Whitestone: A Country Tennessee Bed and Breakfast

A friend from high-school came to Whitestone. I had not seen him since 1959 and would not have recognized him if he had not identified himself when he pulled in the entrance to the chapel. I was parking
cars for a wedding, greeted him warmly and told him to go to the next entrance to check [...]

I have been sitting on the back deck of the Farmhouse at Whitestone. It is an absolutely perfect Spring afternoon.I can see over 4 miles of lake frontage and 4 islands.(Watts Bar Lake embayment of the Tennessee River) The Smokey Mountains are visible in the distance today. There is a nice breeze and it’s 75 [...]

The root word for hospitality is the same as hospital. Hospitality is simply taking care of real needs. The guests who come to the inn recently have had a greater need for rest and stress relief than I remember anytime in the past.
I see more clearly the connection between the words as our guests come [...]

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Great pictorial of Wayne and Lura Biffar’s new home under construction at the Pointe at Whitestone

It is a complicated, complex world out there today. Figure our the U.S. tax code before tomorrow. try to grasp what is happening to our economy, figure out how business works, etc. (long list) I was reminded of a quote from Nicholas Butler,president of Columbia University in 19th-20th century “I have divided the world into [...]

Reunion! Easter always carries a different set of feelings since my son’s death in 1992. It means I will get to see him again.And that belief is not based on wishful thinking, but on historical facts and 700 eyewitness accounts.There is more historical evidence about the resurrection than many ancient events generally accepted. If we [...]

A recurring theme amoung innkeepers and business owners as we discuss the difficult financial times we are experiencing is better management. Most of us agree that we are required to manage our business better today than in the past. In fact, we are being forced to do those things that we knew to do [...]