

Gratitude is found in our Lakefront Cabin Rentals

"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul"
Henry Ward Beecher
This past September I captured a moment of Wesley giving gratitude for the gift of our Indiana Cabin Rentals Log Cabin. He had no idea that I had captured this sweet moment on camera. The peaceful surroundings of our cabin of wooded trees, the Lake Webster view and all the wild life gives you a serene sense of comfort. His personal family ties and youthful history here in North Webster, IN opens up a flood gate of growing up memories. He has shared many stories of his past youth of Crappie Fishing, hiking, family and friends
Having a grateful heart is transforming and should be a daily event. Living in the United States most of us have a standard of living many higher than two-thirds of the rest of the planet. Instead of focusing on what we do not or can not have it's good to bring your awareness around to the many things you do and begin practicing gratitude.
Wesley and I try not to save gratitude for just Thanksgiving but year round too. Our Vacation Rentals Indiana cabin is the perfect place to spend Thanksgiving. Check out our availability calendar for openings.
Halloween Ideas For Our Lake Cabin Indiana Rental

Halloween Adult Drink Ideas
Slime Punch — This spooky punch looks the part and tastes fizzy and lime-licious.
Sangria — Vamp up your cocktails with this sweet sip, a drink that takes its name from the Spanish word for blood.
Bloody Mary — Thanks to its macabre name and blood-red color, this spicy cocktail is dripping with Halloween flavor.
Zombie — Afraid your party might be kind of dead? These strong, rum-tastic cocktails are guaranteed to liven things up.
Non-Alcohol Drink
"Eyes" Tea (makes 1 pitcher)
• 8 tea bags
• sugar (optional)
• lemon slices (optional)
• grapes
Boil 4 cups of water in a large saucepan. Remove saucepan from heat, and add tea bags. Cover saucepan and let tea steep for 5 minutes.
Remove teabags and pour tea into a pitcher. Pour in 4 cups of cold water and stir. Add sugar and/or lemon slices, if desired.
Serve in martini glasses garnished with a grape "eyeball
Halloween Music To Play
| . | Werewolves of London / Warren Zevon |
| 2. | Living Dead Girl / Rob Zombie |
| 3. | Somebody's Watching Me / Rockwell |
| 4. | Spellbound / Siouxsie and the Banshees |
| 5. | Don't Fear the Reaper / Blue Öyster Cult |
| 6. | Tubular Bells / Mike Oldfield |
| 7. | Devil Inside / INXS |
| 8. | People Are Strange / The Doors |
| 9. | Possum Kingdom / The Toadies |
| 10. | Bela Lugosi’s Dead / Bauhaus |
White paper cupcake liner
1 recipe for white cup cakes
Red food coloring
Pastry bag and small round tip
Small black jelly beans
Round candies with hole in the middle
1 recipe Vanilla Butter Cream Frosting
Red food coloring
Pastry bag and small round tip
Small black jelly beans
Round candies with hole in the middle
1. Line cupcake tins with the liners. Fill the tins two-thirds full with the batter and bake the cupcakes as directed in the recipe.
2. Frost the cupcakes, reserving some of the frosting. Pile the frosting up a little in the center to make a sort of domed shape, more like an eyeball. To make the surface smooth, dip a butter or frosting/palette knife in hot water and smooth it over the top of the frosting.
3. Tint the remaining frosting bright red with the food coloring. Using the pastry bag, pipe the red frosting on the tops of the cupcake in vein patterns. Make the veins radiate from the center of the cupcake to make the bloodshot quality more realistic. Cut the jelly beans in half. Place a jelly bean half into the circle of the round candy. Now you have and iris and a pupil. Place this in the center of a cupcake. Continue with the rest of the eyeballs.
This Halloween we plan to have thrills ,spills and chills galore at our Lakefront Cabin Rentals.
Things To Do At Our Epworth Forest Cabin

