We went with friends to the Danville Inn Restaurant for dinner tonight. I'd had a yen for chicken pie, and Steve Cobb, owner of the inn, makes a really good chicken pie with big fluffy biscuits topping it. We had a lovely meal - everyone ate more than we usually do, but it tasted so good - you know how that goes.

This is our group - left to right, me, Mary Encarnacion, Elizabeth Weidmer, Don Encarnacion, and Fred.

In addition to knowing about Steve's chicken pie, I also knew he has wonderful decorations in the dining room this time of year. Actually, the place always looks beautiful, no matter what season it is, but his Christmas decorations are especially nice. We tried to guess how many ornaments were on the tree, but everywhere we looked there were more, so we gave up.













There were still storage containers with more decorations waiting to be put up. I expect it takes Steve lots of hours to do just the tree, let alone the rest of the dining room and so many other rooms in the big old inn. Here are some pictures. The tree, and Santa waiting to greet guests, then Mr. and Mrs. Claus in a sleigh - a child's old-fashioned buggy type sled.










The inn is pretty from the outside, too. With lights in every window, it's very welcoming. Pictured here is the front entrance, and then the back wing is just as nice. Beyond is the lawn where one very hot afternoon last summer Steve very kindly set up for three of us to have lunch. My friends, one from Maine and one from Texas, were very impressed with the attention and care we had that afternoon. I wish they could see the inn now, with the snow and the Christmas decorations.