Last Minute Booking

We've had an exciting new year.

Before January, my husband had been driving from Hickory to Charlotte...for about 20 years! So when he got a new job 30 minutes deeper into Charlotte, we realized we would need to find apartment in that area, but keep our house in Hickory. Since then, we have also been traveling with my husband's new job, and going back and forth between the house and the apartment, visiting with our many children and grandkids. So as you can imagine, I haven't been able to keep up with listing the cottage as often as well as I did last year, or check my messages right away.

This is a favorite Blue Ridge Parkway view.
 I have painted it several times,
and on the day I took this picture, I noticed
a photography class field trip going on at the top of the "hill".

Lucky for you, this means I have more available dates than I had last summer. Don't worry. The cottage is adorable, in excellent condition and in an ideal river front location. As a matter of fact, I can say with confidence that it is one of the nicest vacation rentals around.

Another view of my favorite hill. This is the view I usually paint.

Now I am actively working on the cottage rentals again. You are always welcome to email me at cottageonthenew@yahoo.com or call and see if you can book for a last-minute stay, because we do have availability right now, and I'm always happy to assist when the cottage booking is open. If you call, please leave a message and state your number twice. I will always try to return a call if I can, to let you know to keep looking, but if I don't call right back, you can usually be assured that it is already booked. However, do email me as well, at cottageonthenew@yahoo.com, just in case.

This is the second bedroom; very peaceful!

The Boone area is a great area for photographers and artists.
Everywhere I look, there is something wonderful that I must preserve on camera.

Thanks so much for your interest in our cottage. Do keep us in mind for the next time you have time for a mountain getaway. Be sure to scroll down and see photos of some of the wonders we have to offer.

If you "friend" us here on the website, you will receive my occasional postings, and keep up on the news of "what's happening" at the cottage.

Thanks! Deber

An Lazy Sunday Afternoon at the Cottage

The entrance of the cottage is on the side.

Stepping stones lead you to the steps.

The cottage from the front, with the big covered front porch

After a pleasant but busy Saturday puttering about our house in Hickory, Bill and I decided to spend Sunday at the little house on the New River. Our daughter Jossie came over with her boyfriend, Ben, and her sister Sydney joined us for lunch before she had to go to work in Boone. Bill loves to cook out, so he and Ben bonded over the grill a couple of beers while the girls and I talked.

Bill whips up a salad in the kitchen.

This time we took our two small dogs, Layla and Bo. They love to go to the river with us, and started getting crazy with excitement as soon as we crossed the first bridge where we turn onto River Road.

Ah, freedom. There is plenty of front yard along the river,and the road is on the other side of the bridge from the house. Bo quickly learned that if he stays away from the bridge, he'll get to play outside all day long.

Since the river winds gently through the valley, we observed a steady stream (no pun intended) of river lovers peacefully bobbing and paddling past us throughout the day. They traveled down the river in canoes, rafts and floats. Because the road has so little traffic, a family of bikers and a couple of

horse riders were among the afternoon travelers.

One view from the front porch, with the road leading to the bridge.

Canoers and a kayaker were early pleasure seekers this morning. There are several canoe rental companies in the area. The motto for passing under our new, sturdy low-water bridge is: 

"No troll. No toll. Just a little duck."

River Tubers...what a relaxing way to enjoy the beautiful old New...

As always, I saved the best for last. These happy drifters were my favorite bunch, bobbing down the river today with their little cooler bringing up the rear.

Jossie and Ben return from a survey of the bridge and the river. The neighbor's friendly Australian Cattle Dog is coming for a nice scratch between her ears.

The day started out perfect, turning to light sprinkles of rain toward the evening. But that didn't bother anyone, as the porch facing the river is so large that we could all sit there and talk while the dogs continued to play along the river in the sprinkling rain.

The living room fireplace

When it came time to go, the weather had cleared again and Sydney had headed to Boone for work. We donated all the leftover food to Jossie and Ben, whistled for the pups, and packed up for home. 

Our little cabin is now available for weekly, weekend, or nightly rental.  You can call our son Jacob on his cell phone to arange for the details (See the side bar).

For more cabin details, check our list of pages.

The cottage has two bedrooms and two baths. The smaller bedroom has one full sized bed. The larger bedroom has a queen sized bed and private bath. It can accommodate 4 people, but if someone is willing to sleep on the big fat sofa in the living room, it can handle a fifth person.

We'd love to have you stay!