Hi all - We just got back from our fourth trip to the cabin this year. We had beautiful weather and another successful work weekend. I thought it would be a good idea to condense some of the info on this website and ended up deleting my earlier blogs from 2013 about taking down the kindling shed & installing the range. Oops. But you can still check out the before & after photos in the gallery. Also see the lists of completed and future projects. We just keep plugging away and we tell each other we'll do it as long as we're having fun.
So why do we do it? Caring for the cabin gives us perspective and appreciation. Keith & I have always enjoyed working on projects together &, since it is so small and needs so much, any improvements we make to the cabin are visible and satisfying. The deeper we clean & fix, the more we see to clean and fix. Meanwhile, we discover cool things - like glass towel rods, vintage furniture, chrome on the cookstove, vertical grain DF flooring and many other interesting things.
The cabin holds a lot of history and we believe it's worth maintaining. We'd like the next generation to be able to enjoy it without the stress of constant maintenance problems. There are still plenty of projects to be accomplished. We'll keep plugging away but we'd love to have others take an interest, whether by giving us guidance, contributing $$ or taking on a pet project yourself. The cabin is a lovely place and well worth the effort. Go see for yourself! And then give us some feedback, please!
Love, Carol
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