How about that log cabin at the edge of the woods...maybe up high enough to have a view but not so high you'd have trouble getting to it in winter. Nor...do we want to be a lightening rod, either.

Whenever dreaming about one of these homes...I keep wiggywagging between a really big one, oh..not lodge-sized, but close. And...a nice cozy one...

Bedroom big enough for King bed, once again. Not all logs everywhere, either. As, I can't figure out how to keep that clean....or...getting tired of the "look". Insides should have some smooth walls to hang pictures on.  And, well designed large windows, so you can stay there in the seasons without burning up or freezing to death. Plus, something a bear can't break.

Would want the porch to wrap. But, can't decide if it needs to be all the way around, or partial. I'm thinking maybe 3 sides...the portion that looks over the prettiest view would need to be screened in and wide and deep.  A swing large enough for a Grandmother and child, of whichever age, to swing with her. And at least two or three other areas to sit comfortably. Whether couches, chairs, or stools. Also...a couple of tables for flowers...and, plants too.

The baths would be modern, but with a homey feel to them. Lots of cabinets to store things and counter space to maybe dry a sweater on.

Kitchen would need to be big enough for a good sized frig and freezer. But, also have a super large Hoosier cabinet. Just for atmosphere. A place to keep a few pieces on display, but hold some linens, too.  Plus all the dishes you'd need.

Sounds like this house is bigger than the smaller size I had in my head...sounds like it's the almost lodge sized one.

I'm thinking that today I'd go with decorations similar to what you'd find in the Plow and Hearth catalog. Rustic and homespun, but updated materials so you're not ruining anything from inability to clean easily.  Maybe not rustic so much as just kind of lost out in a meadow or on edge of those woods.  Maybe a glade with ferns.  So...part of the year lighter colors..maybe sage and white or even pale yellow with light blue and white...and flowing fabrics and later on, darker colors...lots of reds or deep blues. Thinking scalloped edges, but either flowered or damask..maybe even paisley. Probably not too many stripes or plaids...but, maybe checkered. I dunno...maybe plaids altogether, as you can switch moods with color tones. Hummm...

Warm tones with furniture as I can't abide blond furniture. I can deal with painted white over that. Maybe a mix, though that's been done and maybe overdone.

Would you even need a TV in a place like this? I can't even picture watching movies here. I can see curled up reading a good book in front of the fire, or....playing board games with the kids. Or...working a jigsaw puzzle. 

In summer you'd have to have a babbling brook....nothing like a pond that gets stagnant. But, moving water, that's clear with a clean bottom...where you can watch fish and tadpoles. Nothing deeper than probably a couple feet and far enough from the house that there would be no chance of any flooding hassles.

An area large enough where you can have flowers...either in a garden or just naturally growing out in the meadow. 

OK...this would have to come with a caretaker, as I hate messing with the woodstove and I'd prefer a fireplace, too...and, any wood building needs a LOT of attention to stay nice and protected from elements.  Plus, those gardens...and, keeping the kitchen clean. Yeah, maybe more than one caretaker.

Guess we'd need room, or cabin for them, too...as, with us aging, they'd need to be on call.

Dormer windows. Log homes need dormers to go over top of the porch roofs...add interest. Guess that's where the kids' bedrooms would be?

this is just one out of a gazillion choices!!