A Little Dude with a Broken Leg and some Cabin Kidz at Dusk Well guys, and so begins the craziness of July. This is typically a busy month most everyone in the world, because it's the best part of the whole summer! Always packed full of weddings, vacations, holidays, and BBQ's. For me, that craziness is doublefied. I've got two very important dudes in my life having two very important 5th READ MORE

Something cool happened at Casa La Allen this weekend, we put our new, improved and revamped fire pit to use! The urban cabin vibes just got turned up to maximum volume! Now we're not newbies to fire pits, you guys, we've had plenty before. However, this new fire pit situation is much better than the others because we faux built it in to the yard. Get it? It looks built in but it still has READ MORE

Happy Spring from the Cabin Bartender! After many endless, frigid, whiskey soothed months of yet another Minnesotan hibernation, spring has finally sprung. The sunny afternoon has replaced our darkened days. Blades of tired grass are being slowly reanimated by the welcome warmth of our new season. Life is returning to the backyards of our homes! If there is ever a season for READ MORE

Guys! I'm moving full steam ahead with the spring even if the weather isn't. That being said, I got a new table for the porch last night, and I played cribbage on it, drank a beer, and listened to the Twins game while wearing my coat. It felt good! I am so excited about this table, let me tell you why. You know I love my porch, it is hands down our favorite place in the house. I never thought READ MORE