It's 2020. My mother and I buy a wooden cabin in Roztocze. We will renovate it until it becomes charming. You would say: the plan is incredibly perfect! However, the story of this renovation is a ready-made scenario for a comedy-drama.

It would feature us, together with our husbands, armed with angle grinders. And also my beloved grandfather, who explained how "shit" used to insulate the walls. There would also be Adam the electrician, a chatterbox, who didn't take the money because, as he says, he stole so much in his life (from the sovereign, not the peasants) that now he works for good people for free, because that's how it is on the way to heaven. There would be carpenters who built our terrace and took off the roof, but they forgot to put it on, so they made an unplanned swimming pool in the attic, from which there are stains on the ceiling to this day. And there would be a carpenter who stole our doorframe. And Zdun, who allowed to look at himself at work, even though superstitions do not allow. And he conjured up such a miracle for us that now all the village impoverished people want to live only with us behind the stove. This is the genesis of Czar Paar.

And the name? It's a word game. Like that game show by Bożena Walter from the 90s. Charm, because the house is charming. And Paary is the name of the village. The only village in Poland with two vowels in its name. It is also possible that it is the only one that lies on the border of two provinces, which is why one of the households is said to have a kitchen in Lubelskie, but a bathroom in Podkarpackie. But I don't know if it's intentional or not.

However, I am not making up when I say that Roztocze is a magical land. This is where we come from, we know every corner of it. Here, as a child, my mother herded cows, and I collected butterflies in a bucket. We can take you to the field paths and show you where devils build hell and where obereks dance. And if you are of those who like to laze around in a hammock on the terrace, and in the morning bare feet cool with dew, then we have our house full of wonders for you. Sit back and listen to him.

Czar Paar is the perfect place if you don't mind a fifteen-minute walk to the store, the crowing of your neighbor's rooster or the occasional barking of a country dog. This is a place for those who like to stretch lazily taking in the fresh air with iodine from Roztocze. It's a wooden hut that takes you back in time. The house lives its own life, and although you can't see it, you can sometimes hear it in the form of a friendly wood-eater scratching at the beam. PRL and vintage enthusiasts will definitely find their place here. Here, old junk got a second life.

The cottage can accommodate 6 people. If you insist, there's a few more in the barn.

There are two separate rooms and a living room, bathroom and kitchen. One of the bedrooms has a hundred-year-old oak wardrobe and a double bed. In the second, there are two single beds, watched by Alga Miś Uszatek herself from the TV. All the beds are comfortable and the bedding smells like the wind in the summer.

In the living room there is a fold-out double sofa and a bookcase in case you forgot your books. There is also a tiled fireplace. On cold days, you can light it up and warm your feet with it, and in autumn you can dry mushrooms on it. The house is open all year round, we heat with gas, so it's nice and warm. The bathroom is magic, you will see for yourself. There's a lion foot tub and a sink on old Singer legs painted by my grandfather. Morning coffee in a rocking chair and evening chats with friends taste best on the terrace.

You can come to us with pets, because we are really crazy about them. We would prefer them to sleep on their beds, but if they sleep with you in your homes, they can. However, we ask them to wipe their paws before they settle down on the bed or sofa. If you have a cat, that's perfect, we'll hire him to catch mice.

The heart of the house is a wonderful tiled stove. Those who can light it up can bake pizza, bread and even our Roztocze groats, onions and flatbreads in it. We will share the recipes. Those who can't light a fire, but would like to (and we follow the principle that if you really want something, you can), will receive instructions on how to light it. Provided that they will be very careful not to spoil our cottage.

A gas cooker and an electric oven are built into the tiled stove. There is also a retro fridge.

Faience from Włocławek will be waiting for you in a white cupboard. Believe me, everything tastes better with this cutlery. And herbs from our shop, drunk from Irenka in Pruszkow, are a real return to the past.

We put at your disposal a garden with our own vegetables, fruits and herbs. They are totally eco. They live without any fertilizers, often without weeding, and sometimes they don't even need water to be happy. If you want, you can weed it, water it and make sure it doesn't die. You can pick raspberries and strawberries. From the patch hyc! On your plates.

