Catskill Mountaintop Log Retreat - A quiet nature retreat

I am nonprofit fundraising professional who specializes in capital campaign and major gift fundraising. I've worked for many well-known organizations over the years. I consider myself an environmentalist and love nature, particularly the energy of the Catskill Mountains.

My life has been one long spiritual exploration and you will note a variety of spiritually minded items throughout the home. On the front porch, you will be greeted by a nature altar featuring Imanja, Brazil's ocean Goddess. I visited Brazil in 1992 for the Earth Summit and was touched by the Spirit of Brazil and its people, and have returned many times since.

I know you will love the house and I'm happy to share it with like-minded people.

I purchased the property, which includes 5 acres below and behind the house, in 2000 from Charlie, who put his heart and soul in building the home in 1988.

I have always viewed it as a spiritual retreat as it was built with such love and conveyed by Charlie to me with his genuine warmth and generosity. It was such a gift that I have felt from the beginning that it was a sanctuary to be shared.

I have been a nonprofit fundraiser for many years working with various nonprofits around the country, but would always return to what I call the "hive" to regenerate myself for the work I do. You will note many bee symbols throughout the home. The bee is a symbol of joy and community, and I believe the house resonates with the warmth and buzz of a loving community.

I've heard time and time again from everyone who visits, is that they walk in the door and feel at home. It is all wood and you feel nature's embrace inside and out of the house.

There are reading nooks and places for naps -- a love seat swing under the deck and a hammock for two in the summer. The upstairs loft daybed is a great place to read as well as ponder life while viewing the mountains and valley in the distance.

The front porch is perfect to lounge and observe the hummingbirds feed and the bees buzz about the flowers. With windows all around, you can hear the wind in the trees, and lay quiet listening to the snow fall or observe an awesome thunderstorm and hear the rush of a cleansing rain shower.

It is a place to connect, with yourself, nature, and with others.