Week of October 9 2017
Visiting Bracebridge, Ontario, we stayed at one of the hotels overnight there. We got up the next day at 8:00am and were down for breakfast before 9am. Florence stayed with us for the night.
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| Kirby's Beach, Muskoka, Ontario |
It was spending time like this with friends and family that made me feel attached to our little cabin by the lake. Cottage time is when we let our hair down, have fun and bond with our families and dear friends.
Later, we drove downtown Bracebridge and walked around the stores. Florence bought a few books about Maud Montgomery in one of the hip furniture store while I bought a dress made of bamboo fabric at another. I rarely bought a dress and paid more than Can.$100.00. This was a souvenir for myself from Bracebridge , I told myself. The sales lady and I got talking and she told me to check out some waterfront properties nearby which we did. It gave us an idea what to expect of other waterfront cottages. We also drove around the parks and beaches in the area.
It was almost 4pm by the time we got to The Fern.
D. and D. started disassembling the bunk beds in the cabin .
Our friends have been with us all these years from day 1 on this beloved property of ours when we were young and energetic.
We have grown old together.
I went around videotaping this happy place where we spent many summer nights in our younger days.;
We slept in this little cabin we built together.
I still remember vividly climbing up to the roof, straddling on the top hammering away and nailing the shingles down while the guys on the ground marveled at my fearless of height and my ability to do so.
We were in our thirty's' and forty's then.
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| View of the Lake from our little cabin |
I wanted to capture the beautiful fall scenery as well as to preserve digitally the many fond and happy memories we have had here.
Our friends threw darts on this green grass.
We had numerous wonderful picnics and great times at our cabin by the lake.
We swam and paddled our boat across the lake to the other side.
We landed and explored the island together.
One time, D. and D. were caught by the owner of the island and were spoken to sternly by him.
Our friends also helped us built a dock and we stood there proudly getting in and out of our boat.
So much has had happened on this cottage property.
This has been a place where we got away from the city.
We love all the trees and natural vegetation of our place.
Before we realized it, it was dusk.
We saw the most spectacular Muskoka sunset and the change of colour this time!
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| A most spectacular Muskoka sunset unfolded before our eyes! |
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| The beauty of the sunset took our breath away! |
The beauty of the scenery literally took our breaths away!
It was like watching a master artist painting on his canvass step by step.
I was speechless at how magnificent the scenery was.
How I wished we had spent more time like this at our cabin!
Again, I asked myself this question: Did we do the right thing selling our lakefront property?
In about half an hour, it all became dark. We managed loading up the trailer, putting the disassembled bunk beds with the boat on top of it. I finished sweeping the floor, arranged the couch, the lawn chairs and lit the candles on the shelf.
After we took away most of the furniture and supply boxes, the cabin looked much more spacious.
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| Our last evening in our little cabin by the lake! |
We sat down and I took more pictures inside the cabin.
I was overcome by my emotions and started crying on my husband's shoulder.
I could not believe how attached I felt towards this little cabin and this waterfront property. I asked my hubby and our friends to join hands and thanked God for His blessings in this cabin.
Good bye, our beloved little cabin.
Thank you for all the great memories for the past 27 years!
We'll surely miss you!
R.T.
Muskoka, Ontario