For those of you who might feel a little lost at our Vacation Rentals Indiana Cabin without all the time commitments to which you've grown accustomed, we've compiled the following list which offers a few suggestions about how you might spend your time:
Turn off your cell phone.
Watch that video/DVD you've been wanting to see
Listen to your favorite CD all the way through - without any calls from telemarketer.
Sleep in.
Have a true candlelight dinner.
Write a letter - longhand.
Take a long, hot soak in the bathtub - until your feet shrivel like prunes.
Walk around in a robe all day.
Stay up late.
Curl up next to the fireplace in a cozy chair with a good book.
Savor the aroma and sizzle of a steak being cooked to perfection on an outdoor grill.
Take a hand-in-hand stroll down around North Webster Lake
Skip a few stones.
Pick some blueberries
Try bird watching.
See how many constellations you can find/remember.
Fall asleep to the sounds of nature - not the freeway.
Fix your favorite exotic beverage.
Slow dance to your old favorites on album, tape, or CD
Eat an entire batch of brownies.
Cuddle around a campfire.
Make s'mores.
Try your luck/skill at Lake Webster Fishing.
Knock your partner's socks off with the most romantic kiss you can muster.
Play a game of checkers.
Paint or draw something.
Make a leaf collection
Play in the fallen leaves
Hunt for mushrooms
Make an outdoor fire
Tell your favorite childhood ghost story
Pick out a pumpkin
Walk through a corn maze
Visit one of North Webster Indiana's Haunted House
Have dinner with ghost at the Barbee Hotel (seriously it's suppose to be haunted)
Sing Karaoke at the Frog or any other local pub.
Go see the Lake Trash Band at Huntington Street Bar
Order in a pizza from Lighthouse Pizza
Put together a jigsaw puzzle
Ride the bicycles we have at the cabin
Watch Deer
Feed the ducks
Take a ride in the row boat
Walk The Path in Epworth Forest
Absolutely nothing at all...
On you next Indiana Getaway Bring The Whole Family

Discount Fall Cabin Rental
Click the coupon or email us at takeiteasycabin@gmail.com and mention the fall discount. Hurry though, the cabin is booked for most of October, and November is beginnig to fill up as well!
You won't find a better deal in the Northern Indiana area!
Halloween Anticipation At Our Lake Cottage Rentals Indiana

We still will be stirring our brew, fire up the fireplaces, put out some spooky decor, and load up on our favorite candy in case there are few Epworth Forest Halloweens visitors. We might even buy a cheap Jason mask to greet guest:) No doubt we will be inviting a few area friends over and check out the local events in the area by checking out http://www.americantowns.com/in/northwebster We love Halloween and looking forward to experiencing it this year at our Indiana Weekend Getaway log cabin
Favorite Scents of Autumn

- The rich amber smell of our fall candles
- The spicy smell of cinnamon
- The smell of wood burning fires inside and out
- The crisp cool air in the early fall mornings as the sun is rising
- The cool smell of the night just after the sky darkens
- The buttery smell of melted cheese
- The smell of hot apple cider
- The smell of apple-cinnamon
- The smell of fresh baked banana bread in the oven.
- The comforting smell of a loved ones sweater.
- The smell of the inside of a pumpkin.
- The smell of wood smoke on a cold day
- The smell of a crock-pot stew when you open the front door after a long day.
Fall Is So Good
Sweaters, Sweatshirts, Fireplace Inside, Crisp Air, Lake Cottage Rentals Indiana, Walks by the Water, Boat-ride with a Blanket, and Catch the BIG ONE or BUY THAT TREASURE for CHEAP!
Put away the summer toys and get ready for the future. The future at Indiana Lake Cabins means good fishin'; Muskie Fishing Indiana, Bass Fishing Indiana and Crappie Fishing Indiana and good Shoppin'.
Guide services are plentiful for Northern Indiana Fishing via Ye Olde Tacklebox, Google or call me, I can help. Webster is a tricky lake. Man-made from 7 (seven) holes there are 50 foot drops and shallows that go on seemingly forever.
The antique stores in 'Webster are stocked with unrealized treasures fro the rich folk who don't know what they're givin' up. Shipshewanna is happening' with cornstalks, pumpkins, gourds and all the fruits of the harvest. 'Though Sweetcorn Charlie is closed, there are still locals with roadside stands of veggies, fruit and love to share. Come on, you've got a cabin...
It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood ...

A beautiful day for a neighbor.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...
It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,
A neighborly day for a beauty.
I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.
So, let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say:
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be my neighbor?
Most of fall is already reserved so keep in mind that our Northern Indiana Cabin is a wonderful place to enjoy Thanksgiving time or the Christmas holiday season. Check out our availability calendar to book your next Indiana Getaway.


Summers Last Hurrah...at Lake Webster



Guest Book Testimonials...read what our Vacation Rentals Indiana guest have to say...

