Several months ago, I came up with the idea to go on a writing retreat, and I had my eye on Maybelle’s cabin in Brown County. (I won’t post pictures of the cabin because you can go to their site to see the layout there – they just redecorated the whole thing and it’s adorable!)
A few weeks ago, I invited Rachel to go with me. Being a fellow writer, I knew she would love it and I wanted to share it with her as a graduation gift! Today I want to show you some of the fun we had around the cabin. I made a top ten list – but in no particular order.
1. HOT TUB! We had this hot tub on our back deck, and we spent about a half hour out there every night.
It is a secret dream of mine to one day have a hot tub at my house. I find them so relaxing. (And you get lots of friends who want to hang out with you if you have a hot tub.)
2. TV! You'll notice a lot of blankets and hoodies in these pictures. Rachel and I kept the temp in the cabin right at 65 degrees. Freezing - and perfect in every way. Anyway. We had satellite TV, so when our brains needed to take a break from the writing process, we kicked back and watched TV.
Rachel got me hooked on America's Got Talent while we were there. HILARIOUS show. Do you watch it? If not - you should start.
3. READING! An important thing for a writer is to fill up on reading! I kicked back in my big comfy bed with the pillow top mattress and down comforter...and read...and read...and read. No reason to feel guilty for it - wasn't like I had chores to do!
Rachel did some reading as well...little bit of advice from Stephen King.
4. WRITING! Obviously this is the reason we were there. This darling little desk was mine for the week - couldn't have been more perfect!
But you know...the writing is just as good anywhere!
5. COOKING! Rachel and I are both electric stove cooker girls - so this whole open flame thing was new for us.
But we didn't set anything (or anyone) on fire!
6. MORNING COFFEE! Oh. My. Goodness. This is how it should be every day. Coffee at 9 out in the sunshine with the little waterfall running to the side....
7. JOURNALING! In addition to the 27,305 words I wrote on the computer, I did a good amount of journaling. LOVED the time of reconnecting with the Lord while I was there. He can be heard well in a woods.
8. GAMES! Rachel answered questions from this game...
...and I answered questions from this one. Proud indeed.
9. VISITORS! We had lots of visitors at our cabin this week. Check this out. Mr. Froggie - on the window beside Rachel's bed:
Mr. Cardinal:
Mr. (or perhaps Mrs?) Butterfly:
The resident miniature horses...Rachel loved them.
And last but NOT least - Romeo. He knew how to let himself in and parked right next to the doggie treat jar.
10. BATHROOM! We were, after all, in the woods:
Okay, just kidding. THIS was our tub.
It was the perfect spot for a getaway. Just a mile from the little town of Nashville, so if we needed something (like a Polar Pop) - we could have it in about five minutes, but we felt like we were miles away from everything - all nestled at the top of a hill. Truly relaxing. We highly recommend this cabin (or the Robinwood right next to it...where I stayed a couple of years ago with Julie Crandall) if you're looking for a quiet spot to escape. 
2 comments:
27,000 words??? Wow, you WERE inspired! :)
Well I'm not sure if I was inspired or desperate to get as many written as possible before life took off in hectic-ness again. :) But I was pretty happy with it!
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