The Cabin

Small homestead at the lake

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  • Small Harvest

    Ok, back when we decided to start a garden of veggies, didn’t really know what we wanted to grow. Kim had done them before back before we were together many years ago. I had never messed with them. It’s been a lot of fun so far & are still learning. Kim has gotten a bunch Read more

  • New Bread Recipe

    Ok, a while back I made a post about making my first loaf of bread. I found a new recipe that’s easy to do as well & I think it came out way better. I will be using this recipe from now on & then also want to try sourdough bread soon. I made this Read more

  • The Ladies’ New Toy

    A little while back Kim had shown me a ramp thing with a swing on it for the chickens to play on. It looked pretty cool, but it also looked to small to me. Kinda looked like it was for a pet parrot cage in the picture. We have learned that’s it good to give Read more

  • Life With Chickens

    Well, you all now know…we have chickens. They are 12 weeks old today. We have had them since they were 2 weeks old. These ladies are so sweet & so much fun. It’s a lot of work preparing for them & raising them from babies, but has really been nice, fun, & rewarding. We have Read more

  • Homesteading

    Ok, as you know the cabin mostly has been a weekend getaway for the summer to go out on the lake with our boat. Since deciding to get the chickens, started thinking about growing veggies as well. I found out several months back that my cholesterol was high & not wanting to take another medicine, Read more

  • Keeping Chickens Part 2

    Ok, over the weekend Kim & I started on the chicken coop & almost finished it. All we have left is to put on the hardware cloth wire & get the chickens. We were wanting to go with pullets, but are having trouble finding any or getting places to respond to us. Kinda hard to Read more

  • Keeping Chickens Part 1

    Ok, my parents raised to me to love animals. Have always had pets & even owned a pet store in the early 90’s. I don’t understand how people hunt & kill animals. I just can’t do it….I always do what I can to save them. Hell, right now we have 7 fish tanks going at Read more

  • Eating Better

    A little over 6 months ago, I found out that my blood pressure was high. Got put on a medicine & went back for my check up after a while & the blood pressure was good. But, now my cholesterol was high. My doctor put me on a medicine for that. Not wanting to be Read more

  • Abandoned Part 4

    Hello all, sorry for the time off. Anyway, this old place is one that I have been wanting to get for a long time. It’s about 12-13 miles away from our cabin heading to the dam of the lake. It’s been empty ever since I found the cabin back in 2008. No telling how long Read more

  • Crockpot Pizza Burgers

    The title & picture are a little misleading, but man was this ever good. The recipe calls for the browning the meat & putting in a crockpot with the sauce & pepperonis, so you never get a chance to really make burger patties. I guess you could make patties & brown them, but then it Read more

  • Red Beans & Rice

    This has always been one of my favorite things to eat. The best I have ever had was at the restaurant inside the aquarium in New Orleans about 30 years ago. Now that I am trying to learn & cook more while we are at the cabin, I decided to make some for the first Read more

  • Not Sure

    I have been trying to figure out what this building is or was while I have been coming down to the cabin since 2008. It sits right on the highway, but that gravel road in front of it curls back around behind it & leads to a house up on a hill. It’s basically their Read more

  • Abandoned Part 3

    The county that our cabin is in is a dry one (meaning you can’t buy beer). This little store is about 6 miles up the road inside the next county so it was my beer store. When Kim & I started coming back down a couple of years ago to start fixing up the cabin, Read more

  • Sunset Over the Lake

    Well, this weekend will probably be our last boat ride for the season. This lake has a damn & they let the water out & make it pretty low for the winter for flood control. The water on the ramps by our cabin is already getting pretty low. It’s still real hot during the day, Read more

  • Grilled Chicken

    Haven’t done any chicken in a while & decided on some drumsticks using this marinade I found at that grocery store we go to from the cabin. It’s Tony Chachere’s just like the seafood one I used on the shrimp. Our local grocery store at home carries this brand, but for some reason, not these Read more

  • Abandoned Part 2

    Way back in 2008 when I first started coming down here where the cabin is, I found this cool little country store. But it was closed. Have no idea how long before 2008 it got closed, but it’s still closed to this day. You can tell it’s been a while, look at those gas prices. Read more

  • Gaming at the Cabin

    Ok, I’m 54 years old so video games have come such a long way from when I was growing up. I still love to play them…it’s kinda like a good movie…gets you away from real life for a bit. My favorite 2 games are Sea of Thieves & American Truck Simulator. The latter is a Read more

  • First Olive Oil Cake

    A few weekends ago down at the cabin I wanted to try something different. I found a recipe for an olive oil cake from “Cooking Mama” here on WordPress. Swing by & check her out. https://cookingmamapr.com You get a box of yellow cake mix & use milk instead of the water & olive oil instead Read more

  • Abandoned

    Way back in 2008 when we bought the cabin, there was a restaurant at the top of the boat ramp called “The Holiday Lodge”. From what I know, it been there a very long time. The lady that owned it at the time ending up retiring & selling it a couple of years later. Not Read more

  • Feeding the Birds

    There is something so relaxing about sitting in the chair under the porch with a beer & watching the birds fly in & eat. It’s pretty funny watching them interact with each other & hop from feeder to feeder. We have pet birds at home, but something about watching the wild birds & knowing that Read more