WINDOWS WALKABOUT: Warm true stories act as an Insider’s Guide to B& B Inns: Opening, Owning, & Operating

by Linda Shelnutt

Many of these accounts base from interviews in 1996-2000 when this industry was enjoying increasing popularity. Updated 2015, hyperlinks to web sites show most of these inns still in business, some offering leading edge classes. The crux of this industry hasn't changed from the timeless base here and Inns which are no longer in business share info and insight which is relevant This is what it takes physically, emotionally, and financially to succeed [avoiding burnout] in a home theme business. As this book shows in 13 historic accounts in Colorado [hyperlinked Table of Contents], this industry is not just business, a fact which these stories expose as a timeless asset as well as liability in any location.Excerpt from a FOREWORD by John W. my colleague Linda G. Shelnutt first told me of this project, I “Snobs and old hippies trying to keep groovyness alive with uneven floors, uncomfortable chairs that rock when you don’t want them to, terrible guitar music on the sound system and ragweed radish salad for $67.00.”I was soooo wrong.This is not just the story of hard working people who restored joy to decaying mansions once proud and warm with family life….nor is it simply a list of suggested places to stay for a weekend or a week’s getaway.No….This absorbing piece is a balm for the weary soul....*********************The FOREWORD continues inside the book. JOHN W. CASSELL is the author of a large collection of books in various genres, most of which are descriptive of life in America during the Late Sixties and Early Seventies. Since his retirement in 2006 as a courtroom prosecutor with over one hundred felony jury trials to his credit, he has written over a hundred book and cinema reviews and has published several guest editorials in Israel National News.*********************Though WINDOWS WALKABOUT is a regular Kindle book featuring 13 historic accounts and a few photos [not a work of photojournalism] it is the bestseller which inspired Shelnutt's photojournalism walkabout series. However, hyperlinks to live web sites of some of the featured inns provide beautiful photos, give details of current specials, and take reservations or provide phone numbers. Listed below are 4 photojournalism books in the Walkabout series presently only on GALT WALKABOUTAQUA OASIS Books 1 & 2HISTORIC HEARTH WALKABOUTThis 2015 update of WINDOWS WALKABOUT is celebrating the related completion of MYRTLE'S PENULTIMATE WALKABOUT in a pair of full length books. MPW [a standalone sequel to MYRTLE'S ULTIMATE MYSTERY] fictionalizes the Castle Marne Inn's stained glass peacock window as a gateway to alternate realities. [The Marne is shown on the book cover of WINDOWS WALKABOUT.]MYRTLE'S PENULTIMATE WALKABOUT was originally offered as single chapters in progress. But as noted, the promised pair of complete works have been published! One of the pair provides the full storyline while the other compiles the 27 endnotes journal of writing process [which Shelnutt doubted she’d finish].Look for the shadowed tree at sunset featured on MPW’s pair of book covers! Celebrate with us by buying, reading, and reviewing these strangely intriguing publications. WINDOWS WALKABOUT sets the reality stage. You might feel you’re headed home to a place you've never been, but maybe you’ll remember...In awe of our brainy readers,KINDLE GLOW BOOKS

187 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2013