Stories

Stories from the house

About the house, the River Kupa and what a stay here is like in January and in July. We only write about what we know first-hand: this is the land our great-grandfather left us.

The house from the side, the original oak house and the brick extension under one roof

19 September 2026

Toma the ferryman and a house built of oak in 1952

In the middle of the last century our great-grandfather Toma took people across the River Kupa in his boat, from the beach beside the house. This is the story of his name, of the house built of oak in 1952, and of what we did with it.

Hot tub on the covered terrace, looking out over the lawn

18 September 2026

A holiday home with a hot tub in winter

The hot tub is outside, under the terrace roof, so it works even when it's below freezing. This is what a winter weekend here is really like, from arriving on Friday to leaving on Sunday.

The house on its own on a large lawn, no other buildings nearby, the Kupa behind it

17 September 2026

A weekend for two with a hot tub, in the countryside

A weekend for two with a hot tub usually means a hotel room and other guests on the far side of the wall. Here you get the whole house, the land and the river, and there's nobody on the other side of the wall.