Maria’s view of Log Cabin Living

 It’s finally finished!  Hubby has finished his new DVD, and I believe it’s really the best so far.  He has it on our website, and we’re already filling orders for it.  He lived in Southern California for over 25 years, and this DVD has the best of Southern California’s rocky coastline, harbors, ferry rides, seals, tall ships, and surfers, accompanied by a beautiful musical score.  I’m very proud of him!

With his sports picture collection proudly displayed on the vaulted ceiling in the loft, Hubby is so happy!  Now he can sit back in his chair at the computer and gaze at his favorite sports figures.  He loves all sports, and he has many favorite players (don’t ask me to name them….I go blank at the thought of most sports stuff).  Maybe you can see in the pictures who his favorites are.  There’s a lot of history in those pictures!

Hubby played college football at Montana State College (now MSU).    Let’s see if I can remember…oh yes, I remember now……he was an offensive guard.  And unfortunately, he’s got injuries that go along with it.

He has several cool trophies from when he played baseball as a kid in Brooklyn.  He went to a Catholic school, and they had a winning baseball team!  Who woulda’ thought?!  Catholic school?  Sports?  It just never occurred to me.

Me?  I was all thumbs and elbows, gangly and tall as a kid, so no trophies here…but I always secretly wished I’d somehow win one.

Since we got married, I’m trying to gain more sports knowledge, and I actually enjoy football and basketball now.  I especially like Steve Nash on the Phoenix Suns basketball team.  I had no idea a “short” guy (compared to his teammates) could play like that!!   Dammit baby, white men CAN jump!   I’m really looking forward to the playoffs, after getting familiar with Nash last year.  And now the Suns have Shaquille O’Neal (did I spell that right?), so look out Lakers!  

In the Spring, I hope to build a mini-cabin like this one with the help of my new Dremel tool that I got for my birthday (it’s really what I asked for).     What a mailbox!  We pass by it, when we go to the Woodbine trailhead in Custer National Forest, about 15 minutes from home.  It looks as if it has withstood the test of time…as I have..    

We built this bird feeder last summer from scraps of wood and pieces of tree bark, and our abundant bird population loves it!  The drawback is when 50 or s0 blackbirds flock to it at once, cleaning it out and leaving nothing for the little guys.  We had to wrap it with a wire that prohibits the blackbirds from getting inside.