The Cabin at Mountainaire

Nothing like hot chocolate with with marshmallows after a big day in the snow.

This classic sled was purchased by Jill’s dad when she was a kid. Made in Pennsylvania, it’s one of the first things we took up to the cabin. This March, when Dennis asked for some inspiration to create an art piece as a housewarming and birthday gift, the Lightning Guider was the perfect fit.

This last weekend, Dennis had finished exhibiting the piece in a small art show at Sony and it was finally time for it to take the trip up the hill to it’s new home. Other than some initial digital mock-ups, he had kept all the details of the piece a secret from us so this was our first time to see it.

It has a classic look that sets the perfect mood for the cabin. If you think it looks good in the photos you have to see it in person–the attention to detail is fantastic.

Thanks Dennis.

Mountainaire Lane
October 2010

Just finishing up a quick weekend trip. The little trees in the front yard have doubled in size over the summer and are mostly recovered from getting topped by the snowplow last winter.

September has warm (or even hot) days in the eighties and chilly nights in the forties. Next time, we’ll be sure to bring our swimsuits! Only Miley enjoyed the warm lake water on this trip.

After just a couple of hours of work, the gates are now stained. Only about 80 more feet of fence to finish.

We had such a nice relaxing long weekend  at the Mountainaire Chalet this past summer!  Yes, I did say last summer…    Since now we are in  January, I thought I’d start with a more season appropriate picture of the lake before I break the nice chronology of this blog with some fun-in-the-sun pictures from back when it was hot…

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