Mayberry Cottage

We must have thought up at least four dozen names for our lake house, starting when we were driving home from the realtor's office. We thought of so many names... all very nice, but none of them had the right sound, the right feel.

Tonight, we went out for dinner at Babbo Bruno's..... sitting there enjoying the meal and once again thinking up names for the house.

My husband came up with "Mayberry Cottage." Perfectly perfect for that house and that property. It has a nostalgic feel to it, a cozy, comfortable, kick-off-your-shoes feel. Pure Mayberry. Mayberry Cottage.

So Mayberry Cottage it is. Perfect name.

I started packing boxes this morning.... dishes and flatware, kitchen items and decorative things with a country flair. And a guest book, of course. Everything I packed is from around the house and the screen-porch. All my pretty wicker furniture will go from our screen porch here into the living room of Mayberry Cottage... it will have a country/shabby chic look, much like the style of the furniture that's in there now. We don't know yet if the present owner is leaving anything behind, but I'm sure we'll find that out before the closing.

It was an adventure looking for a lake house, and it will be another adventure as we make it our own. I can barely wait.