Layton & Co

Layton & Co Rustic Romantic log cabin built in 1850. Lakeside panoramic view of Lake Huron Find us! Airbnb.com/h/laytonandcolakeside

We did, as they now so commonly say, “a thing”. 😀There was a lot of curiosity, intrigue and sadness when we announced an...
01/14/2025

We did, as they now so commonly say, “a thing”. 😀

There was a lot of curiosity, intrigue and sadness when we announced and listed our ancient old girl on the market. And while I’ll always look back with a full heart and a head full of wonderful memories and longing to still be there, we have remained steadfast and straight ahead with exciting plans.
We didn’t want to jinx anything and had to wait until closing day (today!!) to share our blessed news, that we purchased the most gorgeous piece of land. Just a small sliver of lush and healthy farmland and the most exquisite heritage Forest with winding paths to venture through. 75 acres in all!
While we already live on a piece of paradise (listing spring 2025) it’s time to downsize our home with only our last kid still at home and now in high school. It is time to start thinking about our future and what the next quarter century (God willing) of our lives will look like. To us that means less home maintenance and more time to tune into and embrace nature.
Lots more to come, but in the meantime we are excited to downsize to just one family home and one cabin and more time to live our lives to the fullest!

Wish us luck!!

LOTS to be thankful for this year. Our hearts and bellies were filled with all the blessings of food, family and fun tim...
10/15/2024

LOTS to be thankful for this year.
Our hearts and bellies were filled with all the blessings of food, family and fun times. We missed a few that couldn’t make it but they were with us in our thoughts.
We celebrate the sale of our log cabin and had fun making plans on the future projects.
I’m a day late as my intention was to be present with my family and not on my phone, but I wanted to reach out to wish you all a beautiful Thanksgiving anyway. 🙏🏻 🍂

We officially said goodbye to this darling home. The keys and codes have been handed over. The Airbnb and VRBO listings ...
10/11/2024

We officially said goodbye to this darling home. The keys and codes have been handed over. The Airbnb and VRBO listings have been deleted. (Best part ever!)
It wasn’t in the plan, but somehow, I learn over and over again, that everything is meant to be exactly the way it happens. Sometimes we don’t find out why until years later, but in this case I think it’s because the most wonderful family has bought it to make it their home away from home to enjoy with their loved ones for years to come.
Chris and I are one step closer to following our own personal dream journey and saying farewell to this sweetheart was part of our newly developed plan.
Thank you all for your support in all the different forms of help. Staying here, playing here, working here, even all the wonderful reviews and the social media likes and support. You were all part of this amazing process alongside Chris and I.
So…back to business in one way or another. This page will be now focusing more on Chicken Island and our plans for making that place even more special than it already is.
So don’t go away, we are still here! ❤️

JOMO. The Joy of missing out. There is a joy of not caring what the rest of the world is up to, taking some time for se...
09/30/2024

JOMO. The Joy of missing out.

There is a joy of not caring what the rest of the world is up to, taking some time for self care, and just living in a beautiful moment. 🌅

We are seeing the seasonal changes around here, and even with all the visible sneak peeks, Summer has certainly been kee...
09/21/2024

We are seeing the seasonal changes around here, and even with all the visible sneak peeks, Summer has certainly been keeping the lid on Autumn’s arrival. 25 degrees outside and feeling like 29! I always say that September is the very best time to cottage. 🍂 ☀️

Good morning. ☺️
09/13/2024

Good morning. ☺️

Well here we are. I knew this day would come, but somehow still unprepared. We are SOLD! It’s been a challenge with this...
09/10/2024

Well here we are. I knew this day would come, but somehow still unprepared. We are SOLD!
It’s been a challenge with this one. The market is absolutely saturated right now with cottages, even waterfront ones. The baby boomers are sizing down, the interest rates and the newly increased capital gains tax have lent to the influx of secondary properties being sold, it’s just wasn’t an ideal time to say adios to this stunning home.
Being raised on an island and growing up with a cabin on the water in Ocean Pond, NL (founded by my great grandfather) it always felt like home here. The sounds of the rushing waves always felt nostalgic and welcoming to me. Our Newfie loving neighbours were so warm and loving and had arms wide open for this young couple to come on in and do their thing with the old shack.
I don’t even want to think of what we went through with renovating this cottage. The nights we slept on cardboard in our parkas with no heat just because we had worked so long and hard into the wee hours of the morning. The challenges of renovation during Covid was like nothing we have ever experienced. In the end, I only went for one swim with my sister and we didn’t end up getting a week here ourselves. You see, the plan was never to sell. The plan was that we would have so much time to enjoy for years to come. But every time we visited we just had projects that had to be completed in a certain time frame. Chris and I are very aware of how precious and limited our time here together on planet earth may be and we just want to hang on to our lives, along with our children, grandchildren, parents and family. We really don’t need two cottages to maintain and when it came down to it, our cottage on Chicken Island, although much smaller and no where as special as this one, it’s where our kids grew up and you just cannot beat the beaches of Chicken Island.
We do have our eyes set on some future projects that I’ll keep you all posted on, and selling this ancient beauty was a stepping stone in that direction.
So I might just look at Chris tonight with a broken heart,a crumpled face and have a grand ol sob. But eyes and brain are on the possibilities straight ahead. ❤️

When I think of where we started. Whew, that was a doozy, but so worth it!
09/06/2024

When I think of where we started.
Whew, that was a doozy, but so worth it!

It’s candles and cozy dinners season. 🍂
09/06/2024

It’s candles and cozy dinners season. 🍂

I don’t know, maybe Autumn is my favourite season after all.There’s just a unique something about the quiet around here ...
09/05/2024

I don’t know, maybe Autumn is my favourite season after all.
There’s just a unique something about the quiet around here in the fall.
Like, pure peace and serenity.

This picture represents everything good about summer long weekends. The sunshine, the warm waters of Lake Huron, the sof...
09/03/2024

This picture represents everything good about summer long weekends.
The sunshine, the warm waters of Lake Huron, the soft sand, but above all, a few of our kiddos, their smiles, their laughter, their vibrancy and good health, their overall happiness.
This is what it’s all about!

It’s unbelievable that it’s the last weekend of summer vacation. I’ve felt it, and I’ve heard so many people say that su...
08/30/2024

It’s unbelievable that it’s the last weekend of summer vacation. I’ve felt it, and I’ve heard so many people say that summer 24’ has been the fastest summer ever. Where does time go?! Back to school on Wednesday and we have spent the last couple of weeks shopping for clothes, supplies and lunch snacks (that I’ve had to hide away or they’d be long gone !) 😫
It’s like they say,”August is the Sunday of Summer.”
We have been booked solid, back to back at both cottages this season so we decided to book Chicken for ourselves this Labour Day weekend to take it easy and reward ourselves for a summer of hard work. I think we’ve earned it. 😜
It’s time for our own little getaway filled with campfires, beach days, movies, boat rides and family pot luck. I just needed this so badly and really didn’t even realize it until we arrived here and bid the business of busyness goodbye.

Hello beaches of Port Franks!!

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