Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Official Rural Dwellers

The convenience of being surrounded by easily accessible needs of daily life is no longer a part of my world.  We officially sold our Salt Lake home of nineteen years and are living in our mountain home within the Western Uinta mountains.  We traded our human neighbors for chipmunks, birds, deer, prairie dogs, moose and the occasional porcupine.

We took my canoe on Smith and Morehouse four days last week and loved that we were able to leave the house and be on the water within 20 minutes.  Wow!  Brenda caught fish every time with either her trusty lure or her fly fishing skills.  It is always fun to paddle her around the water.







Monday, July 3, 2017

Cabin Living

A logical question from those who learn we are selling our house is where will you live?  Our answer is simple, at the cabin.  Now, this is a beautiful option during the more gentle weather, but winter can be harsh and the gates are locked from late November until mid-April at the earliest, which means a snowmobile commute or walk.  This will need to be carefully considered.


The cabin has been a haven of safety since Brenda found it five years ago.  It has nurtured me through some emotional experiences that helped weave it into my soul.  The thought of making it our primary residence seems like an appropriate step to hopefully, eventually find a way to come to terms with letting it go.  There is penetrating peace in every bit of that place. It is impossible to even consider not having access to it, but maybe after building our house a mere twelve miles away, it will begin to seem plausible.