When I started writing about our time at The Cabin in my head, I had it organized in several categories. Like Cabin Mornings

or Cabin Sunsets

or Cabin Gardening


or just fun Cabin shots –

But now that two months have passed, it seems best that I just focus in on The Dock Project. (Because what would our end of the summer Cabin visit be without a Project!)

As you can see, our dock has seen better days. I think we could go as far as to say that it’s seen better years!! At our annual meeting we discussed removing, replacing or rebuilding it. Since a ‘ready made’ dock was a little out of our budget, and the idea of No Dock was not well received, it was decided that Gary (with the help of our VT family) would work on rebuilding it at the end of the summer.

Let’s just say that Gary really loves a challenge!
First there was the dismantling….

Once all the top boards were off, he moved the frame (with a little help from the 4 wheeler and no documentation) to the shore and then up on a pair of sawhorses. (Happy to report I DID actually help with that!)

For the first time in 40 years (+/-) the pond was dock-less!

Once all the rebuilding/reinforcement of the dock frame was done,

we just waited until we had more willing bodies and then back into the pond it went. Again with a little help from that trusty ATV!

And then the real fun began!



To say this was a family affair is an understatement!


To say it was lots of fun (and lots of hard work) is also an understatement!

So it’s not quite ready for diving off of, but we had to save something for next spring’s project, right?

It was a great family day, and we give a big shout out to Dewey, Sharon, Bethany, Mike, the little guys, Talon and Alaster, and the puppies, Amaya and Sunshine (along with Elna and Henry who were up at the cabin cleaning up after lunch!) who made Phase One of the Dock Project a reality!

We only had two weeks at the Cabin this year, but we made sure they were filled with friends and family and long naps and sleeping late and waking to the sound of a crackling fire and the sweet aroma of a fresh pot of coffee. (OK, so I was the only one sleeping late and waking to the sound of crackling fire and the sweet aroma of a fresh pot of coffee, but we were both involved in the naps and friends and family!) So although this update is just about two months late, it was a lovely reminder of that perfect end of the summer we so often enjoy!! (If you’d like to see more photos of our Cabin time, you can check them out HERE!)

In a real-time update, I’m delighted to report that we have welcomed our newest grandboy into the family!

Deacon Wood Conrad entered the world on Oct 15, weighing in at a healthy 8#13oz. Momma and baby are doing great – and the big brothers seem to be quite enthralled with this newest Conrad.

And I’m happy to report we’re just days away from holding all that new baby goodness!

Thanks for stopping by!