A Vermont Cabin Built by Hand to House a Family?s History
How often do you find a creative project looming and think, “If only I could just get away, hole up in the woods and think through this”" It’s a thought that has crossed my mind with each passing season. For Robin MacArthur, it’s a thought that crossed her mind, and she did something about it […]
How often do you find a creative project looming and think, “If only I could just get away, hole up in the woods and think through this”" It’s a thought that has crossed my mind with each passing season. For Robin MacArthur, it’s a thought that crossed her mind, and she did something about it — a very big thing about it. She and her husband built a cabin with their own hands, dug the septic trenches and all! Robin and her husband Ty both grew up in idyllic Vermont, but as a couple, they spent stints living and creating in Providence, New York and Philadelphia. Robin is a musician and author (her second book, Heart Spring Mountain comes out this January), and Ty is a composer for documentary films. They also collaborate musically under the moniker Red Heart The Ticker, but as they ventured away from Vermont, they came to a decision. “We realized that the only way we had a shot at having artistic careers was if we moved back to my parents? land in Vermont and built ourselves a cabin where we could live mortgage- and rent-free. The dream!”
The land itself was storied already. Robin’s grandparents...
How often do you find a creative project looming and think, “If only I could just get away, hole up in the woods and think through this”" It’s a thought that has crossed my mind with each passing season. For Robin MacArthur, it’s a thought that crossed her mind, and she did something about it — a very big thing about it. She and her husband built a cabin with their own hands, dug the septic trenches and all! Robin and her husband Ty both grew up in idyllic Vermont, but as a couple, they spent stints living and creating in Providence, New York and Philadelphia. Robin is a musician and author (her second book, Heart Spring Mountain comes out this January), and Ty is a composer for documentary films. They also collaborate musically under the moniker Red Heart The Ticker, but as they ventured away from Vermont, they came to a decision. “We realized that the only way we had a shot at having artistic careers was if we moved back to my parents? land in Vermont and built ourselves a cabin where we could live mortgage- and rent-free. The dream!”
The land itself was storied already. Robin’s grandparents...
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