The aromas of balsam and wood smoke, freshly-caught trout frying in a skillet, and homemade bread baking in a reflector oven would be just a few of the countless pleasures if time travel were possible .

You could talk with Charley and Anna Brown about the change of seasons and how the fishing had been.  Anna could tell you how to replace baking powder with baking soda and cream of tartar and what to substitute for eggs if the hens hadn’t been doing their job.    

From such chats you would form for yourself a comfy little picture of those old folks holed up in their snug little cabin back in the woods beyond the foot of the lake, sharing their everyday jobs and pleasures.