My New Job

I have been working for a week now and it’s all going well, the Inn is so beautiful and very posh! Each of the rooms has it’s own little balcony, cast iron roll top bath’s and huge beds! They have had a few famous faces stay there, hopefully I will get to see some this year.

The history of the Inn goes like this, The Naramata Heritage Inn & Spa was originally built in 1908 by John Moore Robinson who started the fruit industry in this region of the Okanagan Valley. Mr Robinson had made his fortune in the newspaper business in central Canada when he decided to head west in search of gold during the Klondike gold rush of the late 1800`s. Stopping briefly in the Okanagan valley he succumbed to the serene beauty and idyllic climate and quickly realized the agricultural and development potential of the area. After surveying and developing the townsites of Peachland and Summerland as well as many fruit bearing orchards, he set his sights on what he believed was the ideal location for the “Perfect Community”. The “Hotel Naramata”, resting on the shores of Okanagan Lake, was his crowning achievement in land development. Over the years the building has functioned as a hotel, a private girls` school, and as the home of the Robinson Family.

I have spent a few afternoons in the garden when I finish work as the weather has been lovely! We went to Kelowna for a day away on my day off and did a bit of shopping, which is always fun!

We have been to a couple of ball games, as my Aunt is part of the Mad Dogs team, they are trying to get me to play, but at the moment I am just watching and learning the rules, but I am sure I will be playing before long, it looks like great fun.