They both were a bit cautious, but with a bit of coaxing became very friendly and wanted to be petted. Then the long haired one came running after us when we walked away:
After awhile, they and we became tired of the heat. We went inside and the black cat brothers continued their snooze on the grass in the shade:
Later that evening, we saw another long haired tortiseshell cat. We didn't get a pic of him. We did see one of the cats curled up on a telephone stand on the porch. He seemed to like that perch.
The dinner was great and the breakfast that morning was even better. When we came down for breakfast, the two long haired cats were lying on the porch in the sun. I talked to the waitress and the cats aren't allowed in the inn (boo) but some people allow them in the cabins. So I guess on our next trip, we will be in one of the cabins :)
