every summer i have a little pilgrimage. i take photos every time, some years they are better than others. and it always gives me the same shivery thrill. tom takes me in the boat for a little tour of the lake. it's basically just a 2o minute drive across the lake to the island that houses 'fancy free'. a yellow cottage with a shady porch wrapped around it's walls. screen doors that slam. a swimming raft and canoe. adirondack chairs and old webbed lawnchairs, tire swings and hammocks. every accoutrement to easy, gentle living scattered on the island. yesterday we had our little fancy free boat ride!
no....it's rented for most of the season. i think it's the oldest cottage on the lake. this is what i found when i googled it..... http://www.fancyfreeisland.com/
How lovely to be able to visit and take photos. Even lovelier to live there, though these romantic getaways often have lots of home repair problems that take the shine off their quaintness. Still, great to dream, isn't it?
the quilts i make blend a grandmother's ideals with a fresh youthful flair. there is a nostalgia for seasons past combined with hopefulness for a bright full future. I write little stories in my mind as I make the quilts. sometimes they become actual stories. and sometimes I share them here.
every summer i have a little pilgrimage. i take photos every time, some years they are better than others. and it always gives me the same shivery thrill. tom takes me in the boat for a little tour of the lake. it's basically just a 2o minute drive across the lake to the island that houses 'fancy free'. a yellow cottage with a shady porch wrapped around it's walls. screen doors that slam. a swimming raft and canoe. adirondack chairs and old webbed lawnchairs, tire swings and hammocks. every accoutrement to easy, gentle living scattered on the island. yesterday we had our little fancy free boat ride!
Is it emty? It seems a lot of history is hidden here
ReplyDeleteno....it's rented for most of the season. i think it's the oldest cottage on the lake. this is what i found when i googled it.....
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ooo what a great place, lots of memories in that cottage, things were so different back when it was probably built, beautiful photos
ReplyDeleteI could live there all year round! I like the seclusion of it and love that nature surrounds the sweet little cottage. It makes me smile! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is perfect!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to be able to visit and take photos. Even lovelier to live there, though these romantic getaways often have lots of home repair problems that take the shine off their quaintness. Still, great to dream, isn't it?
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