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The Lake House
lighter:
Not religious, Hops. We're thinking retreats, weddings and memorial services, generally.
Putting together retreats with a nutritionist, acupuncturist, brain integration practitioner, meditation/yoga to instruction, etc.... and abundant time in nature appeals to me very much.
Guests arrived Thurs and all I've heard is...
"We've arrived."
And...
"You're home is beautiful 😍."
Crickets after that.
We really want to veer off from vacation rentals all the way into events.
My brother talked about adding goats and miniature horses.
Again.
Very sweet, imo. Not sure how that aligns with the evolving mission, as I interpret it, but I'm glad his heart leans towards nurturing creatures.
I really want a proper orchard....I guess my inner child keeps asking for the orchards of our childhood.
We'll likely be planning landscape designs soon. The more natural the better, imo. I still despise mowers throwing dirt at the windows, and sometimes rocks..... expensive to maintain grass, equipment and/or hire mowers when "forest" and native shrubs are an option. I have the mower lined up, should that be necessary. Will see.
I'm looking for a BBQ master to cook whole pigs on site.......need more single bed spaces....thinking sturdy built in bunks when comfortable stairs built out in the garage. The kind with curtained privacy.
I just had a dryer installed in garage and will ponder highest and best use of it he current laundry room stubbed for a sink, 7th toilet and possibly another shower....or extend that bathroom into garage with several toilets and showers/sinks.
I'm just letting possibilities spring into the light. See what makes sense.
Lighterl
lighter:
I'm hustling to get house set up for guests arrival Aug 1. It'll happen, just never how I think it will so ... dropping expectations and heading South after minor decisions based mostly on the rain.
Youngest picking up free drawing board from friend who's moving. DD can use a drawing board....hope it's not HUGE.
I have magnificent huge frames (and art, depending on your taste) in my garage. Likely headed to the local consignment shop. That's too bad, bc it's worth thousands and I wish I could use in the out building at some point.
:: releasing outcome::
Consignment opens tomorrow or I'd have dropped all 3 pieces on my way to lake house. I'm not tired. Just done swimming against the current.
That makes SO much sense as I read that back. Just bc I'm swimming doesn't mean I always swim where and how I've always done. I can stop and float or swim with or straight down just to see what happens....holding open possibilities and, as always, curiosity.
Lots of rain! Happy plants and overcast sky means less wilting in the heat. Yes😎
Twoapenny:
Events and retreats sounds lovely, Lighter. I went to this amazing wedding once, small and low key but they'd hired a guesthouse by the beach so we all spent the weekend together and the wedding was the bit in the middle. It was so lovely because often at weddings you don't get time to catch up with people properly. It's so busy and you rush about trying to chat so it was nice to get there the day before and have proper catch ups and then say proper goodbyes the day after as well. Lovely times. I bet yours would be an amazing weekend to have a celebration of any kind, or a full weekend of healing or whatever else might be on offer.
Not swimming against the current makes sense. I'm feeling a lot more tuned in to not endlessly pushing for something if it isn't happening. Still feel frustrated when things don't happen easily if I'm honest, but feel more comfortable with doing what I can and then waiting to see what comes of it. Fingers crossed for easy currents though, eh? xx
lighter:
Yes to all you said, Tupp.
And....
it's not just stopping fighting the current. It's what happens when we stop. That's a gap, empty....a little scary....all that open space ready to be filled with something new.
Not knowing what, creates discomfort, IME.
We met with the Army Corps of Engineers and have a plan mostly hammered out to plant 100 trees...white oak, maple, Dogwoods and a few others. They want to yank our dock permit for 5 years, but that's not for sure happening.
I'll move the firepit 50' with DD22 and finish cleaning for arrival of guests tomorrow.
I bought 6" insulated attic vent pipe to replace our cheap accordion foil dryer vent, bc it's full of water in low spot again. Will block w up new dryer if guests use it.
The house was in great shape after last guests checked out. There's some kk d of lacquer like substance in sink,bilon floor and a few other spots....but house looks like no one was here, really.
Lighter
Twoapenny:
You sound like you're getting really good guests that look after the place well Lighter, that's a good thing and really helps. You hear so many horror stories about people treating places badly, it's nice that you're getting people who have similar standards to yours and aren't destroying all your hard work! I'd bet there will always be something else to tweak, that always seems to be the way, doesn't it? xx
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