That's a good point, Ed, and you're totally right about us wanting the BC to not be in a development and to have more land. Problem is, we didn't realize we'd have to give up absolutely everything the cabin already was and had, in order to get those 2 extra things! We asked for 2 additional "perks" -- not a complete trade-in of all things cabin, in exchange for land with no HOA. But that's what DIY did with our plea, and this is what we got for it. If we'd known, we wouldn't have asked. A really unfortunate tradeoff.
You're absolutely right, Kathy -- didn't mean to imply she was the only one. I just remember so clearly her super-excited blog report on the blog, so thrilled and describing just running from one thing to the other in the cabin trying to see it all at once... but then her disappointment when they started looking around outdoors and realized the treehouse was separated from the cabin by an actual road. Our other bloggers also posted their memories form the visit and gradually we got most of our questions answered, and they each had a hand in "filling in the blanks" for the rest of us who couldn't be there to see it. I guess the treehouse-thing just stands out in my mind because at the time Carrie's little boy was about 4, I think, and she was dismayed to think that someone living in the cabin with small children would be concerned for their safety while playing at the treehouse if they had to cross a road to get there....
That's what made me remember Carrie's post about that so much more clearly.
No, I don't think we find ourselves near there en route, but if we ever do, I'll keep that place in mind -- sounds fascinating! Thanks for the recommendation. Have a great trip. Mountains are good for the soul
Just yell "hello" and wave as you drive through, Don -- we'll be up there for much of the month of May.... and the echo carries so well through the hollers of those wonderful old mountains that I just might hear you from the front porch (which is where I'll be with my coffee).
And while I'm thinking about it, yes, to whoever the astonished soul was who asked me months ago -- our washer and dryer really are on the old cabin's front porch! Even though a rough-board solid gate conceals them when not in use, I suppose their very presence qualifies us as genuine hillbillies! :o)
I get it, Don. Hope we see you here if we all return in 2012 to see if DIY has changed its tune.
All I remember with clarity is that after we had asked pointed question after pointed question re the treehouse's position, with no answers from DIY, what it finally took to get that answered for certain was that Carrie Miracle actually visited the BC and TOLD us that treehouse was completely separated from the cabin, not by a driveway but by the actual road! I guess DIY was planning never to admit that to us at all.
Hear, hear, Don! It was indeed DIY who abandoned ship -- not the core bloggers. They attracted us in the first place not because we loved the DIY network organization (!) but because we were CABIN lovers -- a sort of different breed whose priorities are a long sight different than folks who are devoted to upscale/modern/luxury/chich/shiny/mega when it comes to their dwellings. And we were devoted and attracted to the interactive process and the homeowner-learning from the builders and the artisans. When every one of those attractions disappears and every one of those values gets thrown out ... there's nothing to stay here for. Except each other, of course, which is the only thing that has made me stop by the blog 3 times since January.
So lucyourdog, I think there's been some misunderstanding about what has just taken place here on the blog. We never were devoted to promoting and perpetuating the organization called DIYnetwork -- it was the BlogCabin we were devoted to. Now "cabin" has been thrown out, and now "blog" means only that we're talking to ourselves, completely ignored by DIY. Not much left for us.
Absolutely, Don. I might drop in to browse once or twice before they give this one away, but as for faithful blog involvement.... well, I'll see you next year, at least long enough to see if DIY has listened to us. Take care.
Oh, Deb, I have prayed hard for you, and want you to know I'll be praying even harder. I won't forget you. There are many of us feeling the need to just go on our way, with regard to the blog. If DIY hears us, returns next year to a cabin, to things rustic and affordable, and to a process that DIYers can participate in and learn from, then I would come back. I hope if that happens, that we will see you here next year, too. YOU are one of those "best people ever" that you mentioned. Hang in there. We're holding you close.
That's the way most of us once felt about a "cabin", as well, and look where it got us. Not even a token nod to "cabin" left now. Sleek, chic, modern mega-mansion all the way. I'm done. I drop in for 5 minutes once a month just to connect with my old blog-buddies. Nothing else left that interests me. Don Gustaf's got a great plan -- we could all check back in next year to see if DIY has heard our pleas for a return to "cabin", to things rustic, to affordable, and to a process that helps DIYers. That's what put the Blog Cabin on the map and made it wildly popular in the first place, along with the loyal cabin-bloggers who made it succeed. DIY has sold its cabin-soul. It's just another dream home, and some of us no longer have the heart for it.
I'm sure it will be made into a lovely modern mansion that the winner will profit from or enjoy.
As for me, I'm hoping for a cabin-awakening next year.
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