Some rich folks are renting the Brown Palace for the holiday weekend and she called the other day to touch base.

She kept saying things like 'will it be unlocked, when will you we see you?' and I eventually realized that they didn't know I live on the property. Even after I told her I live next door to the house they are renting, she still didn't get it.

A lot of these vacation rental properties around here are managed by realtors or owners who don't live near the rental. The customers show up at a business office with money and pick up the key, and then head out to find the rental out in the woods and never see the owners.

Turns out they have driven past here a lot over the years, and looked down from the highway, but didn't see how many houses there are here along the river. I told her 'well, it's pretty bushy over here, but there's a whole big house that you'll see when you get here.' She didn't sound like she believed me.

It sounds like they are going to have a great time - their kids are coming up one night, and some friends are coming up for dinner another night. They have been going to some cabins not far from here for years, but those people stopped renting out their cabins. It'd be nice if this became their new favorite place.

I did put a new bottle of balsamic vinegar over there, and washed the windows this morning. Tomorrow I'll go offer to help round up some fire wood. Maybe that'll help.