Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Rain, rain, rain. Yesterday we had thunderstorms and lots of rain later in the day. Today, we have a steady rain and there are flood watches up all over our area. We live right between two rivers, but our house is on a little hill and floods have never been a worry.

The Lenape – the indigenous people who lived here before us – called the land we live on “the land between the rivers” because we’re surrounded by rivers, just steps away from our property.

The first Rose of Sharon popped up yesterday morning. In fact, right after I got up, I looked out the window of the kitchen door, and there it was! What a lovely greeting. It is getting pummeled, of course, by the rain. And today, another bloom has appeared. Oh, I love these flowers!

I’ve been reading and putzing around the house. I’ve also been working on the Beacon Hill a bit. I’ve painted and repainted that darned buffet and I’m still not sure I like what I’ve done. I do so want it to be a part of the house because it was one of the pieces that the previous owners included with the house. A little homage to the house’s history, if you will. I’ll post something or other about the buffet soon – when I get it the way I want it.  (If that ever happens.) I know it sounds silly, but I’m trying to use only the acrylic paints I have on hand. I don’t want to drive to Michael’s, which is a bit of a haul, and spend more money on paint and gas (so expensive!) for the car. So, I do a lot of mixing and experimenting.

I forgot about this chair, which I was going to put in that upstairs room where I removed the fireplace. It may not work there, but I’m waiting to see what it looks like when it’s wallpapered. I’ve had my eye on a chair for the living room, but it’s too expensive for me right now. So I tried the Morris chair in the living room and it just might work there.

I could make replacement cushions that coordinate with the sofa. Or I could use the “leather” cushions that came with the chair.

Nothing is written in stone, of course. That’s the fun of a dollhouse. And it’s much easier to move furniture around than in real life.

I’ll be back at work on the buffet later this morning. I also have to do a little more spackling around the sealed up fireplace on the third floor. Wish me luck!

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.