At the cottage before I even get there.

I'm heading to the cottage now with inspiration in my heart to try to make it look a little more like the images to the right. I am thrilled to sweep the plywood floors, clean up after the mice, beat the rugs, staple up the fabric walls, sweep the deck, rake the fallen leaves all around the outside of the cottage, dust the cobwebs, discard the unwanted, centralize like items, cover the air mattresses with linens, turn on the coleman burner to boil the kettle for dishes, brush my teeth over a pail, light all of the candles, change the batteries in the flashlights, plug the ipod into the battery operated speakers, dream of a dustpan that could possible capture it all, wonder how the not-husband will get the late mr. bat down from the very high skylight where it is fixed, play boggle and yahtzee, delight in the isolation from the cellular signals and the ringing, beeping phone sounds. Happy Weekend everyone.

photos courtesy of jubellacottagechic