Posts Tagged ‘cottage’
summer spaces
Occasionally in these posts, I talk about our cabin. When I was a child, weekends were always spent at the cottage. It was a special place, partly because my Dad involved me in its creation. I still remember how proud I was to fill one of the foundation boxes with stones. It was a place where we could play in the woods and dabble in a brook. So it is no surprise that as an adult, having a cabin get-away has always been a priority.
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a view of the lake at our cabin property
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Our cabin today is built on a hill overlooking a lake. Originally, the property was a field overflowing with blueberry bushes.
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our lake property in 2005
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Today, it is a young woods, mostly of mountain birch and red maple. We keep the paths mowed with a bush hog pulled behind our ATV. The treed lane I once hoped for is now a reality. I still have a few patches of blueberries and lots of blackberry bushes.
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one of our many paths through the birch and maple wood
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Originally, we intended to build a much bigger cottage – we even chose the plans. But through the years the shed we built as a sort of garage has become our cabin. It is small, only 19 feet long by 15 feet wide. But it is big enough for my husband and I.
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building the cabin in 2010
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Earlier this summer, we hired a local company to finish the outside of the cabin. We still have work to do inside, but having the exterior finished takes us a long way towards the time when our cabin will be a home away from home.
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our cabin, all the windows in and siding complete, 2014
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We spent yesterday at the cabin. We did some work on our entry gate, sat in the cabin and talked, and watched the dragonflies and blue jays. Usually we also read, aloud, a couple of chapters of a book and have a picnic lunch. Life is fun!
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Do you have a cabin or a place to ‘get-away’?
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Copyright 2014 Jane Tims
flowers along the sidewalk 5-10
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flowers along the sidewalk in Saint-Xandré (image from Street View)
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map showing distance travelled (map from Google Maps)
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On May 9, I took my virtual bike along the streets of a town called Saint-Xandré. The sidewalks were planted with roses and flowers the color of petunias. I could ‘smell’ their spicy scent as I peddled by …
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flowers and greenery line the main streets of Saint-Xandré (image from Street View)
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Since I can never get close enough to identify the flowers, I just imagine they are similar to flowers found here at home. As I passed one yard, the heady smell of white lilacs filled the air …
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these flowers remind me of the white lilacs in our yard at home (image from Street View)
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One of the houses reminded me of how I would like our cottage to look. I love the calmness of the greens on the shutters of this house …
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a charming house with cottage appeal (image from Street View)
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We have a way to go before our cottage looks like the one above. We have just installed our big front window and will finish the siding later this spring. Our cottage started its life as a shed. We intended to build something bigger, but as time went by, we realised – it is the perfect size for us …
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our cottage/camp/cabin at the lake is under construction
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Best View: pots of flowers along a street in Saint-Xandré …
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Copyright Jane Tims 2013
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