Monthly Archives: October 2012

Hurricane Sandy has substantially come and gone. The Inn, along with all of Main Street in Hancock, lost power for almost 24 hours. Happily, the Inn’s generator was very much up to the challenge and we spent our first night of vacation listening to the wind and rain, but able to keep track of the storm by watching New England Cable News and CNN on the television. Cable must have gone out sometime overnight, because this morning, despite having the generator power, TV and Internet were out.

Power came back on this afternoon around 2:00 p.m. Rain gauge says three inches. Just took a walk down to Norway Pond with Potter and the pond is up over most of the beach.

Otherwise, no trees down on the property. A small section of fence. That seems about it.

Here’s wishing everyone along the New England Coast a quick recovery.

Sunday Supper this weekend is pasta Alfredo with Chicken and Broccoli. A classic combination. For starters, Minestrone Soup, and then a citrus Granita and Biscotti for dessert!

$15.00 prix fixe (excluding beverage, tax & gratuity). 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.

Reservations are encouraged.

After a day’s delay while we exhumed two very large pieces of granite, carpenter Doug Payne, blacksmith Tony Civitella and landscaper Bobby Fogg constructed the new handicap ramp to the Inn. Handicap ramp is probably a misnomer; it certainly serves the purpose of providing access for guests with mobility issues, but it is otherwise the most used entrance to the Inn as it comes from the parking lot.

The project finished on-time.

We started to rebuild our handicap ramp entrance to the Inn this week thanks to the go-to team of Inn regulars, Doug Payne, Tony Civitella and Bobby Fogg. Underneath the boards of the old ramp was a serious piece of granite, an old threshold that we knew was there, but that when revealed in all its glory we felt needed to be rescued from it’s buried position. Thanks to Phil Matthewson and his company we had a backhoe on the scene within an hour. As long as it was there, we went ahead and exhumed another slab of granite, also mostly buried, in front of another old, out-of-service Inn entrance nearby. The second one, which measured seven feet long and +18 inches thick in spots, tipped the backhoe off its front wheels when lifting/dragging/lugging it out.

First time either of them have seen daylight in maybe 150 – 200 years??

Sunday Supper this weekend, October 21st:

To start, Fennel, Apple and Cranberry Salad.

As an entre. Beef Chili with Chorizo and Tomato.

And for dessert…Tequila Cupcakes! Yes, indeed, tequila. Baked.

$15.00 prix fixe (excluding beverage, tax and gratuity). 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. Reservations are encouraged.

Always happy to greet guests, Potter took a turn behind the front desk today.

The front porch of the Inn is a great vantage point from which to watch the small town of Hancock, New Hampshire. Today we were treated to Cindy Pirky, riding her horse whilst walking the dogs.

The Hancock Inn will be closed for two weeks beginning October 29th. It will reopen for the night on Monday, November 12th and for dinner, Tuesday November 13th.

Sunday Supper this weekend will be Roast Chicken with Roasted Potatos, plus vegetables. For starters, Stuffed Mushrooms and for dessert, Pumpkin Pie.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Thanksgiving!

$15.00 prix fixe (excluding beverage, tax and gratuity)

5:30 p.m. – 7: p.m. Reservations are encouraged!

Went outside this morning to pick some tomatoes for breakfast and caught the early morning sun hitting the hills behind the Inn. I don’t know how we lived without a camera in our pocket all the time, thanks to the modern cell phone.