Cabin Fun!

  We were invited to come down to the cabin because a lot of the family was going to be there to get the things that they had said they wanted years ago.  As we looked around, we also got to meet the family and we got some fun stories about the property.  The main cabin was built somewhere between 1800-1820 and they have no idea where the listing agent got the 1764 from.  They said that 1958 is when the Christmas tree farm was started.

  Jim was the guy to ask about anything having to do with the cabin, even amongst family.  He is the most local, being only about half an hour away.  The cabin has actually been moved from where it was first built.  They had first built it on the ridge, since the main area is pretty rock free and good for farming.  It was disassembled back around 1964-65.  Each log had been labeled, so it was pretty easy to put the walls back together in the new location.  However, the floorboards didn't get labels, so it was like a jigsaw puzzle to put them back in their correct places.  The floorboards that are in there now at all original to the cabin.

  Just off of the kitchen of the first addition used to have bunk beds, but now it holds the extra cook wear and decorations.  The second addition to the main cabin gives us two more rooms to work with.  The floors in those rooms aren't as nice as the rest of the rooms.  They had possibly thought to add carpet to those, but it's hard to tell now.

  Before people started heading out, they held a toast for Katherine and Walter.  There were a lot of tears, and it was interesting that there were three generations there.  One girl was especially sad, and I think it will be interesting to see if she contacts us in the future about possibly getting the property back.

Some General Updates

Pattern: Textured Cat Hat Recipe - Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in Autumn Red 9924 and Bone 9703 - Needle: US 6

  I had enough from the first hat to make another, similar one.  I like how the texture looks and I'm thinking of writing it out as a pattern.  The other hat looked a bit snug on Marguerite's head and I wanted to see how it would look when the fabric isn't being stretched as much.  It's a pretty easy pattern to work because it is just moss stitch or extended seed stitch.  The color changes are what make it look more interesting.

Pattern: Textured Cat Hat Recipe - Yarn: Lion Brand Hometown USA in Oakland Black and Los Angeles Tan - Needle: US 11

  I think I had figured out the pattern wrong before.  I was trying to figure out the pattern stitch reading the knitting upside down.  Now that I take a closer look at it with the bulky yarn, it looks like the fabric on the one from AliExpress was made from the top down.  I think I like how this way looks better, so when I type out the pattern, I will be using this one.  I also tried a new grafting stitch that I kind of made up on the spot.  For the front needle stitches I went into them with the yarn needle like I was going to knit them, and for the back needle like I was going to purl them.

  We took a trip out to the cabin for the home inspection.  It took us a bit, but our inspector, Josh, was able to figure out how to turn the water on.  He was a really nice guy, he even said that he should have brought us some honey from his bees.  Though speaking of bees, there were a lot of carpenter bees buzzing around.  Another new thing was that it looked like the family had been around and had put stickers with names on them for the furniture items they wanted to claim.

  We have been going back and forth and have come to an agreement.  There was nothing on the report that was a big shock, but since it has been so long since the yearly maintenance has been done they are willing to knock some of the price off and to also get a pest inspection and to pay to get any pest damage fixed.

  Some background on the older cabin was that it has been in the family for such a long time that they are probably the original owners.  The listing says that it has been in the family for over 70 years, but a census was found from the late 1700s and their last name was listed there at that address.  It's a bit sad that they are not still passing it down in the family, but I will also admit that it is a win for us.

Our first cabin warming present, some 12' sunflowers

  Shane and I have found out that banks can be really strange.  It seems that if you have not written a check to someone who has had a Wells Fargo account that the nice bank teller will not be able to find the information she needs to easily deposit the check and it will take a few days to clear.

It's How Many Now?

  Bill and I recently celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary at The Bourbon Boulevard a day early.  We had gone there previously to celebrate my dad getting off chemo.  We got a tomahawk steak and it was really fun to see them wheel it out and cut it in front of us.  The fingering potatoes were very good as well.  The bread pudding was very smooth, which Bill really liked, but I like mine to have a bit more texture.  I joked with Bill that now we have had the tomahawk steak here, we need to try it at other locations to compare it.  See who does it the best.

  I think this describes us pretty well.  A burrito bowl from Chipotle and some wine.  This is the dinner we had on our actual anniversary.  It doesn't feel like it's been 10 years.  We've been having a great time so far, and here's to hoping we keep it up.