We Rented A Waterfall!

 

Are you fortunate enough to live in a place where you can look out your window and see an ocean, a lake, a stream...a waterfall?

We aren't.

I don't even have a battery-operated water feature on my deck. 

Just a hose.

It's definitely on our bucket list 

to own a home with a water view...

Someday.

For now, Mr. Goo Shoes and I need to satisfy that desire by vacationing in places that have a room with a view.

I must say, we outdid ourselves this time...

We rented a waterfall for a week. 

And I don't mean a little trickler…....

it was a big, loud, bonafide waterfall, 

with a name and everything...Niobe Falls. 

Oh...and it came with a house, too.

This was our backyard…

  

 

Look and listen... it's only 30 seconds.

 

This little paradise is just outside of Woodstock, NY, 

in the Catskill Mountains, only 90 minutes from home.

But it took us a long time to get there, 

as we actually started on this journey about a year ago. 

Last summer, I was still working at a TV network, 

where I'd been for many years. 
I had been thinking for awhile that it was

time to wind down my career, 

but I was conflicted. 

Mr. Goo Shoes and I talked for months about what I should do.

As I joke with him now,

 the conversation we had one night last August, 

is what pushed me over the proverbial waterfall's edge, 

so to speak, and made me leave my job…

 

 

He said:

"Picture this. We can rent a little house 
for the entire summer up in the mountains,

 and relax...just think how peaceful that would be."

The picture he painted was so enticing, 

how could I not quit? 

I didn't even wait for the paint to dry on that picture…....

I resigned. 

Although the plan sounded idyllic at the time, 

the truth was, we had no idea whether we would 

even like being in the mountains for such a long stretch. 

Rather than jump in with four feet, 

Mr. Goo Shoes and I decided to dip our toes in the water, 

and see what it would be like 

to spend just a week in the mountains. 

Our online search for vacation rentals led us to  

The Waterfall House.

As we headed up for vacation last week, 

I was hoping that my expectations
hadn't gotten the better of me.

 

I needn't have worried. 

If this spot isn't a piece of heaven, I don't know what is. 

 

The house is charming. 

Almost every room has a view of the falls, or the stream, 

but for this post, we'll stay outside for a tour of the property. 

The interior, and the Woodstock area, 

are worthy of their own posts.

Put your bug spray on, and follow me.

 

Head out the back door to the porch. 

 

The trees partially obscure the view to the falls, 

but just imagine eating your Rice Krispies on this porch,

 while listening to the sound of rushing water, 

and gazing at the stream below.  

 

Walk around to the front of the house, 

which leads to the garden. 

Just before the arbor, turn right…....

 

Head down the path through the spectacular garden of lilies…....

 

To the little bistro table perched across from the falls. 

 

It's the perfect spot for morning coffee, 

and to get the creative juices flowing…....

And what could be better than cocktails 

at your own private waterfall?

 

(Let's ignore the fact that we got eaten alive by mosquitoes. 

This is NATURE!)

Then, open the gate and head down the steps for a closer look…

 

Get up close and personal… 

Feel the spray on your face.

Don't drop your camera in the water!  

 

Who needs Ambien when you have this? 

If only I could bottle it somehow 

and take it home for sleepless nights.

Happy...Happy...Happy.

It is exactly the picture Mr. Goo Shoes painted for me. 

Who knew he was so artistic? 

It's like having my very own Vincent Van "Goo."

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