In our shop, in the farm building, during the holiday season you will find local honeys, jams and tinctures. And at your request, we will also deliver eggs straight from my mother-in-law's hens.

However, if you prefer eating out, we have a reading for you with our Roztocze pub recommendations.

You won't be bored with us. There is a summer cinema in the barn. Do you associate the Ania projector with the Polish People's Republic? We have one. We also have a projector with inputs for all laptops, but please bring your own. You can play a board game there or watch the spiders. Behind the barn there is an outhouse. It's a real time machine. With the door open, there is ventilation and a view of the garden. Totally avant-garde. You take poetry or prose or a piece of the local newspaper to read there. In summer, you collect flowers and herbs in the garden, throw them into a cast-iron bathtub and splash around in the open air. If you want more SPA, call my mother, she can use KOBIDO, Chinese cupping, hot stones, and she also does the classic one great. And he has papers to prove it. In the garden we also have a swimming pool for hot days with a mini bar - you can organize a pool party! And if you miss shopping, we have a shop in the shed. With our handicrafts and local products. You can spend your evenings by the bonfire or light a barbecue.

If you are tired of lazing around and want to get out of the fence, we have a guide to Roztocze created by us. You will walk them along our paths, encountering centuries-old Orthodox churches, full of wonderfully painted iconostases shimmering with gold. Jewish synagogues. Old wooden churches and Catholic chapels on the water. Brusno crosses hidden in the forest and clearings. Archeology enthusiasts will find traces of flora and fauna dating back many millions of years in the quarries. Mounds sound mysterious? Not in Roztocze. Just take a good look at the forest mounds covered with blueberries. Our favorite open-air museum in Guciów has its own exhibition of space objects. Real meteorites! World War II enthusiasts can go looking for DOTs in the forests and fields of Eastern Roztocze. Palaces? And yes, if you have enough time for all this, because let's not forget that there is still picturesque Zamość ahead of you!

In Roztocze there are truly Tuscan vineyards and a brewery from the early 19th century. There is no end to cultural events in our region! The borderland culture festival Folkowisko will take you to the magical world created by Marina and Marcin. The Capital of the Polish Language festival is held in Szczebrzeszyn for a reason. During the Summer Film Academy in Zwierzyniec, you will be able to participate in outdoor projections on the wall of the historic brewery. In Cieszanów you will listen to the best rock music in south-eastern Poland. Brilliant jazz concerts take place in the church in Krupiec. And if you want to feel the truly rural atmosphere - come to the harvest festival! We guarantee that you have never seen such home decorations before.

Returning to the lazy, idyllic days in our Paarza village, look behind the barn and into the forest. A truly fairy-tale spectacle awaits you there. Imagine that among the trees, in the clearings, at night devils feast and dance obereks. They have their house on Czartowe Pole and on Piekiełko Hill. In these Roztocze forests you can meet the Polish Konik. There are rumors of a quite wild herd living there. Imagine that Gołdap Castle once stood on the Church hill. A real settlement! Nicholas from Brzeziny was returning home through these Roztocze forests after a drunken night before the wolves ate him. And over the Dead Waters Jacob spied on naked women's ghosts before they drove him away. Wiłas dance in our quarries at night. He will sit on the bank of the Tanew for a moment and listen to what the whispers are talking about.

Do we need to convince anyone else?

In the yard there is a swing, a mud kitchen and a sandpit. There is also a place to splash around, because in the summer we set up a small swimming pool. We have a children's house with a rocking horse on the equipment. There is also plenty of space for games and activities in the yard. Volleyball, badminton, everything that country kids need.

If you want to go beyond the fence with your children, you can go canoeing, along Tanew or Wieprz. You can go to the outdoor swimming pool at the friendly OW in Suscu, where admission for our guests is free. You can also rent bicycles there. You can go for a walk in the footsteps of Roztocze dwarfs. You can take a book with legends under your arm and track the Roztocze devils in the forests. You can go on horseback to Polanka Horyniecka. And for little artists there are art classes organized by one of the mothers from our village or a bit further, in Etno Roztocze.

We usually have no range, which we prefer to consider an asset. However, if you insist on working, we have fast internet with coverage throughout the property. In the kitchen there is a table with access to the socket, as well as on the terrace. Working outdoors is so much more fun. We write books well.