Guests at the Log Cabin - Part III

I have to say one of the best parts about having this log cabin is all the friends that want to come visit us! A log cabin on a lake is certainly more enticing than my suburban home downstate. I love showing them around my town. My friend Kim and her boyfriend Mike came to visit us for a couple days - and I think Kim is competing for best guest of the year. She brought enough food to feed Greg and I for the next several months! (Either that or maybe she wants to move in.......she did have a lot of luggage with her...hmmmm.....just kidding Kim!)


I'm constantly looking for new items to add to my guest room to make it more cozy and inviting! I think warm blankets and decorative touches help.














I had this little gift box filled with goodies for my friends when they arrived. I think they liked it!











I was happy we were able to take our friends to one of our favorite places - Hartwick Pines State Park. It's nice when your friends enjoy the outdoors as much as you do.

Log Cabin Guests & Birds

This weekend we had our first official guests to the log cabin. (I have the guest room pictured here.) I am happy to report they found the room very enjoyable and comfortable. The guestroom is now known as the bird room. I incorporated a bird cage and an antique clock (with a bird on it of course!) and a framed Cornell bird print. We had a great time going to Hartwick Pines State Park, hitting the Stampede Saloon for wings and beer and of course viewing all the birds from our deck this weekend. It was a bird bonanza! Juvenile Eagles, Blue Heron, Loons, Cormorants, Bufflehead, Rose-breasted grosbeak, goldfinches, red winged blackbirds and Canadian geese just to name a few. I was alternating between camera and binoculars all day! I will be posting these pictures this week on my birding blog - www.birdinginmichigan.blogspot.com .

P.S. Today is the last day to vote for our log cabin name and entering the contest for a free subscription to the Country's Best Log Homes! Be sure to leave a link back to your blog.

My guest bedroom is better

Last weekend when we were at the log cabin, I realized my guest bedroom is better than my master bedroom. How so you ask? Well for one thing, look at all the sunlight that pours into this room! This is what morning is like in the guest bedroom. Not so much in my room. Second thing - the view is better at the guest room's smaller window. You see the undeveloped wooded lot with large maple and pine trees. In my room, my small window has a direct view of the propane tank. Also - I think the birch tree I can see from there is dying. Well I guess before I start feeling sorry for myself, I remember that my guests will think I'm such a good host for providing them with the "best room." (And oh yeah -I have the big double closet - not so bad! ha,ha).