I'm here!

Finally! I made it! What a journey that was.

Sorry I'm so late, but there wasn't much I could do about it.

I've been standing around in a field south of Ottawa for the last two months, waiting to be delivered.

Early Monday morning I climbed aboard a couple of big trucks for what was to be a three hour trip from Moorewood, Ontario to my new foundation overlooking tranquil Petit Lac Cayamant, in Quebec.

As luck would have it, one of the trucks broke down on highway 416 and part of me had to spend the night in Arnprior, Ontario, while the other part of me made it as far as Bryson, Quebec. Not a comfortable way to spend the night!

Throughout Tuesday, with snow falling off and on, many people worked hard to move me into position. The job of sliding me onto my permanent perch was finally finished late Wednesday, a clear but cold day.

I love my new home. Surrounded by tall white birch, cedar and pine trees to protect me from the wind, I'm facing north so the sun will always warm my backside.

Let me tell you a little about myself. I'll try not to sound like I'm bragging.
First, you won't believe how many windows I have. Four really big ones adorn my front wall in my great room with cathedral ceilings. In the back, you'll find three comfy bedrooms for country air induced deep sleeps. There are a lot of things that make me special, but one of the greatest is my screened porch. It lets you enjoy the best of both the indoors and the outdoors all at once. And the interior is finished with the warmth of cedar.

On cool fall nights or during winter visits, you'll love the heat from my Osburn 1600 woodstove, in the corner of the great room. This was just delivered and installed today.

Now, over the next week, they'll be working to finish up some of my roofing and siding. Then I'll be ready to host many many years of cottage life in this wilderness setting.

In the meantime, I thought you'd like to see a few pictures of my big arrival.

Backing half of me into position along side the foundation:

I was pushed along these "I" beams and lowered onto the foundation:

This woodstove was installed today, November 20th.

Facing the lake.....

My designer poses for his first picture with me..

A patio door will be installed to separate my great room from the screened porch.

And the kitchen area in the great room..

My main entrance on the east side, future site of a deck.

I want to thank all of you who believed in me and sent positive thoughts my way. Check back later to see a video of me crossing the Picanoc River!