In Underwriting

God, it's painful to get a loan these days.

We're in the deadzone of underwriting.

Will post more when we know more.

Considering Names

So, a friend of ours (I like to call her the Martha Brown of Minnesota -- for those of you who know and love Martha Brown, Martha Brown included, of course, the Minnesota-version lacks only the "East-Coast Edge") suggested naming the place "Lucky Lodge".

Previous readers will note the link to Horseshoe Lake, but locals will note that the nearest (not-so-cute) town is home to a casino.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Keep it clean,* Sheila's niece is looking at this blog! (Hi Carolyn!)


*One interloper suggested, for example, putting a "get" in front of Minnesota-Martha's suggestion.

The Inspection

I've never purchased anything more significant than a computer, so this whole mortgage/house thing is new and exciting to me. We headed out to the cabin today to go to the inspection and all went well!

Here are some photos of the lake from today (October 15th).

The seasons change fast up there. You can see that the leaves have nearly all fallen and the geese are on their way south.

First Edition of Horseshoe Times: October 11, 2010

Friends, family and countrymen. . . Welcome to The Horseshoe Times!

I've been enthralled with all-things-Minnesota since moving here in August of 2000 from hockey to 60-degree below nights in the winter, to backyard skating rinks to cabin-ownership.

So.... Last Saturday afternoon, Sheila and I came to an agreement with the sellers of a cute little cabin on the Horseshoe Lake in Northern Wisconsin, fulfilling our dream of being cabin owners.

This blog will chronicle our first year exploring cabin-life.

Enjoy a few pictures of this as-yet-unnamed addition to our family.

-Lisa

p.s. the kids don't know about it yet. . . We are going to surprise them. So don't give them a link to this blog. . . Yet!
p.p.s. No, the shack down by the lake is not an outhouse. It contains a little refrigerator (compensating for the kazillion stairs).