Once a lovely old Victorian-style home, this is now just a big pile of ashes and rubble. The house burned down on the 18th of January after the massive oak tree in the front yard was "struck by lightning" (local code for "something weird happened"), and the fire wound up spreading through the entire house.
One novice fire fighter on the scene expresses some concern about how the fire spread, because while it clearly began outside, the house burned in such a way that it seemed the fire started in the loft bedroom and in the basement simultaneously, and met in the middle. The Fire Chief notes that the novice team member is not an expert and is later quoted in the Gazette claiming that the fire was caused by a stray lightning bolt which hit the tree early that morning. Weather reports - and witnesses on Oak Street - indicate that there wasn't a cloud in the sky, but most people agree that lightning just happens sometimes. The neighbor across the street proudly proclaims that his tree is now the oldest (and tallest!) tree in the entire town and has petitioned City Hall to declare his Oak a historic landmark.
Living Room:
The front door of the Lonely Goose, a piece of art itself with the patterned stained glass front, opens up to a living room that always seems as though its leapt right off of the glossy pages of a tourism brochure.
Clean and spacious, cherry hardwood lines the floors with the occasional oriental rug put down to keep toes warm. The furniture is classically patterned and comfortable - a sofa and two cozy chairs by the mantle, an antique roll-up desk in the corner, and a padded bench beneath a bay window that overlooks the backyard. This is a place where guests can pull a book down from one of the many shelves and read, or chatter over the morning news. Interestingly, there is no television here.
Kitchen:
The kitchen of the Lonely Goose is where the magic happens - or at the very least, where the breakfast part of the 'Bed & Breakfast' happens. Spoiler: the 'bed' part happens upstairs!
The kitchen itself is small, with limited counter space that is somewhat taken up by a breadmaker, microwave and coffee pot. The cupboards all have glass front panels to show off the classic white and dark blue plates, each with a small gray goose in the very center. There is a fridge, gas stove and oven, along with an island on wheels for food preparation purposes.
Breakfast typically takes place in the dining room off to the side of the kitchen, which features a farmers table and bench seating. There is a door to the backyard and another that leads down to the basement, the latter kept locked most of the time.