The Cabin's Last Hoorah

So I mentioned that a few weeks ago, we took a trip up to Sewanee (a lovely university community on top of a mountain south of Nashvegas), to spend one last weekend in the cozy spot lovingly referred to as "The Cabin."  The Cabin has been part of Dave's life for many years at this point; his parents bought it when their boys were young, and they have loved retreating there ever since. 

The Cabin has sure been good to the entire Berry clan:  Dave and his brother Phil spent countless hours as children exploring the surrounding woods there; Phil proposed to his wife Amy there; numerous Fourth-of-Julys have been celebrated there (and the Fourth of July is the BIG-TIME in Sewanee, TN); Dave and I spent a summer living there and celebrated our first anniversary there; many, many friends and relatives of all ages have enjoyed a fire or a swing on the front porch or a cold drink from the fridge there; and all three Berry grandchildren (Piper, Lily, and Evelyn) have spent some quality time there. 

Evelyn has actually spent two weekends at The Cabin, but the most recent visit was sort of The Cabin's Last Hoorah, since the Berrys have decided to sell it.  It also happened to be the 50th anniversary celebration of Dave's Sewanee fraternity that weekend, so it was an excellent time for a visit:)  So Evelyn and I packed up the car one nice Friday morning, swung through Brentwood and picked up Grammie, and headed on up to the mountain for the weekend.  Grandaddy and Dave came up later.

Over the course of our weekend, Evelyn did exactly the sorts of things you should do when you visit a cabin in the woods on a mountain-top....

She swung on the front-porch-swing with Grandaddy...

...she giggled and snuggled with Grammie in the late-afternoon sun on the back porch...

...and after working up an appetite in all that fresh mountain air, she donned her Easter-bunny bib and chowed down...

...and then plunged into the awesome kitchen sink for a bath.

We have had such fun spending time at The Cabin all these years--we will miss it!  I hope that its new owners enjoy it just as much as the Berrys have:)