Located just minutes from the Mukilteo ferry and the charming sea town of Langley, our little organic hobby farm nestled beneath old evergreens offers convenient respite. Interact with sassy swan-like sebastopol geese (they love apples!) or a kaleidoscope of 50ish chickens, one rooster and two brother rescue goats named Frank and Petunia. Groomed trails lead to a 100 acre nature preserve managed by our neighbors The Whidbey Institute that we call the "100 Aker Wood". The space Situated on the south side of our little three acre organic hobby farm, the Briar Rose Cabin is our third and newest sister of our very popular Airbnb listings The Mother Goose Cabin: https://www.airbnb.com/h/storybookfarm-mother-goose-cabin & The Christopher Robin Writer’s Cabin: https://www.airbnb.com/h/storybookfarm-christopher-robin-writers-cabin. The Briar Rose Cottage is also a rustic building of reclaimed old-growth barn wood and architectural salvage, this newest cottage cabin boasts our largest single level blueprint, allowing a separate room for the queen-sized bed, a luxurious bathroom inside the cottage and easy just off the driveway access. This tiny home cabin is packed with charming details: a vintage stained glass window placed to capture the evening sun that dances colored light all around, antique tiger oak furnishings (and other vintage finds) dripping with lace and embroidery handcrafted by artisans of long, long ago and a chandelier, of course! ***Summer travelers rejoice! Whisper quiet air conditioning has been installed. Glamping at its finest :) Guest access We happily host children and well-behaved leashed-at-all-times dogs. Enjoy full access to the farm animals and trails. The bonfire area and guest laundry closet (which features a super cool laundry machine that is both a washer and dryer) is shared with other guests. Each of our three cabins are completely private with its own outdoor space equipped with a propane bbq grill and are guest only accessed. Other things to note Whidbey Island is notorious for weak cell signals. Wind storms can cause power outages...though we are fully prepared with a generator and lumberjack ;) Buildings are of lovingly reclaimed materials... windows may be drafty. Heaters are in place but temperatures can fluctuate. Quilts and warm cups of tea are in abundance. Large group? Family reunion? Look at our other airbnb listings located just across the field: https://www.airbnb.com/h/storybookfarm-mother-goose-cabin And https://www.airbnb.com/h/storybookfarm-christopher-robin-writers-cabin Same awesome farm birds, goats, campfire, trails & private soaking tub w chandelier, of course.... Please let us know if you are bringing children or a dog so that we may wrangle up the birds into their enclosures before you arrive. Speaking of children, we have young ones. Though we have instructed our littlest hosts to not bother our new "friends", if unsolicited bear hugs or visits are offensive, this is probably not the right place for you. Usual check-in is at 4pm; check-out at Noon. An early check-in or a late checkout can sometimes be accommodated. Feel free to ask. Unless you request otherwise, you gather your own eggs for breakfast. Nesting boxes are located outside of the chicken run beneath the canopy. Just lift either lid and move the ladies to the side. (Watch out for the black & white polkadotted one with the punk hairdo...she has a little attitude. Covering the back of your hand with a sleeve will be enough protection from her pecks.) Eggs will be all colors...green, blue, pink, chocolate, cream, freckled! Yolks will be dark yellow to orange. (Color varies depending on their foraged diet which is supplemented with Organic only feed.) Got organic left overs? Toss apple scraps over the pond fence to the geese. Non-citrus produce scraps to the chickens. Warning: sitting by the firepit with a snack could mean chickens hopping into your lap!! This isn't a place for fancy city shoes! The chickens and geese are not potty trained. Rain makes for lots of muddy puddles which are highly recommended by the duck.