It seems quiet here. But it has been anything but quiet. It's been a trip or three or four to the lake! We didn't have an overwinter...

Home again, home again. It was a whirlwind trip once again to the lake house. Kids spring break and just in time to catch the last of the...

Here's the latest. It's official we have completed the decking all the way around the house and the lower deck is also complete. Bring on...

The latest image just in. The wraparound is connected all the way to the other stairs. Mr. Tony said that the wraparound should be...

John and I refer to these trips as 'turn and burns'. You are in the car longer than you are at the place you are traveling to. Well, I...

Mr. Tony sent the latest images of the deck progress. You can see the new upper deck in place plus the two foot extension towards the...

So I got a little surprise in my inbox this morning. The contractor, Tony Mc Grath, from Bay Harbor Construction sent me a teaser of the...

It's an exciting April Fools day around here! The Contractors have arrived and I see chunks of old deck streaming up the driveway like a...

If you own a vacation rental, when you finally get an open stretch of time at the place, it's never to relax. It's to fix, improve or...

[This is a series of year end posts about our year in review] It's been a big year for growth. And I am proud of how we have done and how...

[This is a series of year end posts about our year in review] You can never go home again. I found that's true. I tried to see if things...

[This is a series of year end posts about our year in review] The Lake. We wandered down the path with kids streaming out in front....

[This is a series of year end posts about our year in review] It started in 2015, we were invited to stay with my brother and his family...

When you start running your own business its hard to write the words that don't sound trite. Everything has been overused and loses any...

Where does the Number One team stay when they have a Dragon Boat race? Our most recent guest Carol and part of the team stayed at the...

Can you feel it yet? The crickets chirping, bull frogs croaking and the lightning bugs blinking slowly in the humid heat. Every year...

The Upper Catawba River Basin is experiencing significant runoff from the recent rainfall. Lake James is spilling but not expected to...

Article from http://www.vrmintel.com/how-to-book-direct-vacation-rental/ The word is out. Airbnb, VRBO.com, HomeAway, and TripAdvisor...

So I have been mulling over the idea of where to take the blog. Travel inspiration? Rehab follow along? Local insider info? Too many...

The origin story. John and I started searching for our little slice of life many moons ago. We purchased a camp in upstate NY, in the Tug...