LogCabinFever: Tour the downstairs

The bow and arrow was salvaged from the Benihana Buckhead (Atlanta, GA) Restaurant,

when it was being torn down... Behind the bi-fold doors is the washer and dryer.

that's the door to the bathroom... The photo on the left was

snapped by Tony in the Adirondacks in the early 70's...

A handy map for kayaking the Tuck

Looking straight down the hall into the bunkroom.

Ikea to the rescue with the Hemnes Bunk.

Perfect for a small bedroom.

Under those banners is the fuse box. The utility room is behind that wall.

The banners and the brilliant carp (as window treatments)

are used to celebrate Boy's Day, or Childrens' Day

in Japan, May 5th (Fifth Day of the Fifth Month).

Children's Day (こどもの日 Kodomo no hi^?) is a Japanese national holiday which takes place annually on May 5, the fifth day of the fifth month, and is part of the Golden Week. It is a day set aside to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness. It was designated a national holiday by the Japanese government in 1948. Sekku means a season's festival (there are five sekku per year). Tango no Sekkumarks the beginning of summer or the rainy season. Tan means "edge" or "first" and gomeans "noon". In Chinese culture, the fifth month of the Chinese calendar was said to be a month for purification, and many rites that were said to drive away evil spirits were performed.Although it is not known precisely when this day started to be celebrated, it was probably during the reign of the Empress Suiko (593–628 A.D.). In Japan, Tango no Sekku was assigned to the fifth day of the fifth month after the Nara period.

Until recently, Tango no Sekku was known as Boys' Day (also known as Feast of Banners) while Girls' Day (Hinamatsuri) was celebrated on March 3. In 1948, the government decreed this day to be a national holiday to celebrate the happiness of all children and to express gratitude toward mothers. It was renamed Kodomo no Hi.

Before this day, families raise the carp-shaped koinobori flags (carp because of the Chinese legend that a carp that swims upstream becomes a dragon, and the way the flags blow in the wind looks like they are swimming), one for each boy (or child), display a Kintarō doll usually riding on a large carp, and the traditional Japanese military helmet, kabuto. Kintarō and the kabuto are symbols of a strong and healthy boy.

Kintarō (金太郎^?) is the childhood name of Sakata no Kintoki who was a hero in the Heian period, a subordinate samurai of Minamoto no Raikou, having been famous for his strength when he was a child. It is said that Kintarō rode a bear, instead of a horse, and played with animals in the mountains when he was a young boy.

^{Mochi rice cakes wrapped in kashiwa (oak) leaves—kashiwa-mochi (just like regular mochi, but is also filled with red beans jam) andchimaki (a kind of "sweet rice paste", wrapped in an iris or bamboo leaf)—are traditionally served on this day.}