08/09/2024
Simply waiting for the arrival of the next guests. Let the summer holidays continue.
📷 dining area from the Bluebird looking over towards the Boathouse.
Where life is, still.
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Lakefront cabin rental, Shawnigan Lake, sleeps 4 (queen & two singles), private dock & decks.
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08/01/2024
My 🩵 does a summersault when guests love the lake life as much as I do and are thrilled with their stay.
~ Thank you for choosing Vintage Cabins.
📷 Me. Owner of Vintage Cabins after morning skis on Shawnigan Lake. Pinch me! Yes. I work for a living but after skiing.
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07/26/2024
"To make solitude more pleasant, add a quiet, wordless presence: a candle flame, a flower in a vase, a fish swimming in a bowl." ~ Gretchen Rubin
📷 bluebird morning at the Bluebird cabin 🩷 of gratitude🌻from recent guests.
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07/13/2024
"Furniture must have a personality as well as be beautiful. " ~ Rose Tarlow
📷 Outdoor dining area at the Bluebird. Quote inspired by
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07/10/2024
The Heron is powered by its own life and by motivation.
📷 Spectacular morning. Reading on the dock. Looked up and saw this Heron.
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06/26/2024
"Some old-fashioned things like fresh air & sunshine are hard to beat." ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
📷 Bluebird getting ready for long-weekend guests.
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04/30/2024
The Boathouse is open for the season.
📷 the Boathouse, steps from the main cabin, it sleeps two. It's a favourite, especially for children wanting some independence from"tge adults" during their stay.
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04/20/2024
"Fishing is a passion that can never be fully explained." ~ Unknown
📷 Cade, a regular visitor to Vintage Cabins, had an exciting afternoon fishing from the dock. He caught 6 bass in a row. Albeit catch and release, it made his week.
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04/13/2024
Forecast: sunshine.
📷 relaxing on the Bluebird dock looking toward the provincial park that is an island ... Memory Island.
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04/07/2024
The cozy retreat. The Boathouse. Open for the season.
📷 The Boathouse. Sleeps two. Feet away from the lake. Feel like you're floating.
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04/04/2024
"I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure darkness because it shows me the stars." ~ Og Mandino
📷 outdoor dining area at the Bluebird.
Spring is here. Night sky is clear. Stars are out. Nothing like a fire and a cozy blanket to sit outside with under the night sky. Hello summer.
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03/22/2024
"There is never a wrong time for a polka dot." ~ Marc Jacob's
📷 Bedroom in the Blubird cabin ready for guests. We just love our vintage bedding.
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03/05/2024
"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within".
📷 View through vintage window from back toward lake in the Boathouse.
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01/20/2024
"Like snowflakes your words fall silent. But my heart still hears your voice." ~ Mom's Soul Soothers
📷 winter snowfall at Vintage Cabins. A blanket of white softness.
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12/10/2023
Why are we attracted to water? Being near it naturally increases our levels of serotonin, the key hormone that stabilises our mood, feelings of wellbeing, and happiness.
📷 view from Birdhouse one early morning. It's easier to leave the world, and its asks at bay when awaking to this view.
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10/28/2023
Lake of the Woods is asleep for the winter, but it is dreaming. Marie feels that she can hear the dreams of the lake running through the ice, like thoughts in a language we don’t know." ~ Richard Preston
📷 It's early this year but we were gifted a winter wonderland overnight. View from the dock.
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10/19/2023
"The lake makes me ... __________ ".
📷 the Boathouse ready for guests arriving from Alberta to spend a weekend touring ~ Vintage Cabins are located 21 km from Brentwood College School in Mill Bay.
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10/12/2023
"In nature, everything in nature has a job. The job of fog is to beautify further existing beauties." ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
📷 view from the kitchen table in the Bluebird cabin this early fall morning.
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09/16/2023
"There is nothing more beautiful than nature early in the morning." ~ Vincent van Gogh
📷 September 6 AM paddleboard from Vintage Cabins over to Lakewood.
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08/27/2023
“In the end, it's not the games we play but the memories we make that truly matter.” ~ Unknown
📷 "entertainment " center in the Bluebird cabin.
06/10/2023
"That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library." ~ Aphra Behn
Limited availability open for this summer. With all the nice weather we've been having it's hard not to take advantage of the outdoor living spaces.
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03/21/2023
"In the early morning on the lake sitting in the stern of the boat with his father rowing, he felt quite sure that he would never die." ~ Ernest Hemingway
📷 7 PM Shawnigan Lake watching a dad teach his young son to row. The view from the Bluebird never gets old. Every season at Shawnigan is perfection.
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03/17/2023
"Happiness is polka dot bedding." ~ Vintage Cabins
When we change the way we look at things, the things you look at change.
📷 Wonderful sunny day spilling over the bed in Bluebird cabin.
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03/09/2023
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures." ~ Henry Ward Beechrt
📷 All art in the Bluebird cabin is art by local artists showing different views of Shawnigan Lake. Stained glass raven designed for the cabin.
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Accepting reservations for summer 2023. Property perfect for a party of four.
03/07/2023
"What you're looking for is not out there. It's in you."
Accepting reservations for summer 2023.
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01/22/2023
“Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.”
~ William Shakespeare
📷 front entrance to the Bluebird. Ah, the Lake Life!
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01/15/2023
"In nature, nothing is perfect, and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful." ~ Alice Walker
📷 front of Bluebird Cabin. West side Shawnigan Lake.
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Open for 2023 summer bookings. Property sleeps 4. One queen, two singles. Private deck, covered outdoor dining and dock.
12/10/2022
Live art show this morning from the Bluebird.
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10/10/2022
Breath-taking sunrise. Not enough words to describe.
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📷 view from Bluebird cabin at 7:15 AM.
04/30/2022
“Every time we have moments on a lake, or in the mountains, or in a quiet forest, we remember why the environment needs us to preserve it.”
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1884 West Shawnigan Lake Road
Shawnigan Lake, BC
V0R2W3
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