"Hi Elizabeth and David, Thanks a bunch. I can’t say enough good about your Plum Panache B & B. The hospitality was as wonderful as the name is great. From beginning to end, the décor was perfect – something unexpected and beautiful at every turn. The food was plentiful and scrumptious. Beds and other accommodations were immaculate and comfy. The sun room’s large table allowed plenty of space to spread out our genealogy materials to work and visit. Plentiful windows overlooking primarily hosta and rose gardens, invited sunshine in - the ambience was spirit lifting. The evening in the large pavilion, chatting by the roaring fire in the huge stone fireplace, enjoying cookies and drinks, refreshed us after a long day of searching and researching. We were pampered. No longer having family in Ottumwa, we found a new home (Plum Panache), new family (the 3 cousins and spouses) and new friends (David and Elizabeth). It is difficult waiting until our next return in mid September, 2012. Bless you, jan "