I love this time of year. Beautiful sunrises and sunsets, a little cooler weather, football, long afternoons and impending fall all combine to make me happy with anticipation of holidays, sweaters and hanging out indoors. For our final summer hurrah, we loaded up the Jeep and headed to Hochatown, Oklahoma and My Ok-La-Home. I had… Read More
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Introducing the Get Out of Dodge Lodge
It is finally finished, decorated, and on the luxury vacation rental market! It took a year to build (or at least it felt like it), a year to collect the antiques, artwork and other supplies to outfit it, and a month to get everything settled in. What I love most about this house is that… Read More
Ten Things I Learned from Owning Vacation Rentals
Oh my! This is a topic that is likely to be more of a musing than an actual educational post. Boy, the last three years have been an eye-opener! My Ok-La-Home was my first cabin. Before I decided to build it, I stayed up all night one night running the numbers to see if it was… Read More
Collecting: Southwestern Art and Decor
A couple of years ago, when I was decorating my vacation rental home, My Ok-La-Home, I knew the look I was going for. I wanted the cabin to look like Ralph Lauren had lived there for about twenty years. A sophisticated, yet laid back Southwestern feel was my goal. I wanted lots of layers and… Read More