Epworth Forest Neighbors First Block Party

It will be a great opportunity to catch up with long standing neighbors and meet new ones. The Block Party will include guests bringing a dish to share along with a Float and Pyramid Contest. Weekend guest are even invited to join in the party fun!
Labor Day at The Lake has Nothing to do with The Haymarket Affair

Top Labor Day Memories from my Lake Cabin Indiana:
- Sittin' on the boat at the dock listenin' to the band that plays every labor day Monday echo across the lake.
- Goin' to the end of Summer labor day bash at South Shore golf course near Wawasee
- Bonfire with friends down by the lake on our Indiana Weekend Getaway
- Sweatshirts
- Making plans (that you may or may not keep) with friends for the rest of the year and a Winter Cabin Rental
- Drifting on the water in the late summer sun
Enjoy Autumn in a Northern Indiana Log Cabin Rental


Ms. Emily's Flower Garden

Wesley and I couldn't help but notice the sprinkles of love we found in the form of more flowers still blooming on the grounds of our Northern Indiana Home Rentals cabin in late August. Wesley's Mother, Ms.Emily was an avid Gardner and loved flowers especially wildflowers. Almost fifty years ago she started planting her seeds of love around the cabin. She carefully selected a variety of different flowers that bloom at different times in just the right location. This past weekend we moved her "In Memory" bench that viewed out upon Lake Webster a little closer in to one of her flowerbeds. Her devoted love for the cabin in North Webster, IN still lives on. She was very instrumental in being part of the original group that started the walking path in Epworth Forest. We miss her dearly but still feel and see her love with each seasonal blossoming flower.
Labor Day Weekend Memories at Take It Easy



Dog Days of Summer at the Lake
Man it used to be hot & humid with no AC at Indiana Lake Cabins! All we had was cool Lake Webster Fishing in the early morning and late afternoon twilight. (I like the twilight, that's when the Marsh Crone feeds her brood the "Marsh Crone's Brew"...look it up...I swear...see for yourself on Hoss Hill Road at about 745PM!) There was also of course; swimming at the Epworth Forest Beach or off the boat or pier, speedboat ride with the wind in your hair, bike ride down the hill toward Eagle Point, trip for ice cream with the windows rolled down and "Hanky Panky" by Tommy James and The Shondells blastin' on the box, hangin' out in the basement. Lake cottage rentals used to be sweltering especially at night with the oscillating fan that only cooled you as it passed by.
But now our Northern Indiana Cabin Rentals have something great! Air Conditioning. That's right, central air so you don't need to drive to Syracuse to the Pickwick Theatre and watch GI Joe or BandSlam just to get that artificial AC cool. And you can sleep at night at our Vacation Home Indiana without putting your head down towards the foot of the bed
(I don't know why but before the AC may Dad did that 'cause he said it was cooler, right Dad.)
So go for it! Sweat it up all day and at night after your dip you can chill out the Dog Days in Fiiinnne AC. Be cool.
Get Info On North Webster Before You Stay At "Take It Easy Cabin"

In coming up with new ideas for our Take It Easy Cabin blog, I'm constantly looking across the web to find the latest news and stories about North Webster. The other day I stumbled across a great website that includes some of the best local info on North Webster: AmericanTowns.com. This site features events, news, blogs, photos, and reviews of the local restaurants/stores.
If you're headed up to our vacation home Indiana spot, check this site out to find out what's happening in and around Lake Webster. Even if you've stayed at many northern Indiana Cabins, you still may learn something new!
There are still open spots for late summer, early fall - just click on our calendar in the sidebar to check availability. We'd love to have you, your family and your friends come and see what makes North Webster so special.
Northern Indiana Farm Stand - Sweet Corn Charlie's
I wrote a couple weeks ago about all of the local farm stands you can stop at on the way up to the lake. Well, all that writing made me really start craving some fresh corn and tomatoes, so when I headed up to Lake Webster, I stopped at a local favorite - Sweet Corn Charlie's. I've never heard of Sweet Corn Charlies, but my friend who has been going up to Northern Indiana for many years has gone there several times. Sweet Corn Charlie's has 8 farms across Northern Indiana, but they have a stand a couple miles down the road from Lake Webster. Their Syracuse location is on Pickwick Drive, at the DQ intersection, next to the Family Dollar Store. Look for the Yellow and White Tent.
Hours:
Monday - Friday 10:00 - 5:45
Saturday 10:00 - 4:30
Sunday Closed
Next time you stay at our vacation home Indiana cabin - you must try this place! We pick up tomatoes, corn and watermelon and I have to admit that they were the best I have had in a long time. They have a variety of tomatoes, all for the same price, so we got a couple antique tomatoes and made a very colorful caprese salada (tomato, mozzarella and basil) and also got some green tomatoes and made fried green tomatoes. We boiled the corn and chopped up the watermelon and had a delicious meal for the whole family.
If you're looking for a way to connect with your family, take them on an Indiana Weekend Getaway: rent the Take It Easy Cabin, pick out fresh fruit/veggies from Sweet Corn Charlie's, then cook dinner together.
