Moving On

Well the movers where here yesterday and have removed most of our furniture. We will be heading to our new place in Maryland early next week. While we are extremely sad about leaving our cabin, we are looking forward to the day we can come back. We have been extremely blessed and are grateful for being able to keep the cabin.

Mel and I wish all our family and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Fall Is Here

Well, it's been a very eventful summer and I apologize for not posting in such a long time. Things were very hectic with my job and it now looks like we are going to have to relocate in the very near future. Not to worry though, we are not giving up our log cabin. While we will have to move to a new location, we are planning to keep the cabin as our getaway place and our future retirement home. While it makes us sad to have to leave the cabin, we look forward to the day we can return to it again. Hopefully that will be soon.

Patio

We had a stamped patio poured yesterday outside our downstairs walk out. It really turned out nice. Now I have to fill in around it with top soil and seed it.

Deer Stand

Well I've pretty much completed the deer stand. I got the walls and roof completed on Sunday. I'll probably put some windows and a door on at a later time, but for now it will do the job.

New Front Door

My neighbor and I hung the new front door yesterday. It turned out great! We can't believe how much of a difference it makes. We are very happy with the way it turned out.

Bettye's Visit

Our very dear friend Bettye from Louisania visited us last weekend. We had a great time! It was so nice being able to see and visit with her. I know Mel really enjoyed spending time with her. We really miss all the friends we made in Louisania.

Grandkid's Visit

Sara and the kids came to visit us a few weekends ago. I'm late in getting the blog updated. We had a great time with all of them. We attended my company picnic and then we spent time riding the four wheelers in the woods. The kids had a great time. I've attached a few pics. It was so great getting to see them and spend some time with them! We really miss them.

Front Door

Mel and I bought a new front door for the cabin yesterday. It's a cherry door with a teardrop cut glass window. It's really going to make the front of the cabin look great! We are still looking for an entrance set for it. Haven't found anything yet we like, we want something that goes well with a cabin. Once my neighbor and I hang the door I'll post some pictures.

Deer Stand

Shawn, Jen and Dakota came and visited us last weekend. Shawn helped me with several projects around the cabin, including building a deer hunting stand out in the woods. It turned out really nice. All I have to do now is build some walls and put a roof on it. Even with all the work we got accomplished, the kids still had lots of time to ride the 4 wheelers and they even built a few new trails in the woods. I've attached a picture of the deer stand and also some pictures of the view from up on the stand.

New Neighbors

Wow, it's been a while since I posted last. Been so busy lately! Spring has come and the work around the cabin is limitless! I've been trying to get some more grass planted, but the rain hasn't cooperated. I did get a bridge built over a culvert on one of my 4-wheeler trails in the woods. We also had some new neighbors move in this spring. A red fox built a den across from the cabin and has a family of pups living here. Here is a pic of one of the pups.

Valentines Day

Today is a special day for Mel and I, not only is it Valentines Day but it is also our anniversary! We have been married 5 years today and they have been the best 5 years of my life! Actually it's been a milestone week for us. On the 9th we celebrated one year in our log cabin. Hard to believe we have been here for a year! We have been truly blessed and thank the Lord for everything he has blessed us with.

Warm Weather

Well we finally have gotten some warm weather and the ice and snow is starting to disappear! The ice really did some damage to quite a few of the trees around the cabin. I ending cutting down a cedar tree that I thought was interfering with our Internet satellite. That broke my heart and I'm still upset about it. I spent some time yesterday afternoon cleaning up broken branches out of the back yard. Looks like I'm going to be having some bonfires when the weather breaks for good. All the wildlife is back out looking for food. The turkeys are by constantly and the deer are coming back around. The birds are always here and have just about eaten me out of my supply of bird feed.

Winter Storm

Wow, what a week its been. We had a huge winter storm come thru the area late Tuesday night thru Wednesday afternoon. We first got about 4" of snow then about a 1/2" of ice on top of that followed by another 4" of snow. We lost power at about 4:30 AM Wednesday and never got it back until 9:30 PM Thursday. Installing the gas stove was the best thing we could have done. Not sure what we would have done without it for heat. We were able to stay warm and cook on the gas grill on the porch. It was a little rough, but we made the best of it. We just prayed that everyone else in the area was able to stay warm and safe too.

Bird Watching

The birds around the cabin have been very active this winter. It's almost a full time job keeping all the feeders I have filled for them. I'm not much of an expert on birds, but I love watching them along with all the other wildlife around the cabin. We had a huge flock of wild turkeys in the back yard yesterday. I lost count when I got above twenty. I've attached a picture of the bird activity at a feeder I have on our back porch.

Winter Weather

The blustery cold of winter arrived here on Thursday and just warmed up last night. We had lows in the single digits with highs in the teens. Friday morning it was 0! My neighbors Tom and Brenda came in yesterday and their water line was frozen! One of the other neighbors and myself used a heat gun to finally thaw it out. It's 31 here now so that feels like a heat wave, however now the snow is falling. It's winter!!

Busy Week

We've had a pretty busy week with work. Mel started working full time this week and I've been trying to get caught up after being off for the holidays. We did meet our part time neighbors Tom and Brenda last night and we went out for dinner. We had a great time, we really like and enjoy spending time with Tom and Brenda. They are retired and live full time in Cincinnati, but have a cabin next to us and visit frequently. Tonight we have been invited to some friends from work, Troy & Julie's, for dinner. We are looking forward to it, they are cooking an eight course Cajun meal. Yum Yum!! Tomorrow I just plan to relax and watch football!

Holiday Cleanup

Its always sad when the time comes to put away the Christmas decorations for another year. It seems like it was just yesterday we put them up. Mel and I spent the day taking down the decorations and cleaning the cabin. I told her the cabin looked a little naked now. On the bright side it was a very warm day here in southern Ohio, around 55 degrees! I went for a little walk in the woods this afternoon even though it was a little wet outside. Any day in the woods is a great day! In a few more months the first signs of spring will be upon us. I can't wait!

Happy New Year

Mel and I celebrated New Years Eve by having a quiet dinner at a little restaurant along the Ohio river not far from the cabin. We then came back to the cabin and watched a movie we had rented. We had a quiet peaceful evening at the cabin, isn't that why we live here, LOL! We hope everyone else had a wonderful and safe New Years Eve. Best wishes to all in the New Year!