Chamomile Retreat
166 Ames Lake Lane Ellijay Ga 30540 404-909-9303 |
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Take advantage of the opportunity to visit the Pasarya Gallery Immerse yourself in a unique experience with resident artist Julian Pasarya. Visit his Studio/Gallery for a private showing and the opportunity to purchase his work. To see the artists work, visit his website at http://www.pasaryamuseum.org This special includes: 2 night stay Private Showing Dinner with the Artist $295.00 Getaway for One Just for You Stay 3 nights for $99.00/night priced based on single occupancy Old logging road hiking trail |
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Veterans Day
To honor our Veterans, we have joined with other innkeepers around the
country to offer a complimentary night to Veterans on November 11th,
Veterans Day. We did it last year and it was such a wonderful experience, that
we are making this a tradition at Chamomile Retreat.
V.A. Mahoney, WWII Veteran and his wife, Mary, were one of the couples that
spent last year with us. Vic was kind enough to write this article for The Bugle
Call Rag and share it with us all.
Thank you Vic and Happy Birthday!
November 11th, Veterans Day, happens to be my birthday. My wife Mary
wanted to make the occasion different from that of other years. Here’s how she
did so.
In early November she spotted an item in the newspaper that suggested
to B&B owners nationally that they voluntarily honor a vet on Veterans Day by
offering a night free. She found two in the Savannah area, one in South
Georgia, and two in the Northwest Georgia Mountains. She contacted the
Chamomile Retreat in the Ellijay area and the owner, Andrea Hinda, indicated
that she would be honored to have us.
After the Legion Post meeting on Veterans Day, we drove the 80 miles north.
The day was warm and sunny. The mountain greenery was lush looking and
starting to invite changes in color. We found Chamomile Retreat two or three
miles off the major highway, in a setting that is so woodsy that it challenges
one’s supply of precise adjectives for description.
The Retreat is at the end of a country road. Trees seem to encircle it. The
main house is substantial looking, up on a bit of a rise that looks down on a
small pond featuring a pair of slowly paddling ducks.
Andrea and her husband Jim greeted us, introduced us to their newly adopted
Black Lab, Mr. B, and the busy cat, Ames. She then led us to a 1940’s cabin
that featured a front and back porch sporting rocking chairs and clear views of
the pond to the rear and calm woods to the front.
The cabin is replete with the amenities and necessities. Its comfort reaches out
to you immediately. It was at this point that Andrea informed us that Chamomile
is not a B&B. It is a retreat. It is a place meant for those who need and want the
wooded quiet, the divorce from the world of fevered action and worry. It is a
place for a poet or writer to wander. It is a place for an artist to sketch without
distraction. Above all, though, it is meant for those who want to relax, to
meditate, to examine their life, to recharge their batteries, to upgrade their self-
worth, to chart their near future, to let nature slip into their day. We did some of
each!
When we said our farewell in the morning, unstated reluctance to
leave must have shown through our smiles of gratitude. Our gratitude
included praise for Andrea and Jim for embracing the call to honor veterans on
Veterans Day in this special gesture.
To honor our Veterans, we have joined with other innkeepers around the
country to offer a complimentary night to Veterans on November 11th,
Veterans Day. We did it last year and it was such a wonderful experience, that
we are making this a tradition at Chamomile Retreat.
V.A. Mahoney, WWII Veteran and his wife, Mary, were one of the couples that
spent last year with us. Vic was kind enough to write this article for The Bugle
Call Rag and share it with us all.
Thank you Vic and Happy Birthday!
November 11th, Veterans Day, happens to be my birthday. My wife Mary
wanted to make the occasion different from that of other years. Here’s how she
did so.
In early November she spotted an item in the newspaper that suggested
to B&B owners nationally that they voluntarily honor a vet on Veterans Day by
offering a night free. She found two in the Savannah area, one in South
Georgia, and two in the Northwest Georgia Mountains. She contacted the
Chamomile Retreat in the Ellijay area and the owner, Andrea Hinda, indicated
that she would be honored to have us.
After the Legion Post meeting on Veterans Day, we drove the 80 miles north.
The day was warm and sunny. The mountain greenery was lush looking and
starting to invite changes in color. We found Chamomile Retreat two or three
miles off the major highway, in a setting that is so woodsy that it challenges
one’s supply of precise adjectives for description.
The Retreat is at the end of a country road. Trees seem to encircle it. The
main house is substantial looking, up on a bit of a rise that looks down on a
small pond featuring a pair of slowly paddling ducks.
Andrea and her husband Jim greeted us, introduced us to their newly adopted
Black Lab, Mr. B, and the busy cat, Ames. She then led us to a 1940’s cabin
that featured a front and back porch sporting rocking chairs and clear views of
the pond to the rear and calm woods to the front.
The cabin is replete with the amenities and necessities. Its comfort reaches out
to you immediately. It was at this point that Andrea informed us that Chamomile
is not a B&B. It is a retreat. It is a place meant for those who need and want the
wooded quiet, the divorce from the world of fevered action and worry. It is a
place for a poet or writer to wander. It is a place for an artist to sketch without
distraction. Above all, though, it is meant for those who want to relax, to
meditate, to examine their life, to recharge their batteries, to upgrade their self-
worth, to chart their near future, to let nature slip into their day. We did some of
each!
When we said our farewell in the morning, unstated reluctance to
leave must have shown through our smiles of gratitude. Our gratitude
included praise for Andrea and Jim for embracing the call to honor veterans on
Veterans Day in this special gesture.