Dear
Guest,
We are happy that you chose Nature’s Return for your visit to Nags
Head. We hope that the cottage is
comfortable and convenient in every way and that your visit will be
fully
enjoyable.
Before you leave if you have any suggestions
please take a
few minutes to complete Suggestions form. Your suggestions are fully
welcome. Also
make a note, if you will, in the guest
book and tell us about your stay. This
reassures us that our efforts have been successful and may suggest
enjoyable
activities to other guests.
We are continually making improvements for your
comfort
and enjoyment. Please take one of my
cards, and keep up with upcoming enhancements through either of my
websites:
nativesreturn.com
normanstudio.com
Thank you.
Contact Owner – Matthew Norman
252-573-9699
Telephone
There is
no land line as generally all guests use
cell
phones these days. Please be sure we
have your cell phone number in case we need to contact you.
Internet
For
internet service,
if you have an
air card your computer will find our wireless connection, mwnwireless. The security code
is xxxxxxxxxx (The
actual code is printed in the
print-out of the Cottage Book on the entry table.) Please give me
a
call if you have difficulties with this service. (Do
not attempt to use nativesreturn, doesn’t
work.)
Printer
You are
welcome to use the printer/scanner,
although you
will no doubt have to download the driver from the Hewlett Packard web
site:
www.hp.com/#Product.
Select the
button Download
drivers
Enter the
product HP80
Deskjet
F4280
Select
your operating
system
Select HP Deskjet
Basic Driver
Kitchen
The
kitchen
is small but
surprisingly efficient once you get used to it; its small size saves
many steps. There are lights under the
cabinets above the
sink and beneath the corner cabinet. Reach under to find the
buttons. Note tools for grill hanging inside the kitchen by the
door.
As I enjoy
cooking and
experimenting in the kitchen I hope you have what you need to prepare
and serve
whatever you want. I welcome suggestions
of other items which you would like to see included.
My friends
the Alexanders make the nice stoneware
bowls and
will make things to order. Their card is
on the entry table.
A request:
Please
use CreamaBrite and/or water to
clean the glass
stovetop, no
Fantastic or other household cleaners. These leave a film on the
glass and corrode it.
Garbage collection
You will
need
to roll the
garbage can back the morning after collection, particularly on Monday
as we
will no doubt take it out to the street on Sunday. For easy to
access from the kitchen, it rests
in the corner next to the ramp beside the hose, facing the house.
Summer
Schedule (Begins
3rd Monday in May)
Collection
begins 3am
Monday,
Wednesday, Saturday
Winter
Schedule (Begins
last Monday in September)
Collection
begins 5am
Monday and
Friday
Dining
To expand the
round
table there
are two
leaves standing
up in the supply closet. Use one or both
to make it large enough to seat six or eight comfortably.
Table mats are in the drawer in
the front entry table.
Okay so it’s not a Steinway, but it lives at the
beach which
is a terrible place for a piano, but
we do keep it in tune. Because the piano
is raised higher than normal on large rollers a heel rest is needed for
use
with the pedal. You will find a brick on
the floor near the pedal for that purpose.
Supplies
Extra
cleaning and paper
supplies and charcoal for the grill (to keep it dry) are in the closet
beside
the piano. Toward
the back on the floor there are also a
couple of large roasting pans, too large for the kitchen. There
are also a battery powered lantern (and
extra batteries) in case you loose electricity.
First Aid
items--
bandaids, antiseptic ointment, rubbing alcohol, and sunburn relief are
in a box
in the cabinet under the bathroom lavatory. Toilet paper is also
in that cabinet. Note that behind the mirror above the lavatory
is nature’s
medicine
cabinet.
·Laundry soap
is in the
cabinet above the washer and dryer. We
provide supply items for your convenience.
·Two Turkish
bathrobes are
hanging behind the door of the center bedroom which are fun to use on
cool
nights when you use the hot tub. If you
use them please leave them in the laundry basket to be washed.
·There are
summer blankets
in upper cabinets in the all the bedrooms.
·Extra
batteries for the
remote are in the top drawer of the desk by the back door.
Artwork
Regarding
sales of the
artwork, we now have a selection of prints in the box on the wall next
to the
master bedroom for anyone who may be interested, and the framed prints
on the
wall above the blue couch are also available. The unframed
prints in the box are $50.00 each. The framed prints
on the wall are $125 for
the 16x20 ones, $90 for the smaller ones. These prices are
10-15% lower than gallery prices.
If you are
interested in
any of these, just take it with you and leave me a note with check in
the
inside flap of the Cottage Book. If you
need others email me and I can send to you. A pricelist of the
framed paintings on the other walls is
available upon
request. Enjoy!
Outside
Hot tub cover
-- To
remove and replace, double it over toward the house then slip it off to
rest
between the side of the tub and the two vertical posts.
Additional outside chairs, a croquet set, badmitton, and a few beach
toys are in the storage next to the outside shower. Tents are
not permitted. Please
clean up after your dog in the yard
for the sake of subsequent guests,
If you are curious, the
Chinese scroll in the back bedroom says, according to my
daughter-in-law who is
from China
“MONEY. Be
peaceful and not get angry will generate money, we should all try to
follow
this saying.”
Check-out
Check out
is at 10:00 am and we hope you will check out on time so that the cottage may
be properly cleaned and inspected for the next renters.
Please leave the cottage clean.
Wash dishes, clean kitchen and bathroom.
Leave beds which were used unmade.
They must be
stripped and remade for subsequent guests anyway.
Vacuum and/or sweep floors.
Lock all doors and windows and leave both keys inside the cottage on
the entry
room table.
HAVE A GREAT VACATION!
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