Our Cabin At The Creek

The foundation goes in on the first day. In addition to the gravel, there are huge cement post that go down below the frost line.

A few days later the cabin comes, in pieces, through the gate.

Lining it up to the foundation.

And drop it into place.

This was the fastest part.

It was a great show for my family. We brought snacks too. Lots of fun.

The roof is starting to take shape.

They finished at about 6:00 pm. Cleaned up and headed home.

A view of the construction from down the road a bit.
A few days later we headed back out there and this is what we saw in what was once an empty field!!! Spent the day working on getting power to the cabin and mowing the field. Spent our first night there too. Next day we continued our work and had power and some of the indoor wiring done.

The creek is now running again too!

A view of the front porch. What did we name the cabin?

The sign says Deer Gulch Cabin. And it became very appropriate when we saw two deer the next morning, one just beside the porch and the other a few dozen feet away from us in the back field.

Y'all come and see us some time!!!

We had our first guest.... yes, it is.......

Flat Stanley.

You can see that we have a bit of work to do inside. That is sarcasm dripping from my voice. But you can see the sleeping loft from this shot. Below that will be the bathroom and kitchen areas.

Another project..........

Happy Birthday Ron!!!

It is turkey hunting season, so this seemed like an appropriate theme for Ron, since he spends a lot of mornings out looking for the elusive bird!

Flat Stanley and Halloween

Phoebe and Chloe gave us two Flat Stanleys to carry around with us. Here is one on the Ward's Halloween Party's Cake Walk! Next to the cupcakes I made.

At our truck's Trunk or Treat display. The kids had to throw rubber chickens into the bucket to get their candy.

Next, we went to the Smith's on Saturday. Ron got the kids some chocolate deviled eggs, but we told them they were regular eggs that were just a little hard from setting out. Abby isn't sure she should eat one.... smart girl. Still checking them out......very closely.

Grandpa, these are really hard, and taste funny.

Yucky. They taste odd.... Oh my goodness, they taste like chocolate! Real funny Grandpa!

Eli, on the other hand, just popped it in his mouth. I guess he isn't that picky.

Next we went to ....

Here are the Stanleys getting a ride in the wheel barrel.

Abby and Eli going down the slide.

Grandpa too.

The goats looooved the Stanleys.

Abby, Stanley, Eli and the other Stanley.

A camel, in Ohio????

Eli in the Tunnel of Terror!!!!!

Making corn angels.

Corn Maze rules are so important to obey.

We are lost......

still lost.

Stanley in the tree house.

Abby and Eli. Oh, and Stanley.

Nothing better than jumping into a pile of leaves!

The sun is setting and our heroes ride off

An Early Morning

Today, Ron got up real early to stalk some turkey. I had a bit of time before he would be coming in for breakfast so I got busy and made some small Apple Dumpling Pies. They were so good and the house smelt heavenly. We each had one for breakfast. That's healthy, isn't it?

Hebron Music and Craft Fair

Not a very long visit at the Fair.......

A Very Fun Day

Jenn and I went to the Country Living Fair held in Columbus (Country Living Magazine!!) It was great!!! We didn't let the looooong line to get in dampen our excitement one bit. Once we were in, we could see why there were so many people!! This was THE BEST craft fair ever!!! It was held in a restored 18th century village and had so much cute stuff to tempt us!!!

In addition to the craft booths, there were other displays to explore. Like the Camping Girls who take old trailers and fix them up so cute!! This one was amazing!!

Jenn loved the giant postcard in this booth.

Perfect photo op.

Wiener mobile.

Country Living really knows how to throw a fair. There were so many country crafts. I especially liked all the fall and Halloween items. And cherry and blackberry cobbler when we got weak from shopping. And so many nice people!!! Next year y'all need to come!!!

Not long after getting home from the fair, Ron and I packed up some chairs and picked up some sandwiches and headed to the Bluegrass Festival in Mohican State Park! This was so fun. The bands were great (we even got a cd from the Gypsy Hillbillies) and the crowd was a lot of fun. Here is Ron relaxing to the music.

We laid out my quilt as a picnic blanket and a lady came over and started up a conversation about quilting. She had seen this pattern in a magazine and was excited to see it made up. Ohioans are so nice!!

I have decided I like bluegrass!! Especially the really lively songs like Cotton Eyed Joe!!

As it got dark, it got a little nippy!

All in all, it was a great day!! Shopping, food, music and time with two of my favorite people....what could be better.

Lemon Cupcakes!!!

Heaven.........

I decided to post these cupcakes on this blog instead of the craft blog http://closetcrafterohio.blogspot.com/ . We had company for dinner last night and for dessert I made these cupcakes! They are from scratch and have lemon filling and buttercream frosting. Ron said they were too sweet, but CAN a cupcake be TOO SWEET? I don't think so!