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Welcome to the Happy Cabin blog, where we share stories about life in North Lake Tahoe, our cabin, and other things that make us happy. The blog evokes what Happy Cabin means to us—family, friendship, travel, adventure, food, design, books, photography, experience, people and memories. If you’re not sure where to start, try the beginning. We welcome your comments and suggestions. If you have ideas for the blog or want more information about how you can visit Happy Cabin yourself, get in touch.
On Thursday, April 25, at 5 p.m., the Spring tour of this film exploring the life and legacy of John Muir, visits Tahoe City with a single screening at the newly-remodeled Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema. Proceeds benefit the local chapter of the Sierra Club.
Read MoreIn the cold of this frigid, snowy winter, we found ourselves reminiscing about a desert trip, replete with ghosts, misadventures, and boondocking east of nowhere.
Read MoreOn a recent trip to Tomales Bay, we introduced a third generation to the wonders of clamming. Hunting for cockles is like hunting for treasure. It requires a journey, discomfort, hard work, and a lot of faith that all the effort will turn up gold. Not only did our hard work pay off, our kids loved the thrill of the hunt.
Read MoreHappy New Year from Happy Cabin! May this year bring you all that you wish for, along with a few surprises.
Read MoreA unique libation, like a certain smell, can be completely transportive. There are few cocktails as unique as the pisco sour, a Peruvian concoction made from egg whites, lime juice, simple syrup, bitters and, the key ingredient, pisco.
Read MoreOn a recent winter morning, I found myself at Northstar Village with a day to while away and two antsy children. Should you find yourself in a similar situation, Maris, Anaya, and I offer the following hints.
Read MoreA few days before Christmas, 4-year-old Maris went snowboarding for the first time, graduating from our living room and local beach to the magic carpet and a bunny hill. Read on to see how she did!
Read MorePacking a few extras is often just the thing to make someone else’s second home feel like home to you. Here’s a short list of things to consider packing when you visit Happy Cabin.
Read MoreMy Mom is like an elf around Christmas, bustling around the kitchen with trays of candies and plates of cheesecake. It took me a while to figure out my holiday candy niche. These boozy chocolate rum balls are a contender.
Read MoreHappy Cabin is a clean slate when it comes to holiday decor. We are still making our traditions as we go. In the meantime, I’m feeding my imagination on other people’s visions of a log cabin holiday.
Read MoreWith a high altitude and over 300 sunny days a year, staying sun safe in North Lake Tahoe requires some planning, especially in the winter. I’ve rounded up the latest intel on high-altitude winter sun protection to make sure my family is protected, whether making snow forts in the backyard or snowboarding at our local resort.
Read MoreThe winter holidays are almost here. North Lake Tahoe puts on a festive celebration from early December through New Year’s Day, with theater, music, crafts, games, festivals, sleigh rides, movies, and feasts. This calendar lists our favorite family-friendly holiday events happening within a short drive of Happy Cabin.
Read MoreIn the spirit of shopping local and giving unique, memorable, earth-friendly gifts, this piece focuses on handmade gifts from local artisans.
Read MoreToday we are thankful. Thankful for a warm, inviting home. Thankful for healthy, happy children. Thankful for delicious, lovingly prepared food. Thankful for immediate family, extended family, and our chosen family of friends. Thankful for the rain in the Aptos mountains, filling the stream behind our house and watering the apple trees. Thankful for the first snow falling at Happy Cabin, where our guests sent a picture of the backyard blanketed in fresh powder.
Read MoreWe are officially getting excited for snow! Last weekend, with visions of snowflakes dancing in our heads, we took Maris’ new Burton Riglet Snowboard out for a spin. On the beach.
Read MoreAt the end of a long workday, Eben snuck away to Sand Harbor State Beach, just over the border in Nevada, for a dip in the now-frigid waters.
Read MoreI assumed that the birds would all migrate south in the winter, looking for sunnier climes. I was wrong. While many birds migrate south to escape the Sierra winter, others stay, making Lake Tahoe their year-round home.
Read MoreThe multi-day celebration is a time to honor loved ones who have passed on and help them along on their spiritual journey with prayers and gifts.
Read MoreI longed for hand-thrown ceramic mugs from local potters in a variety of shapes and colors, each one signed, each one with a story. The kind of mugs that warm the hands and pique the imagination. Gorgeous mugs.
Read MoreVisiting Page Meadows to see the aspens ablaze in fall colors was on my family’s autumn bucket list.
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