October 21, 2013

Saying Goodbye To the Jackson Cottage




He poured the foundation slab on Halloween night, 1979, three months after I was born. Two years later, my grandparents were able to call their cottage in the woods complete, though when I asked my Grandpa how long it took to finish the house he laughed and said thirty years.



I have spent my entire life heading up to Grandpa's house, back when they had horses in the barn and scooters in the garage. The inside is just about the coziest place you can imagine, with a huge fireplace, beautiful windows, thoughtful carpentry and a loft full of books and treasures my Grandma has collected over the years.





Their home sits on 10 acres of pure Northern Michigan goodness, and the woods and isolation and hills have always been a playground for my sisters and I. And when you add my loving, generous and happy grandparents to this place, well, it feels like such fortune.






Sadly, they are selling their cottage in the woods, thirty-four years after construction began. My sister and I took the older kids up this past weekend for one final visit, to experience with our own kiddos what we have been doing for all of these years.






Au revoir, happy cottage. I'll miss the popcorn and card games and fires and getting freaked out by the basement.

11 comments:

Gwen Jackson said...

Oh my word! The pictures are amazing! I'm so glad you took them so we have some final pictures of their place. Love the pictures with the kids. So special.

surfjams said...

Beautiful... I can feel what you are feeling. Heritage, it's quite something!

Unknown said...

I don't want to loose that place. So incredibly beautiful.

mel said...

no no no no no!!! oh no its so amazing!

Little Adventure said...

Such a great weekend! So glad to do it with you.

rosaleebills said...

what an incredible place! absolutely gorgeous. the photos of stella and miles are beyond sweet.

skytimes said...

Such a fortune.... indeed. This is my definition of luxury. Hope the cottage will always be filled with the same amount of love it's used to. Thanks for sharing.

Hope's Mama said...

What an amazing home. I could feel the warmth and memories oozing through my screen. Will be hard to say goodbye, I'm sure xo

Tash said...

Josh these photos are gorgeous. This is a beautiful story and what beautiful memories right here. xx

Jamie said...

This is the most perfect post on their house! Oh I will miss it! I love your last sentence - so hilariously true :).

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