The Bryan's Cozy Cottage

05/27/2024

The Cozy Cottage got a good washing today which was long overdue.

Now it’s time to relax for the rest of the day. Happy Memorial Day.

04/08/2024

We had the pleasure of talking with the owners & enjoying some of their delicious burgers & sausages on the charcoal grill this past weekend. This butcher shop is conveniently located just off of Hwy 515 in Ellijay on the way to our cottage. Do yourself a favor & stop by.

Meat wholesaler

02/19/2024

Finally got our barn quilts up this weekend! 😍😍
These were a design that my husband thought up, drew out, then painstakingly taped & stenciled to have them come out perfect. This was truly a labor of love but one he said he will most likely not want to do again anytime soon. I think they look perfect in this spot & makes it feel like you’re having lunch in cute, country diner.

11/27/2023

The cottage is all decorated for Christmas. 🎅 🎄✨And downtown Ellijay has their tree up. Message me for your holiday/winter getaway.

10/02/2023

We personally haven’t done this but seems like fun. Also, the intersection of our road & the railroad tracks, I believe is the end point. Let me know if you do this.

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09/01/2023

Dappled sunlight peeks through the trees
The air is cooler, I believe.
Above me I see a clear, crisp sky
A birdie lands near me to say “Hi.”
I hear a rustle of leaves
Is that you Autumn, in a breeze?

The Cozy Cottage is gearing up for cozy season. 🍁☕️🔥🎃🍎
Won’t you join us?

07/17/2023

Back-to-school isn’t that far away. Then Fall & all it’s glory will be here before you know it. So why not go ahead & schedule in some down time in the mountains?

We picked up these new, fun trail passports from the Gilmer County Welcome Center today. These are just for Ellijay & Gilmer County & are perfect for a weekend visit. You have 3 options to choose from:
•Antiques
•Sips 🍷☕️🫖🍺🥃
•Treats 🧁🍦🥐🍭🍪

We also grabbed some other brochures for the area.

Go to the welcome center’s Instagram for more info on local, fun stuff to do.

Message me for booking your stay at the Cozy Cottage.

05/01/2023

“Some old fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.”
-Laura Ingalls Wilder

It’s a good thing we have a lot of that at the Cozy Cottage. 😊 Message me for booking.

04/16/2023

Soon it will be summer. Time for long, lazy days, bubbles, frozen sticky popsicles & ice cream, fireflies & fireworks, spending the day beside a body of water fishing, splashing, swimming or boating, weekend spent grilling with friends & family, picnics in the grass, late sunsets, lazy days reading & much more. Message me to book your stay. You can do all of these things & more here.

01/05/2023

Friends, just wanted to share our other rental with you in case we have renters interested in a beach vacation.

The Bryan Family Beach house is our 1,750 sq ft, 3 bed/2 bath renovated home located a few blocks from the Gulf of Mexico in Mexico Beach, Florida. MB is a quiet, golf cart accessible small town located just inside Central time zone.

You can search the name above on Facebook & “like” that page to find basic info & to follow along with updates, photos & more. Message me for available dates & rates.

01/02/2023

“Winter reminds us that everyone and everything needs some quiet time.”

-Katrina Mayer

Forecast calls for 🌧️ the next few days at the Cozy Cottage which means it’s the perfect excuse for snuggling up beside a lit 🕯️ with a 📖 & a warm ☕️.

Message me now for booking your stay.

12/19/2022

It’s beginning to look (and feel) like Christmas. 🤞🏻 for a White Christmas at the Cozy Cottage.

This time of year is so wonderful, but oh so busy. Message me for booking in January or February when everything slows down & you want a little winter getaway.

11/04/2022

Look at that crystal clear water! 💧💦

We installed an under-the-sink cold water filter last weekend & are so thrilled. This is only in the kitchen 🚰 & only for cold water but we are happy not to have to buy gallon jugs of water anymore.
The water is & has always been safe to drink (we’ve had it tested), but it has a high iron count & if we use the whole-home water filtration system in, the iron clogs the filter. Plus, it hadn’t been very aesthetically pleasing to the eye. So this is the next best option. The water might be slightly cloudy or have a slight orange tint for washing dishes or for a bath, but for drinking & cooking with cold water, it’s good to go!

10/30/2022

Upgrades for the Fall at The Bryan’s Cozy Cottage.

10/19/2022

Do these photos speak to you? Are they calling you to sit down, cozy up with a hot mug & slow down? If so, message me for booking.

09/26/2022

If you are looking for an easy family walk, I’d love to recommend the Mineral Springs Nature Trail in Blue Ridge. It’s close to downtown BR, is very shaded, mostly flat & has a little creek running through it which is always a plus when we are looking for a walk/hike. We found wildflowers, fungi & these dancing Beech Blight Aphids on our walk today.

