You Just Don't Get It!

Why do I write this blog?

When we first moved to northern Michigan nearly five years ago and started a whole new life our family and friends back home were interested in hearing what we were doing, what we were learning about innkeeping, and just wanted to stay in touch. I would email different ones at different intervals sharing little stories of our life. Our moms, brother, sister-in-law, friends.. all commented you need to keep writing these down. When they didn't hear from me in a week or so I would get a call or email, hey! what's up... we want to hear what's happening up there at Rays Retreat.

We got our website where we could post pictures to share. We started writing trail reports. During the summer months our guests wanted to know what we was happening up here in northern Michigan... and after requests, we continued writing infrequent newsletter accounts of happenings around northern Michigan and Rays Retreat.

Blogging was introduced to me, and it seemed a natural transition. Friends and family could get daily updates and conversation with Sparky and I. Friends include our guests. Its hard to come and stay with us without leaving a friend. The small intimacy of our little motel makes for a friend after one nights stay.

I blog because I like to write. I blog to share my thoughts. I blog to share our pictures. I blog to stay in touch with family and friends. If you are not family, and if you are not a friend... why do you read this blog?

This is my 'blog home'... I would not presume to enter your home and comment on your opinions or your spouting off. It is your home, that is your right. It is my right to spout off on my blog without rude comments from people who need to get their own blog home where they can spout off at their leisure.

Enough said.