Oh, this rattletrap pontoon!  The cabin would not be complete without it.  The fact that it falls apart a bit more each year just adds to its sense adventure and charm.  You never know if it will actually start, actually back up, or actually make it back to the dock.…

Cousin Miranda is an appreciator of cat eye glasses as well, and I think the two of us might convince Cousin Katherine that eclectic eyewear is the way to go.

Perhaps the most exciting and most hilarious part of our annual family cabin weekend with aunts, uncles and cousins is the tradition of dividing into teams to construct boats out of cardboard and garbage bags.  Every team gets a stack of cardboard, eight plastic garbage bags  a roll of duct…