The Inn at Benicia Bay

Today I went with my mom to help work at the Inn at Benicia Bay. She's a housekeeper there along with Mrs. Hayes. There were eight rooms at that time that were just finished being used, so my mom and Mrs. Hays had a lot of work on their hands. Her boss agreed to let me help out today.

There are nine rooms total, and they each have different themes. Each room is expertly decorated with beautiful antique furniture. We had to clean out eight of the nine rooms. The things that I mostly did were vacuum the rugs, fold the laundry, and cover the beds. I learned to fold everything in a special way and fold the sheets into bundled sets. I have to admit that it was fun!

Working there was like going back in time. It was a place tucked away, indifferent to the world outside. Everything was so elegant, I felt like I was dreaming. When I took my first step through the back into the dining room of the Inn, it smelled deliciously of breakfast. I could smell the sausages and toast in the warm room. It smelled really yummy!

While I was folding sheets and towels on the second floor in the room Oceana (in the picture there), I heard Mrs. Hayes turn on the radio. I couldn't hear it very well, but I continued with my folding without thinking about it directly. I was listening nevertheless. The faint song sounded like a western cowboy type of song. The only thing that I could make out was, "Law Mckenzie, who had a kiss black eye and a shock in the mole..." I heard the same thing over and over...of course I think I heard wrong!

There was a room downstairs where we kept the vacuum and water bottles for the rooms downstairs, among other things. My mom had asked me to bring more water bottles downstairs because we were out. As I finished placing the bottles atop the wine rack, I turned left to exit the room. Being the klutz that I am, I walked right into the door. Now, I have a bruise above my left eye.

Anyhow, working for the day at the Inn at Benicia Bay was very fun although it was work. I may work there sometime again next week if the boss (was it Bob?) lets me. Going there was like an adventure!

-Jelaya