https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:17:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1013721 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 03:41:08 +0000 Missey 1013721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your Farmor story...you must be Danish in heritage too!&nbsp; My mother-in-law was Farmor to my son, she died last year and we miss her daily.&nbsp; Just reading the name Farmor always brings a smile to my face.&nbsp; Thank you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006568 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:14:37 +0000 cobaltblue 1006568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, everyone! Vacation was great, and we're back at our new home now.</p> <p>Natalie, it's crazy having two! The little guy is exponentially calmer and happier than his sister was as an infant, so that helps. Today he thought that rest area stops were for sightseeing, not nursing, so he spent a good chunk of car time screaming. Happy now, though!</p> <p>Claire, good eye - those are Minnetonka's ca. 1990. I couldn't squish my feet into them so used them for inspiration and wore my own. They're wearing out, and I think I'll replace with some just like my grandma's.</p> <p>Fun to see how many of you can appreciate the North Woods, through literature or personal experience. Our little ones are the fifth generation to enjoy our cabin in the woods! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006552 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:17:11 +0000 Lisa 1006552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely family, fun moccasons. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006548 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:57:55 +0000 Jeanie 1006548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a sweet story. &nbsp;We vacation a lot in Northern Michigan and it is so pretty and feels like a 2nd home now. &nbsp;I can relate to the 'north woods fashion' :)&nbsp;The picture of your family is lovely. &nbsp;So nice you have those moccasins. &nbsp;Sometimes I think I can feel my grandmothers spirt when I put on something of hers. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006439 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:44:04 +0000 Sara L. 1006439@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great picture and fun cap! It looks so cool and green there. My grandmother had a cottage by a lake in Indiana that we visited every summer when I was young and remember it being a treasure trove of random stuff. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006418 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:13:38 +0000 ManidipaM 1006418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for that, Becky. Beautiful pictures to go with a touching piece of personal fashion history. Made me smile, made me misty-eyed. And your family 'extras' are too cute for their boots! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006398 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 15:15:15 +0000 Anonymous 1006398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your vacation sounds WONDERFUL, and what a sweet tribute to your grandma. Is there anything more therapeutic than spending time at a lake cabin? And hey, lake fashion has its place. I can't imagine getting gussied up there; being able to be completely laid-back is part of the appeal!&nbsp;</p> <p>I have a friend vacationing in the Minnesota North Woods right now, and she says the weather is beautiful. Even though I'm a Midwesterner,&nbsp;I'm always amazed by how much sooner fall arrives in that area. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006337 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:22:09 +0000 Echo 1006337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have a beautiful family, and your trip sounds wonderful. I have been listening to a public radio book about the generations who vacationed in a northwoods cabin, so your story particularly resonates with me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006332 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:15:24 +0000 Anonymous 1006332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved your story Becky! I think those moccasins look similar to Minnetonkas so you are right on trend. Your place in the woods sound magical and your family is gorgeous.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006315 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:00:34 +0000 Beth Ann 1006315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Loving story of how items of clothing can connect us to our loved ones.&nbsp; The vacation sounds divine -- perfect thing to do before a big change! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006218 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 07:50:23 +0000 Sueleocn 1006218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely family picture! And&nbsp;comfortable&nbsp;shoes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006207 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 06:37:56 +0000 goldenpig 1006207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yay! The first time I've seen your little baby! What a cutie! Your daughter is adorable, great family picture! And what a touching story about your grandmother. So glad to see you posting again--how are you adjusting to life with two kiddos? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006203 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 06:12:48 +0000 lyn* 1006203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh! Your family vacations sound positively fabulous and will surely make memories to last for years! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006096 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 01:35:17 +0000 Suz 1006096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a wonderful story! And you and your family are glowing. That is what holidays are for! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006085 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 01:12:20 +0000 Jaime 1006085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wonderful story and you are positively glowing in the picture - looks like a fashionable smile to me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-the-north-woods#post-1006080 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:59:37 +0000 cobaltblue 1006080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We're finishing up our trip to my family's cabin in northern Michigan. As a child, I came up here every year, and the place is a little time capsule that changes but slowly. The cabin lives its life for two weeks a year, and things that would be swept away in a matter of months at home last for decades here, or longer. </p> <p>Just this trip, we found a note from my grandfather along with some new (circa 1994!) gaskets that we used to fix the kitchen sink. I also found outfit inspiration from something my grandmother left behind. Her tiny (size 6) moccasins hang in a closet, waiting for her to return and slip into them. I never saw her wear another style of shoe. She hasn't been back here for maybe fifteen summers now. We lost Farmor first to Alzheimers and then to death, but her shoes wait here just in case Fate changes its mind.</p> <p>Shot one (I'm wearing moccasins in homor of my Farmor, though you can't see them in the pic) is of our little family just outside the log chapel where we had our civil wedding seven years ago. We've added two to our number since then! This pic features real North Woods fashion - hoodie, tee, and jeans! I do like my new cap and plan to wear it for commuting by foot in the cold.</p> <p>Thanks for putting up with bad fashion and sappy musings! </p>