We have the VERY BEST guests!

If you've been following us for awhile, you know that last March, we completely reworked All Decked Out into am "Americana" theme. Everything is red, white and blue. We hung a flag quilt over the mantle that Phyllis had made, and we put a couple of little knick-knacks on the mantle. When we left in March, this is what the mantle looked like.


A couple of weeks ago, we made a very fast trip to Gatlinburg, primarily to install the new daybed and trundle at Smoky Mountain Tower. But we spent the night at All Decked Out. When we walked in the door, we noticed something was different. There were MORE knick-knacks on the mantle.


That's right - not one but TWO guests had bought little Americana things and put them on the mantle. They wrote in the guest book something like, "We really loved your cabin and we saw this little thing that we thought would look good on your mantle. We hope you don't mind!"

Phyllis burst into tears when she read that. We've spent 15 years workingand giving and doing everything we can to make our cabins nice. This was the payoff. Our guests don't take things from us - they bring us gifts! THAT is what makes it all worthwhile! THANK YOU!

We had already planned to add a couple things to the mantle. Phyllis loves Byers Choice Carolers, and we found these two at Cracker Barrel.


So now, this is what the mantle looks like.


We added some more decorative items which we'll show you in later posts. And we plan to go back to Gatlinburg next week. There are always things to do, but the first thing on our list for this trip is new pictures - so everything will be up to date. Keep watching for the latest. And please tell us what YOU would like to see in our cabins.