Log cabin on a lake

14th October
Travelled to our next stop: West Brookfield, Massachusetts. Arrived and we were blown away. An absolutely fantastic log cabin, beautifully appointed, sun pouring in across the Brookhaven lake and through the windows of the  '3 season' porch, we couldn't have had it better. Sat in the sun with our first glass of the evening and then couldn't resist taking the canoe from our own jetty on the still sunlit water and around the bend of this lake. Houses on all sides , so completely private and peaceful. We discovered later after talking to the owners that they intend to retire here from NYC and we couldn't blame them. Tranquility and beauty, especially at this time of year.

Pete lit the fire in the log burner after splitting logs on their clever contraption outside. We listened to music with the fire roaring - (an immensely efficient stove and it needs to be, given the double height of the living room) and eventually we went to bed under the eaves of the vast wooden roof , having to open the window as the heat had risen considerably!

And I saw my first chipmunk! So sweet,  although they are pests of course - there is a notice here to be careful to close screen doors against them so I can't take one as a pet. 

 Like 'splat the rat' in reverse, you position the cutter on top of log and slide the weight up above the cutter and drop it - easy, even I can do it! The owners did have to request a large sturdy stump log to attach the whole contraption to however.