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Monday 28 December – part two: no, it’s not warm enough to go topless Steve!
We explored the garden a bit more, before heading back in:
Just a few logs... And look who was happy to see us when we got back?
We got back inside to hot chocolate, complimented with marshmallows, which was exactly what I needed to warm up. My toes were so cold, they were like little ice blocks! At least, with all the layers I wore out, the rest of me was OK.
For the next hour or so, we sat in the living room, with Mark playing with Cody. For ages, Tigger sat there, looking down his nose at the whole thing, obviously thinking “dog, what are you doing?”
We also watched Sue and Steve’s video from 1999, where a hot-air balloon landed in the woods we had just walked through this morning and they saw bears out, so bears do exist out there and I can say that I have seen them too!
We also sent the video camera around in the front of the train that runs round the bottom of the Christmas tree. You can blame Mark for that one. He came up with the idea and, before we knew it, the camera was chugging around! It made for some really fun footage, especially when Cody saw it and went nuts!
Lunch was some pizza and the rest of last night’s pasta, which was just what I needed, as I was starting to get hungry.
We got ourselves ready and then headed out to Hershey Park, with Steve kindly putting the top down on the convertible....
On the way we passed through the only gay resort in the mountain area, appropriately enough called Rainbow Mountain. It was certainly very colourful, although we saw no-one out in the outside pool. I can’t imagine why....
The traffic was pretty bad as went drive and especially around the Mall in Allentown. We were crawling at points for apparently no reason, although we reasoned that maybe people had been to work and had finished early today. Who knows?
As we were going along slowly, a truck was tooting his horn. I asked the others what was wrong with him and then he pulled alongside us and was pointing at the front tyre. Although Steve couldn’t feel anything was wrong with the way the car was driving, he pulled straight over to check it and it did look a little low to him, so we came off at the next exit and he filled it up, vowing to keep a close eye on it for the rest of today, just in case....
The rest of the journey was uneventful and we passed plenty of Amish farmland. It was difficult to photograph any of it, because all the trees around, but my goodness, the farms here are massive. there’s usually one pretty big farmhouse and then a heap of barns. I guess farming really is big here.
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Since I work in the log home industry, I was especially intrigued by these last few updates! Who was the original builder for the home, do you (or they) happen to know?
Sounds like you guys are having a great time so far! It's fun to read all about it!
Since I work in the log home industry, I was especially intrigued by these last few updates! Who was the original builder for the home, do you (or they) happen to know?
Sounds like you guys are having a great time so far! It's fun to read all about it!
I'm sure Sue will be able to help you out with an answer....
What an amazing cabin! Very home-y and comfy, that's for sure. I think the pets just add to the ambiance, especially the dogs! They're adorable. The bar is fantastic - something for my DH to aspire to in the future!
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Since I work in the log home industry, I was especially intrigued by these last few updates! Who was the original builder for the home, do you (or they) happen to know?
Sounds like you guys are having a great time so far! It's fun to read all about it!
My husband and my brother-in-law built it. My DBiL is a builder (although he's not my BiL anymore ) and he built it with alot of help from Steve. It was a kit, from Lincoln Logs (which has since gone out of business), but we modified it with an Asperline kitchen. We wanted a breakfast nook, which the Asperline model had and the Lincoln Logs one didn't, so we added it on. We also changed the floor plan because I wanted a larger kitchen and an open floor plan. We added the walk in closet upstairs and made the back room the formal dining room instead of a family room. The foyer was supposed to be the dining room, but we wanted it open and it seemed like it would be too cramped to put a table there.
The rec room was finished in 2004. Steve and his friend Joe had roughed it out, but we had a contractor and electrician come in and finish it. Then, we did the carpeting, the walls and the decorating. "Charlie and Joe's" came from my Dad (Charlie) and Steve's dad (Joe). Most of the memorobilia down there is from them.
We love our home, and we use every part of it. We don't have "show" rooms, just lots of space to relax and have fun!
My husband and my brother-in-law built it. My DBiL is a builder (although he's not my BiL anymore ) and he built it with alot of help from Steve. It was a kit, from Lincoln Logs (which has since gone out of business), but we modified it with an Asperline kitchen. We wanted a breakfast nook, which the Asperline model had and the Lincoln Logs one didn't, so we added it on. We also changed the floor plan because I wanted a larger kitchen and an open floor plan. We added the walk in closet upstairs and made the back room the formal dining room instead of a family room. The foyer was supposed to be the dining room, but we wanted it open and it seemed like it would be too cramped to put a table there.
The rec room was finished in 2004. Steve and his friend Joe had roughed it out, but we had a contractor and electrician come in and finish it. Then, we did the carpeting, the walls and the decorating. "Charlie and Joe's" came from my Dad (Charlie) and Steve's dad (Joe). Most of the memorobilia down there is from them.
We love our home, and we use every part of it. We don't have "show" rooms, just lots of space to relax and have fun!
Thanks to everyone for all the nice comments!
Thanks! I love a lot of the Lincoln Logs' floorplans! I was sad that we lost them. I work for a magazine publisher that puts out log home magazines and I just love the floorplans section! I look at the homes and dream and imagine where I'd put furniture, lol! Some day...
Your home is lovely and I'm so glad you get such great use of it!
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My toes were so cold, they were like little ice blocks! At least, with all the layers I wore out, the rest of me was OK. 
there’s usually one pretty big farmhouse and then a heap of barns. I guess farming really is big here. 
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