09/22/2022

Happy Fall Y’all! Time for cooler weather, glorious colors, all things pumpkin & apple, plus cozy nights around a fire. Message me for booking.

08/28/2022

We spent a few wonderful hours at Ellijay River Vineyards yesterday evening. This place is a beautiful drive just minutes from our cottage. We brought a picnic blanket, played a few silly, made up games with our new wooden dice & had wonderful conversation with a family next to us. And then the breeze blew & this happened…..💨🍃🍁🍂

08/26/2022

It’s been four months since I’ve been to our cozy cottage & while it wasn’t entirely intentional, I now know that’s way too long to be away & I’ll try not to let it happen again.
This morning started with coffee on the deck while the sun rose over the trees. I heard something & looked in that direction to see a Mama 🦌with two little ones.
Stella & I each did some 📖 on the swing & in our hammocks underneath the trees.
The leaves are starting to change 🍁 just a little & drop 🍂
Some of the orchards are starting their U-Pick weekends today. We stopped by one of our favorites, BJ Reece Orchards in Ellijay yesterday & got a gallon of cold, fresh cider & 1/2 a peck of honey crisp apples. Stella & I shared one last night & let me tell ya, if you haven’t tasted or smelled fresh apples, you don’t know what you’re missing.
Your weekend can look a lot like this too if you message me for booking.

08/02/2022

“Although I deeply love oceans, deserts and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with that sort of magnetic pull to walk deeper and deeper into their beauty.”
-Victoria Erikson

Same Victoria, same.

Message me for Fall booking.

Those leaves 🍃 🍁🍂 will be changing before you know it.

05/01/2022

Updates at The Cozy Cottage:
•New neighbors under the porch-two new nests which makes three.
•A common 5-lined skink also enjoyed sunning himself on the porch a few times today.
•Hooks to hang towels, clothes, hats, etc next to the hot tub
•We missed all of our dogwoods in bloom, but the fire azaleas (as well as the other varieties) are in bloom. These gorgeous orange petals pop against the new, bright green leaves & it’s so beautiful.

04/11/2022

Is a hot tub, mountains & the idea of no gnats calling your name? Message me for booking a stay at the Cozy Cottage soon.
Here’s a few more things you might see…
🦌🦃🐇🦝🐐🐿🦫🐾🍄🌼🌱

02/21/2022

The Cozy Cottage now has a new sink & faucet!
As a rule, I prefer double sinks, but when the double sink is from a camper & won’t let you lay a full size plate flat, it’s time to upgrade to a bigger, single sink.

It’s the little things right? Turned out this was a big deal.

Many thanks to our handsome handy man around here who spent his ENTIRE Sunday swapping this out & took 3 trips to Home Depot to make it work when this turned out to be much more of a task than expected. We appreciate all that you do.

01/18/2022

It was a Winter Wonderland at the Cozy Cottage the past two days.

11/18/2021

If you need ideas on what to do while visiting….
https://www.blueridgemountains.com/things-to-do/top-20-things-to-do/

Our favorite things to do in Blue Ridge, Georgia

10/24/2021

We’ve got the s’mores stuff (and the Breeo firepit & Adirondack chairs), a cabin book to browse at your leisure, a cute little stool to prop your feet up & relax & a TV for the game plus the hot tub is ready! Message me about booking your stay this Fall or Winter at The Cozy Cottage.

10/23/2021

On a complete whim, we spent a couple of hours at Whitepath Distillery today. We sampled local brandy, vodka & ‘shine & even took a few bottles home. This is Gilmer County’s 1st “legal” distillery (as the owner told us 😉) & it’s about 7 miles from the house. The grounds are beautiful & they even have event space. Definitely worth checking out if you are in the area. This place is kid friendly, too.

09/27/2021

Lots accomplished yesterday at The Cozy Cottage-solar lights for the deck, swings under the deck, new bridge.
P.S. We have hooks & clips installed on two trees just over this bridge to easily hang the blue & white hammock that’s under the house.

09/12/2021

Oh Fall! It’s nice to see you again!!

Cozy Cottage update:
•Stella spotted deer in the woods across the road Saturday morning while we sipped on fresh, hot, apple cider (from Mercier) on the front steps. We saw about 4-5 does & even 1 buck.
•Me & my little helper painted the front door green.
•D made a designated area for the Breeo firepit & cut the grass.
•The 🍃 are just beginning to change to 🍁 a tiny bit.

08/28/2021

We’ve added curtains for privacy & on the next trip we will be stringing lights to help with lighting the grilling area.