Creekside Ambiance -
each room
has a private deck by the stream
Sandee's
Blog
as the Wedding Fairygodmother
Larry & Sandee
It will be
our pleasure to
make your visit with us a
refreshing and memorable
experience. Yada, yada,
yada... :-)
Ok, yeah, so
what, this is a
really old picture --but wow
we look good, so this is
the one I'm going with.
If you don't see these
people when you arrive at
Timberwolf Creek, um...
look for their parents.
That'll be us!
Actually,
the day this photo
was taken stands out in
my mind because it was
so darned much fun.
There were costumes
(no, we did not arrive
in formalwear) and
a hairdresser and
choreographer.
At one point, the
photographer told Larry,
"Act like you like her."
And Larry said, "If we
get any closer, you're
going to have to
leave the room."
Ok, ok,
here's our REAL
picture...
Larry & Sandee
Our coffee is
Elida Estate
from Panama.
This award-winner is
roasted and shipped to us
from the Lamastas family.
Then it's brewed here
with our own
mountain spring water.
You won't find a better
cup of coffee
anywhere.
If you enjoy it as much as we do,
order from
www.geishacoffee.com
(No, we don't make commissions.
We just like to spread the word
when we find something special.)
PROPERTY
The two king suites
are in the main
building,
named The Creek House.
The two queen rooms
are in the guest
house, named
The Black Bear Cottage in
the Woods. Click either to see a floor plan.
Or HERE if
you'd prefer to rent one of
the houses as a stand-alone vacation rental.
The pictures were taken by MWHL (My Wonderful Husband, Larry) and as such, are all Copyright Timberwolf Creek. --Sandee
The Timberwolf Creek Family
Meet Your Hosts
Larry & Sandee
Ok, that's
what we look like in New Orleans, anyway...
In case you haven't noticed throughout this website and during any phone or email conversations you and I may have had, a sense of humor is mandatory here. Not optional. (Really. See silly woman in plastic tiara below.) Bring your toothbrush. Bring your suitcase. Bring your funny bone. Your sense of humor. Maybe some Witty Repartee. That's about all you'll need.
It's hard to get Larry - our resident photographer -
on the other side of the lens...
That's the best I could do!
BREAKFAST: AN EPICUREAN ADVENTURE
There are not many things I'd rather do than cook your breakfast. When we go out for dinner, I'm searching the appetizer and dessert menus for inspiration. I have as much fun looking for recipes to adapt as other people do finding seashells on the beach. It's a treasure hunt! Once, while vacationing in Florida, my sister took me to a charming little Italian coffee shop. I wasn't wearing my reading glasses (yeah ok I'm old, so what) and even at arm's length, I was still trying to make out the little menu. The menu said 'breakfast' and then had the Italian word right next to it. Instead of realizing that 'colazione' was just the translation, I squinted at the menu and said, "Wow! Hey! They have breakfast calzones! I wonder what those are like!" Ok, ok, they didn't have any breakfast calzones, but my sister and I spent the rest of the day coming up with possibilities, and then experimented on our unsuspecting families the following day. That's MY idea of a great vacation. (The winner, by the way, is puff pastry filled with a combination of ricotta, parmesan, fresh basil, diced plum tomatoes, and scrambled eggs, with a parmesan cream sauce on the side.)
My training in the kitchen began about fifteen minutes into B&B ownership.
Fourteen years,
a collection of two hundred cookbooks (and counting) and lots of fabulous foodie
trips later (cooking classes in New Orleans, at the Country Inn Cooking School
in Virginia, and behind-the-scenes experiences in several dozen B&Bs across the
country) yield a wealth of ideas that we can bring to the table. And,
there's that true love of cooking and creating beautiful, delicious food!
My Other Hat is a Tiara.
THE
WEDDING FAIRYGODMOTHER
Thought I was kidding about the tiara, didn't you.
Hey, I'm not Queen of the Kitchen for nothing.
And Wedding Fairygodmother. You oughta see my
magic wand. That's right. I have one.
(And yes, that IS a polyester mink apron, eat
your heart out.)
If you're planning a wedding, I'm your gal. You
can read all about it on the wedding website (MaggieValleyWeddings.com)
or you can just send me an email message
and I'll answer whatever questions you have about
getting married here.
You thought my
innkeeper@timberwolfcreek.com
email address was long?
Check this one out:
fairygodmother@maggievalleyweddings.com
Good grief. I probably should've thought that through before setting up the website. But still, I do get tickled about being qualified for either.
Wasn't kidding
about the magic wand, either.
How cool is that??!
THE
WEDDING FAERIES
Since I call myself the Wedding
Fairygodmother, and can't quite create that much magic
alone, I really needed Wedding Faeries.
Letitia is Fairy in Chief. Master Wedding Fairy.
Fairy in Command. I'm sure there's a really cool
job title in there somewhere, but you can take that up
with her. The point is, when we're trying to get
more accomplished than the two of us can handle with
finesse, Letitia has back-up fairies. This
job comes with perks!
Here we are in action: Sandee, Letitia, and Jamie
Stock phrase around here: "Well ok, but I'm not wearing the wings."
You'll find Letitia is far more than a wedding faerie,
as she's an integral part of our day to day operation,
keeping everything spotless and supplied.
Other family team members...
Rhonda is on hiatus in Gatlinburg where her brother lives. We look forward to her return!
Say hello, Rhonda.
Ashley interned with us for several years, and has left us for college in Tennessee. (Although she does pop in now and then!) Sarah and Tony were guests here, then they were engaged here, and then they were married here, and then they moved here! How fun is that, to choose your neighbors? :) Sarah has been a treasure as an innkeeper and a friend.
Tony & Sarah
When Tony & Sarah moved to Maggie Valley, right up the mountain from us, they built a log cabin. The ends of the logs were used to create the benches in our little outdoor wedding chapel. It's all about true love! And Tony even performs weddings here! Full circle...