another Sunday afternoon at the cabin

Sunday afternoons at the cabin isn't all rest and relaxation. The last two Sunday afternoons we spent some time picking poke. Mom will spend monday morning cooking it down and freezing it for future use. This bag will cook down to appx. 3 quarts.

Sunday afternoon trip to the cabin

Pepper seems to know that when grandma is around the rule about jumping up on the furniture does not apply. I guess it's easy to forget when grandma is coaxing you into breaking the rules.

The lake is a little less visible in the spring and summer.

Thanksgiving 2009

Mom and Dad had seven kids. Six of us were able to make it to Thanksgiving at the cabin. They'll all tell you I'm the oldest so I'll go ahead and say so. Mom had all seven kids within a ten year span. I'm thirteen months older then my sister, fourteen months later our oldest brother came along.

My birthday is Nov. 24th, and my husbands is Nov. 26th. Just to keep that week interesting we got married Nov. 22nd.

A Walk in the Woods

We try to get to the cabin at least twice a month, usually on Wednesdays. A walk in the woods is nice before we start up the grill. I think Mark is actually scouting for deer sign that might come in handy when deer season opens. I prefer my deer in the woods instead of in my freezer.

Cabin?

We spent some time at the cabin after work last night. I do like the cabin being so near to our home that we can drive up anytime we like without having to worry about the distance.
Our cabin doesn't really look like a cabin. It looks like a small house in the woods. Inside it does look more like a cabin. It has wood floors, the walls are made of wood, and even a wood ceiling. The walls are tongue and groove and gives the place more of a cabin feel. The cabin sets on a hilltop. Looking down you can see Norris Lake. Yesterday we saw 6 turkeys in the yard. Last time we were up we saw a coyote. Bats come out every night, and an owl alarm goes off every morning, sometimes two owls.




This is a view of the lake if you walk in the back yard. The front yard is trees. I noticed acorns are popping out on the oaks. My favorite are the persimmon trees. They produce really large persimmons that are quite tasty. The deer think so too.

supper at the cabin

Mark says if we're grilling, we're stopping at Archers first. The guy who runs this market also has a butcher shop and we have no complaints about his steaks.


Muffin says any time spent at the cabin is good time, and there's no such thing as a bad steak.

After supper we enjoy the view. We were lucky tonight, no rain, just a light breeze.

Cabin

It's even colder tonight then it was this morning.

My Mom is showing my neice a passion flower. We found a field of them near the cabin. I had never seen one before, but Mom said they grew wild everywhere when she was a child. The deer love the seed pods.

Sunset

I really hate cold weather.

This picture of Norris Lake was taken off the back porch at the cabin.