An analogue place in a digital world. But it does have WiFi.
Set on 250 acres that include Clear Creek, bluffs, pastures, and forest, the farmhouse offers seclusion and quiet for one or two people looking for a getaway.
There are paths to wander, a deck to sit on overlooking a pasture, thousands of books to peruse, old maps, a turntable with some eclectic vinyl, and farmdogs who love new people.
We live on site and can tell stories or let you be.
We prefer some dialog before booking.
This is a place someone who doesn't like the outdoors can be perfectly content visiting. There are probably 3000 books. It’s kind of an Introvert’s Resort, where it’s just you, the books, the dogs, and the creek.
On the other hand, someone could also be content never going indoors. There are 250 acres of pasture, creek, and woods to explore.
You can see lights from the neighbors at night, but they are about a quarter mile away. Our house is closer, but you can barely see it from the farmhouse. You’re more likely to see the Milky Way in the summer.
The bed has a new Saatva standard mattress, not a queen. If two people want to visit here but not share a bed, there is a twin sofa bed with a new memory foam mattress, which would go to the guest who drew the short straw. Those negotiations are up to you. Know that there is only one bathroom and it is off the bedroom. If you don’t mind sharing a double hotel room with someone, you’ll be fine in the farmhouse.
You’ll have to figure out your own food. We supply kitchen essentials and some snacks but no ingredients for meals. We can tell you some places to eat, but the nearest hamburger is at the gas station eight miles away, and the nearest fork that isn’t plastic is about 25 minutes away. Plan accordingly.
Why wouldn’t you stay here? If your idea of rustic is Silver Dollar City, just go to Branson. This is an Oklahoma farm. Everything needs attention. There are ticks and chiggers in the spring and summer. No one who lives here takes a picture of themselves blissed out enjoying nature while standing in tall grass. That’s a good way to get the itchies, so just don’t do it. You might see a snake in the summer, most likely a black rat snake, and rarely a copperhead. Both are cool as long as you leave them alone. You’ll see a spider in the farmhouse, guaranteed. And given that this is rural Oklahoma it is entirely possible to hear gun shots. No one is shooting at you or at anybody else. It’s practice. If that stuff bothers you, maybe try someplace else less rural.
Why would you stay here? Because this is one of the most beautiful pieces of land in the state, and the farmhouse reflects the collections of interesting people. It is quiet, peaceful, isolated, and bucolic. Everything is real. There is a deck overlooking the lower pasture and a bluff that provides endless opportunity to watch wildlife.
Speaking of wildlife, we have two dogs, one of which is known to abandon our house in favor of new people at the farmhouse. You're definitely going to have a dog hanging out with you.
There are a lot of gravel and two-lane blacktop roads nearby for cyclists to explore. Nature photographers will go nuts.
Those who knit will like to know that this is the headquarters for Lost City Knits, but we do not have a physical shop here. The studio is a workspace and a warehouse. It is not set up for customers. However, we are happy to pull some yarn lines out for you and have them in the farmhouse so you can imagine what you might do. We can sell from our stock, but the experience won’t be like shopping in a yarn store.
Possible day trips include a drive to Tahlequah, exploring the gravel roads in our neck of the woods, taking a day and go to Crystal Bridges Museum of Modern Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, or just hanging out here, watching the pasture, and walking in the creek.
When you visit dictates what you might want to do. Fall and winter months are ideal times to be here. January through March offer opportunities to walk in the woods and sit by the wood stove. April through June show Spring's color and life. July and August make sitting in the farmhouse’s AC attractive, with maybe a trip down to the creek. September provides a break from summer, and October and November are prime.
