Category Archives: Latest News

It’s already started. Our first confirmed booking for the 2014 summer season.  July 26th to August 2nd. A little bit of an early start for a new guest. I usually get advanced reservations from guest leaving that want to hold … Continue reading →

Well the New Hampshire tax man found us. Turns out, I need to collect and remit an 8% hospitality tax to the state.  I did not know this when I got started. I ended up paying taxes for the past … Continue reading →

This past summer, a hurricane came through New England.  It dumped a lot of rain on the cottage and took the power out for several hours.  Over the rainy week, my guest asked if I had any games.  I knew … Continue reading →

A review from our first guests of 2011! Like most of my guests, they drove up from Boston for a weekend by the Lake. Like I promised them, the place was clean and ready for visitors. I hear the weather … Continue reading →

We took the old stove for a test run. It was just too unreliable. Two of the burners were working sporadically. Sometimes hot, sometimes not. We had complaints about this last year and wanted to make sure it didn’t happen … Continue reading →

The vacation season has started! I blocked of Memorial Day weekend for my family. My mother, brother and grandparents spent the weekend in the cottage and opened it up for the season. There was a lot of cleaning since we had done … Continue reading →

We’re always looking to keep the house updated and very comfortable for ourselves and our guests. This spring when we opened the cottage, we decided to update the furnace.  But then, we remembered how hot it was last year during … Continue reading →