The Old Family Cabin
When it comes to describing what a family cottage/cabin can mean to family members, the following says it all…
“The old family cabin. There is no road to it, no marker or hint of its existence. It’s up an impossibly steep hill that is made only somewhat passable if you follow the faint animal-made switchbacks. I can’t help but envision the brothers that built it, somehow scaling the hill with the supplies necessary, grunting with the effort, eyes alight with the plan.
Even in winter, the trees are dense and you don’t see what the trek is going to yield. Maybe it’s just a chance to fill your lungs with that fresh, icy air. Honestly, that would be enough.
And then, all of a sudden you see it. Chink and log nearly melding into the trees around it, a break in the canopy, and that sapphire blue expanse that has no end.
There’s an Adirondack chair probably older than I in the perfect spot. I sink in as however many before me have too, release it all and simply be. In this moment. In this place.
Later, we say “we went to the cabin” and the family nods and smiles. They know.”
By: Nicole White-Realtor-Venture Properties. Leland Michigan.
These types of family treasures are important to all family members, past, present and future.
The experiences and memories are priceless!
