In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Melissa Gilbert and her husband, Timothy Busfield, reexamined their lives. As Gilbert reflected in an ET interview, “Life changed completely and the things that really matter are the things we love the most and the things that bring us the most peace and comfort.” For the actress, that was her cabin in the Catskills. Gilbert and Busfield, who’s known for his role on “The West Wing” (via IMDb), were lucky enough to buy their cabin shortly before the onset of the pandemic. In regards to the “cabbage,” a combination of cabin and cottage, Gilbert told The New York Times, “This is one of those places that most people would say, ‘Are you nuts?’ if you expressed interest in buying it.” The cabin was a fixer-upper, complete with peeling paint and a generous helping of mice. Despite all of this, Gilbert and Busfield saw potential.
The home sits on 14 acres of land, per Closer Weekly. Though more forested than Gilbert’s childhood on the wide-open prairie, the rural surrounding are reminiscent nonetheless. Accompanied by a limited budget, the couple employed a do-it-yourself attitude for many of the renovations. But Gilbert wasn’t intimidated, accepting the blank slate as an opportunity to express creativity, per The New York Times. The couple found joy in this simpler life — cooking in cast iron skillets and dreaming up future projects for their house.
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