When "hello" is the Beginning of "goodbye"

We opened Eden this past weekend.

She was waiting for us in all her glory

a broken water pipe just to remind us

that some things never change.

Regardless of how carefully we close up in the fall,

winter still seems to do a number on the pipes

of this charming little haven.

But we're used to it by now

It's all part of the fun and adventure and memory making.

This particular cottage season will be one of

drinking deeply the beauty of this place

of relishing each moment

of basking in rest and adventure and food and relationships

It will be a season marked with a strong taste of

bittersweet.

We put Eden up for sale this weekend):

Fifteen years of memories fill this tiny summer "home".

For 3 families

it has been fifteen years of our children growing up together

and we as adults growing...well...growing up too in many ways.

Eden was a gift beyond anything we had every imagined when we purchased her!

She will always be known as this holy sanctuary

where heaven and earth met...

even with burst water pipes!!

Last year we began to talk seriously about the possibility of selling

A lot has changed, specifically in the past 5 years

with my sister and her family moving 5 hours away

and my brother and his family

and our family

all rapidly changing

as our children grow older

get married, and go off to university and
make memories of their own.

It will not be an easy "goodbye"

for any of us.

But as much as we are all deeply in love with our Eden

we all feel that it's "time."

So our "hello" to Eden this spring

is the beginning of "goodbye"

We laughed and talked and ate and worked

with gusto and the knowledge that we are making

farewell memories.

My tired hubby and Zoe...just home from Haiti and not cottage opening!

Having fun in the leaves!!  Aaron and Anderson

Chris and

Charmaine busy raking leaves

Time out for a story!! :)

Mikaela and Emma painting sun catchers

Ashley and Rachel washing dishes...I think:)

Touching up the trim...Randy and Chris

Yummy fruit for waffles

Preparing for Flower Planting

More painting...my hubby:)

   

Oh Eden...
how we are going to miss you...

But not yet!!
Our season has just begun!