Remember the last post about the new dock furniture?  Well we had some strong storms come thru a few weeks ago, and suddenly the furniture was no longer there.  Oops.  So.....me and my oldest child decided to try to go fishing for them and we found them, blown off the dock, into the water, and covered with mud.  We got them cleaned up again, and long story short, there is now only dock furniture on the 2nd floor of the dock.  The furniture there is protected from blowing off by the railing along the top.  Please do not move any of the furniture to the lower level as it will blow off in a storm and if it is damaged, guests will be charged.  Hopefully sometime soon, we will try to get some concrete benches are something heavier that can be used on the lower level of the dock.  Live & Learn.

We got some new furniture for the dock and the front porch.  Here is the dock furniture. These pictures are from the Wal-mart website Here is the link if you like them Topeakmart Outdoor Lawn 2-Person Metal Furniture Patio Glider with Table, Double Front Porch, Beige Steel Frame - Walmart.com I will post some ones of them on the dock shortly. Here they are: And here is the cute bench we put on the front porch. Come on down - Sit a Spell - Enjoy the View. and spread the word of the Chilcottage @ Lake Tawakoni

Phone Chargers? Yes. Phone Chargers. Seems silly but I think it's the little things that make a big difference.  We stayed at another short-term rental and they had convenient charging stations on all the nightstands in the bedrooms.  We get so many ideas from just staying at other places.  So we upped our game too.  Ta-Da!!! Phone chargers on the night stands at the Chilcottage.

Hey YA’LL! It's been a year now, and it’s oficially STAT-urday. STATISTICs Saturday. These are the numbers for our first year doing this rental thing.  We started back OFICIALLY (meaning not just family and friends, but publicly) in March 2024.  Anyways here are the numbers, trivia, factoids, and maths on our STR (short-term rental) and websites.  REMEMBER...you have to call it a STR now because AIRBNB is like calling tissue, Kleenex.  Because we are now listed on many more rental websites. We are no longer an airbnb but a STR. whatever. anyway.  So now. On with the FUN. This is now officially 1 year in.  We started renting out to the public in March of 2024. VISITORS So far......Our furthest visitors have been from England & India.    Bath, England Go Bath Rugby!   and Vellore Tamil Nadu India Olympic champions!  W e have also had guests from over  13  different states here in the U.S. Including Texas is maybe cheating, b...

Here is where our great guests have visited from: So far......Our furthest visitors have been from England & India. But we have also had guests from over 9 different states here in the U.S. Including Texas is maybe cheating, but we are still counting it. Here is the link if you want to explore the map. https://maps.app.goo.gl/XCKyDGpzv6qt3x958 Click on it and see the latest. Only 1 month to go before we have been officially at the short-term rental business for a year.  Be on the lookout for our 1-year update. I will give you a glimpse into what we have learned and earned.