March Break News
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Spring has started to show itself around here.
A little more light.
Longer evenings.
The first small signs of things waking up across the County.
We’ve been thinking a lot about this moment in the season — how spring arrives with a kind of sudden momentum. More light, more movement, the sense that everything should start happening again all at once.
But the body doesn’t always move at that same speed.
Sometimes it needs a moment to attune and catch up.
That idea has quietly shaped a few things we’re working on this spring.
Next week we’re hosting our first Equinox Reset Retreat at the Inn — a weekend of yoga, meditation, great food, and sauna ritual.
A chance to prioritize self care land gently in the new season.
We’re also very excited to finally give some of Alex’s collection a permanent home here at the Inn. Design Shop began as small pop-ups is now becoming a dedicated space where guests can explore and take home pieces from Alex’s ongoing design curation.
In the kitchen, we’re leaning into the strange seasonal gap we’re in — when winter produce is rough and spring hasn’t quite arrived. Lately that’s meant rediscovering underused pantry staples, like apple butter, which turns out to make a very good cake.
And if you’ve been thinking about a visit this year, now is a good moment to start planning. Summer weekends tend to disappear faster than we expect, and our third night free offer is wrapping up soon.
More light.
More movement.
The slow return of the season.
We’re excited to share it with you.
— Alex & Adam
The Equinox, Explained
Twice a year the earth pauses in a rare moment of symmetry — equal light, equal dark.
A brief point of balance before the year begins to tilt toward longer days, warmer air, and the quiet momentum of spring.
Across cultures, this moment has always been marked with simple rituals: planting seeds, gathering natural objects to build a small altar, stepping outside and noticing what’s beginning to grow again.
A way of acknowledging that seasonal shifts ask something of us too.
Sometimes the best way to meet that change is simply to pause long enough to feel it.
Which is exactly the idea behind our first Reset Retreat.
March 20–22 — Equinox Reset Retreat
A weekend of yoga, meditation, ritual, and time outside in the County — designed to help you land gently in the new season.
How to Book
Start with a quick intake chat so we can make sure the retreat and room choice feel right for you.
Email hello@angelinesinn.com with:
• the retreat you’re interested in
• your preferred room style (solo, shared, or group)
• any questions you’d like to talk through
We’ll reply to set up a short consult and confirm availability.
LAST CHANCE: Pre-Season Exclusive for Our Subscribers
One Last Nudge
Our 3rd Night Free offer extended until March 20th.
Reserve a three-night stay and use the code FREENIGHT at checkout — the third night is on us.
Three nights is the correct amount of County time. Book now!
What is Design Shop?
For years, Alex has had an instinct for collecting — an eye for objects with presence, history, and the quiet kind of beauty that makes a room feel finished.
Pieces discovered in salvage yards, antique shops, auctions, and the occasional roadside miracle — gathered not randomly, but with a curator’s patience and a designer’s eye.
After our holiday Design Sale — where pieces Alex had gathered and lived with over the years quietly found new homes — we realized something: people loved encountering these objects in the same place they were discovered.
Design Shop is the continuation of that instinct.
A small retail space at the Inn where pieces Alex collects and curates pass through on their way to a new home.
Vintage furniture, odd objects, design pieces — things that have lived interesting lives and are ready for another.
Recipe: One-Bowl Apple Butter Cake
I’m so deeply tired of bone broth.
Emotionally ready for spring.
End of winter is the grocery store graveyard.
Nothing cute at farm stands for sooo long still.
Time for a pantry investigation.
Apple butter: concentrated apple gold. Moody, mysterious — usually lurking in the back of the cupboard.
I think it’s time to put some shine on Miss Apple B.
This rum-scented one-bowl apple butter cake with a thick maple mascarpone whip is just that.
Proof that a few neglected pantry staples can still make something excellent while we wait for real food to come back.
One-Bowl Apple Butter Cake
(9-inch pan)
Dry
180 g all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp kosher salt
1½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp fresh grated nutmeg
Wet
200 g apple butter
120 g Greek yogurt or sour cream
120 ml neutral oil (½ cup) OR 110g brown butter
150 g brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp dark rum (optional but excellent)
Fruit
1 medium granny smith apple, grated (about 150 g)
Instructions
Heat oven to 350°F / 175°C. Grease or line a 9-inch pan.
In a large bowl whisk together apple butter, yogurt, oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and rum.
Stir in the grated apple.
Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Stir until just combined.
Spread batter in the pan. Sprinkle with raw sugar for a crunchy top if you’re not adding whip
Bake 35–40 minutes, until deeply golden and the centre springs back.
Cool slightly. Eat warm or room temperature with the whip.
Maple Mascarpone Whip
250 g mascarpone
240 ml heavy cream
3 tbsp maple syrup
Pinch kosher salt
½ tsp vanilla
Whisk everything together until thick, soft, and cloud-like.
Spoon and swoosh generously over the cake.
Missed our last edition? Find it here: Reset Retreats Now Live
Until next time,
Adam + Alex
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