under the magnolia tree

going to the lake

june 2014

 we have discovered it best to head north by 5:30am on any given Saturday morning.  the kids happily watch a movie as they eat their breakfast and we happily sip our coffee and look at the beautiful scenery.  we arrived this particular weekend just in time for the 9:00am ferry.  the water was stunning and we couldn't wait to cross it.

we had just over 24 hours to clean every nook and cranny of the house so we started as soon as we arrived.  thank goodness for gorgeous weather.  the children were like free little birds outside and only came in to sleep.  i was happy to be done with the main house so i could move on to the much smaller bunkhouse.  here's a view of the deck.

 and here's a view from the deck.

 here are the five fruit trees we planted alongside the bunkhouse bordering the empty lot next to us.  the two cherries look they have died from lack of water.  funny considering we were sure it would be the deer that would get them.  we're not giving up and hope to plant more.  not only will it be nice for the privacy if someone was to ever build next to us, it sure would be fun to have the fruit.

 the inside is as rustic as you would imagine a bunkhouse to be, charming nonetheless.  a happy place to jump on beds with all of the windows open and sun streaming through.

 on our rental listing this is called a secret getaway since it doesn't exactly qualify as legitimate guest quarters.  on a rainy day it sure would be fun to hide away here with some board games.

 we did our work in the time frame we had.  windows didn't get washed and carpets didn't get steamed but it looks squeaky and ready for the summer crew.  we hand it over to renters for the rest of june and we'll have it back most of july.  counting the days...