My grandparents, affectionately called Grammy and Boppa, have a cabin up in Truckee, near Lake Tahoe. It stands in the mountains, surrounded by pine trees and fresh air. I've been going there all my life and have collected a plethora of memories and traditions. In the summer, we flock to the lake nearby, to kayak, swim in the freezing water, and roast marshmallows over a fire. In the winter, I can usually count on getting my snow fix (since I live in Texas, which sadly lacks in that department) and the days are full of skiing, snow-shoeing, and ice-skating.
I visited for a few days after Christmas. This was not a big snow year but I still found comfort in the cabin.
Reading by the fire. Playing Scrabble with hot chocolate in one hand. Admiring the way the light falls through the windows on the wall. It's not always the most exciting things, but the simple ones, that make the cabin feel like a home away from home.
I love it, and I can't wait to see it in its summer splendor again.
Do you have a place like this, to which you return often and never grow tired of?
Kendall
Kendall, this is gorgeous! I want to go there.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post! The fire looks so cozy.
ReplyDeleteI love my Grandparents home too! I have so many childhood memories there, playing with my sister and following my older cousins everywhere!! :) Sadly after my grandmother died, my grandfather sold that house. Thankfully he only moved a few blocks away, so we can still walk by when we go to visit! :) I love this cabin and the photos you posted. So beautiful! I can see why you love it! :)
ReplyDeletethe third picture. for some reason it makes me want to boil a pot of tea and curl up by the fireplace and read until my eyes can't take it any longer. beautiful, beautiful post. you've made me realize i need a cabin now :P :))
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It looks so cozy and wonderfuly cabin-y! We have a place up on Orcas Island, in the Puget Sound where we go every summer with the cousins. No electricity, no plumbing. The house was built in the late 19th century and is so very beautiful. In a field near the forest close to the water. We love the old farmhouse.
ReplyDeleteI can sympathize with you. I'm Texan too. :]
ReplyDeleteahh... it looks so cozy, and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis was beautiful. Your photography is lovely. I am in love with the third picture.
ReplyDeletei. love. this.
ReplyDeletespending time with my grandparents is one of my favorite things ever.
I have yet to go on a vacate in the mountains but would jump at the chance! Think of all the pretty photos I could take...yep, its decided. I shall go stay in a log cabin next time someone offers to take me ::hint hint:: ;)
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a place like that in the mountains.. or just move there. Being from Illinois I'm pretty tired of flatness.
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