A cottage that beckons you to come in, make yourself at home, & RELAX. My high-school foreign exchange students 2 girls (N. Macedonia & Kyrgyzstan) & 2 boys (Taiwan & Kazakhstan), the host father of the girl from Kyrgyzstan, & I were in Tallahassee to visit the Capitol & see the legislature in session. Anxious to get inside, the students streamed back out, exclaiming how beautiful & nice the house is inside "How did you find it!?" Phenomenal, homemade, healthy bars & lovely, handwritten words on Ann's notecard greeted us!Barely settled, I saw the father & Taiwanese boy at the patio door, the father holding up a bass still on the hook & pole, amazed he'd caught it on his first cast! They released the fish & after another cast, the father started teaching the boy how to fish. Living in Taipei City, surrounded by concrete & tall, crowded buildings, it was his first exposure to fishing. He can never see the stars at night due to all the buildings & ambient lighting. Now, here he was standing at the edge of 'Walden Pond' thrilled with all the nature & open sky. The boy from Kazakhstan delighted in all the greenery & the beauty of the azaleas. Later, the father sat on the patio playing his guitar. Both girls got VERY comfortable inside! Finally, we all played cards from the HUGE supply of games (plus some late TV). Food galore & even at 80, I've never lived in or seen a home so TOTALLY stocked to meet every imaginable need. A home tailored for comfort & gratitude!!
