Moved In: July 2021

All photos by Appalachian Log Homes

There she is....Juniper Field Cabin,  26x26 feet, plus porch and deck, established July 1, 2020.. Juniper Field Cabin. Completed in spite of Covid's many complications--supply and fixture supply issues, and winter weather, and an unexpected job change.

The Unkitchen: I am severely allergic so can't do my own grocery shopping. My shopper buys at the first of the month, and I cook for the month or at least a week--depending on allergy fog. The chest freezer lets me store meals till needed. In front of the window, I can  pass meals through to the table on the porch for outside dining. The stainless steel all-in-one convection/traditional oven, toaster, broiler, dehydrator lets me heat up meals as needed. The counter, enamel, pulls out for food preparation, and hides blender and mixer. Artwork above the Hoosier is mine; between the sink and beverage center is by AnnaMaria Johnson.

                                                                                    

Full view of kitchen from the gathering space.

The red dorm-sized fridge is all I need. The convection oven sits on a rehabbed dresser. The two bottom drawers were removed, and their faces became doors. The drawer holds a two-burner hot plate for those times when I actually cook. And behind the doors are crock pots and a cast iron Dutch oven. Silverware, serving dishes and dishware fit well in the glass cupboard, and a handcrafted shelf is perfect for hanging cast iron skillets. Hanging artwork by AnnaMaria Johnson 

"I don't need a second bedroom," I said. But the proverbial "they" all disagreed. It won't sell without it, their primary reason. 

I listened and am so glad I did. Post-Covid I am still working from home. Though my daily commute is about six steps and then through a door, a separate work space for art and phone interviewing helps me psychologically transition to non-work time. 

This will comfortably seat eight for a meal! The sofa (200 years old and held together mostly with antique square/spade nails) and settee (50 years old) are the same height as the dining chairs. Based on flour/grain sacks used for dust covers and stamps on the frame, it seems the sofa was made in Jamestown, NY. Daughter Ana Updyke found it for $25. The table has two gate legs that fold up and hold dropped leaves. I just move the coffee table out of the way, open up the table and we have comfy banquet seating. And for day-to-day, when it's just me, this setup is perfect.

 This mural is my pride and joy. 

"Bring the outside in," I asked the granddaughter, then 18 and 20. "On dreary winter days, I want to see the this view".

Eliza Johnson and Maggie Johnson together created this.

"The hat has to go; it's dirty," I said to Lee, the photographer.

"No, it fits ...leave it."

So I did.

Beside the bed, the end table, which AnnaMaria refinished, was a thrift store find.