Looking For Mr. Sunshine

Looking forward to spring this year. We've had almost double the average annual snowfall so far this winter and it's hampering progress on several projects.

Today I head to Heavenly Haven Cabin to prepare for this weekend's guests. Will clear snow from the entrance and check the power, water, and supply of wood.

Here's hoping for an uneventful drive over the mountain....

Lots of Progress

We've made lots of progress over the last few weeks. We had the bedroom, loft, bathroom, and laundry room painted. We've furnished the great room, and having a new bed coming for the bedroom.

Dee built a fire pit with stones we collected from the river. We're planning to tile the laundry room in the next few weeks. We've stocked the kitchen with dishes, spices, utensils, and pots and pans. We installed satellite tv and high-speed wireless Internet.

Dee's arranged to rent the place for a weekend during Thanksgiving as a trial run.

Update on Cabin

We completed the "final walk-thru" today. We close on Friday. Found some great antiques in Buchanan, Virgina this afternoon.

Closer to Heaven

We close on August 31. I've been busy setting up phone, power, alarm service, internet service, satellite, and doing market research . Dee has lots of great decorating ideas and can't wait start trying them. Anyone have a spare bear or moose head for above the mantel?

Heavenly Haven at Craig Creek

What do you think of this name for our cottage? Comments and suggestions welcome.

More On Our Heavenly Haven

We have a signed agreement with a tentative closing of September 1st. We are excited, anxious, and a little unsure about all the elements that we'll need to manage to make this both fun and successful.

Heavenly Haven

Our new cottage. We've reached a verbal agreement to purchase this cottage on Craig Creek in the Jefferson National Forest. It's 15 miles, 30 minutes, and 50 years away from our home. We plan to use it for recreation, and to rent it out when we aren't using it. More details to come....