THE BLUE RABBITHOLE!

 So my husband and I left Friday morning to drive to Laurel Mississippi!  Laurel is the birthplace of Hometown, the HGTV show featuring Erin and Ben Napier.  They renovate cute old and dilapidated cottages in Laurel with their clients.  I hadn't watched many of their shows but this year, during the Covid phase when we were all stuck at home, I spent a lot of time binge watching Hometown as well as many others.  You can find more about Hometown herehttps://www.laurelmercantile.com/blogs/journal

So when we decided to go to Laurel, a 4 hour drive from our home in Florida, we needed a place to stay.  I had wanted to stay at the Wisteria Bed and Breakfast but sadly it was booked.  So I went online and found The Blue RabbitHole with AirBNB.  It was available and looked super cute so we booked it.  It wasn't that easy to find.  There is a small alley situated between two houses but first we had to find the two houses.        This is the road and when we arrived it was pouring down rain.  That hose in the corner of the building came in handy as my shoes found the mud and I had to rinse them off.                                                                                                                                                                                                

Road entry to the cottage.

The Blue Rabbit Hole is a super cute and charming cottage.  The owner Sally is an artist and the lively bright colors were enjoyable!  My interior design hat came on and I appreciated the bright bedspread and pillows, the cute chairs and tiny sofa as well as art work by Sally.  She went the extra mile with appointments, even supplying milk and orange juice and bagels for breakfast.  Coffee and snacks are a staple.

The Blue Rabbit Hole is very close to the downtown area and within walking distance.  However, we elected to drive after I almost fell in the mud left by the rain three times.  And the sidewalks are uneven.  I'm not the most in shape person to be walking around.  Here are some more photos.  

You can learn more about The Blue Rabbit Hole by going to www.airbnb.com.  

The day we arrived, we got there early enough to go to the Veterans Memorial Museum in Laurel.  I would definitely recommend a visit to this museum, especially if you are a veteran.  My father was a POW in Japan for 42 months during WWII and there was information from another POW there in the museum.  It was nice to see some of the pictures he included.  

After a nice dinner and relaxing in our little cottage, the next morning we found a Waffle House for Breakfast and then proceeded to the downtown area.  We pulled up in front of the Lauren Mercantile which is owned by Erin and Ben Napier and had to stand in line to get in!  OMG.  There were quite a few older couples and men with their wives waiting to visit the place where Erin and Ben call home.  We also went to the Scotsman shop and saw the woodworking shop where Ben creates his master pieces. More about that tomorrow!