Hello Friends!
As many of you may know Fallen Tree closed out its first year of business in 2008. It was far more successful than we ever dreamed, with over 200 guests crossing the threshold. Brent and I are starting up on some major projects to improve the B&B for 2009. First, we are adding a spa tub to Coyle's Hideaway. So in the future, if you are brave enough to climb up to the room hidden in the treetops a wonderful new bath awaits. I'm jealous. The new bath is going to be clean and serene. As most of you either met or heard our daughters, Eva and Madeleine, you know that I currently share a bath with a three and a six year old. Plans are in the works for a family addition in the next couple of years that will get the kids out of my clawfoot tub! Yippee!!
Also in the works, to answer the gazillion requests for weddings that we get each week, we are putting a base footing in the training ring that packs down like macadam to provide a hard surface for all the dancing and eating that occurs under the wedding tents. No more leveling tables and chairs on the grass. Also to accomodate weddings is the landscape work being done to our barn ruins. Nearly everyone who comes to visit wants to know " what is that stone monstrosity?" In the sixties the couple who owned the property sold the wood from the bank barn located across from the front of the house for lumber. We are now left with a beautiful rugged shell that appears like an outdoor room. One wall was completely destroyed when the previous owner removed the stone for a walkway. We are hunting stone like what was removed to replace the wall and then plan to put into rustic arches and gates. Several trees need to come down to accomodate the tents. Brent plans to do this himself( power tools are VERY popular here).
We'll be taking time out to replace the wire fencing with split rail in our three pastures as well.
Keep in mind as the temps drop and your cabin fever rises that we are running a "Snowed Inn" special in January. For every night you stay with us you get an additional night free. Several of the rooms have fireplaces to snuggle up in and large tvs to enjoy a good movie( and we've got plenty of great new DVD's).
We feel so blessed that so many of you have chosen us for your lodging needs this past year
( some more than once!!) I promise that if you choose to return we will surprise you with improvements to the rooms and grounds... As I have said to many of you ... "you should see what it looks like in my mind" We have such big plans for the farm and invite you all to witness the changes as we go forward. Happy New Year.
