Marie and Jay Wedden pause at their home near Sparta, which doubles as a
bed-and-breakfast. The fog somewhat obscures the pond, at which guests
may try their hand at fishing.
| 114th Year, 12th Issue | Thursday, October 31, 2002 | Sparta, North Carolina |
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Marie and Jay Wedden pause at their home near Sparta, which doubles as a
bed-and-breakfast. The fog somewhat obscures the pond, at which guests
may try their hand at fishing.
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Jay and Marie Wedden did not intend to open a bed-&-breakfast when they first moved to Alleghany from Miami, Fla. two years ago.
"We decided it was time for a shift in life," Jay Wedden said. "We just needed a change from the big city."
However, his background as an outdoorsman and horticulturist, and hers in the travel/tourism/hospitality industry — plus the fact that they both like being around people — have served them well in turning the 80-year-old farm property on Brookfield Road near Sparta into a bed-&-breakfast as well as a home. "It's just too big and too nice to keep to ourselves," he said.
Marie Wedden remarked, "I think I'm finally doing what I enjoy doing."
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