At the Beach House: A Guest Book

By Sandy Gingras

Book Overview

A beach house is a uniquely special place -- a place where memories of friendship, family and wonderful times are created within the timeless sound of the surf. At the Beach House: A Guest Book is designed to save some of those memories. ''A guest book is a story told by many people,'' the book's creator, Sandy Gingras, writes in her Introduction. ''It's full of weather and salt and breezes. It's full of what the tide was and when the sun shone. It's who ate over... It's what we ate. It's little things mostly, daily things. But it adds up to a Life. You'd be surprised how it does. And what is ordinary today becomes a treasure over time.'' In the book's pages Gingras gives reluctant writers a gentle nudge with some suggestions, and blank pages allow for those guests with longer comments to share. An envelope at the back of the book provides a home for small mementos. At the Beach House: A Guest Book is the perfect accessory for the beach home, whether it's a week-long vacation rental or a generations-old family beach house. One of seven in author/illustrator Sandy Gingras' popular and inspirational ''How To Live'' series of gift books, the guest book embraces her themes of simplicity, appreciation, love and happiness. ''We hope that this book is more than a record of who came to visit. We hope it's a journal of thoughts and stories, a scrapbook of memories. We left empty places for photos or doodles, a pocket for a ticket stub or a feather... there's room for thankfulness to,'' she writes in the Introduction.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593220065
• ISBN13: 9781593220068
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Down the Shore Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Watercolor Wisdom

I so love the way she uses watercolor illustrations to enhance her quotes. I have one of her books in every room in my house. I have extra copies because my guests fall in love with a book and I give them a copy to take with them.

Wow! Just what we were looking for!

Bought this for a gift when we visited a friend's beach house--has specific topics (weather, activities, who else was there) as sometimes it's hard to know what to say!

Unique guest book perfect for a beach house

I love that this book has a unique format. Instead of the standard guest book with lines for each visitor, this book has separate pages for each guest, and includes spaces for guests to fill in with tips for what they liked best, what the weather was like and other cute things. I think my guests will really enjoy reading past entries as will I.

Great book for Condo

Love the book, I have it in my condo and all the guests sign it!

Perfect for the Beach Guest House

I saw this book at a beach rental in Delaware. It was a delight to read how the tenants had spent their time. The questions cutely solicit information from the tenants. The only thing missing is a specific question on restaurants. There is plenty of room to write, and the tenants created their own section for restaurants.

Wonderful guest book

This is a charming book in which visitors can chronical their stay at a guest house. I purchased it for a friend who owns and lent us her beach house. I thought it was a great idea so that her family may read about how much others enjoyed their time at her place. This book allows the guest to write in the dates they stayed, their favorite thing to do, places they visited, a personal thanks to the owner and several other items. There is even a place to instert photos. It is truly wonderful keepsake and a must for anyone who lends out their beach home or cottage.