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My rehearsal hours have been running into what is normally my bedtime and I’m rather topsy turvy at the moment. So I’m sharing random photos of Chautauqua, in no particular order. I’ll be sharing more photos with you all week long.

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The Fowler-Kellogg Art Center – talk about a magnificent example of Victorian architecture!

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A street view: you know  that I’m ready to move into that pink cottage with all that incredible detail. (This is a different pink cottage, by the way, not the same one I featured yesterday.)

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Bestor Plaza – a lovely park surrounded by shops and the post office. That brick structure you see is the library.

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The Literary Arts Center. Chautauqua has a long history with literature. Books are studied throughout the summer, authors come to lecture, there are writing workshops, a literary prize – and Chautauqua has the oldest continuing book club in the country.

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This funky little hotel is about two doors down from my favorite pink cottage. Love the retro-looking sign.

Perhaps my favorite piece of information about Chautauqua?

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George Gershwin wrote part of his magnificent Concerto in F here.

Really, to know that Gershwin worked here and walked the same paths that I walk? Oh, my goodness – I get such a thrill! This music shack – there are many of them near the theater office where students can practice long into the night if they so choose – is dedicated to him.

Number 38: the age Gershwin was when he died.

We had our first run-through last night and we’ll have another one tonight. The opening festivities for the Chautauqua season are tomorrow.

Happy Saturday.

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More Cottages (Including My Favorite)

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Don loved all your birthday messages! I don’t know if you saw it, but he left a comment on the post thanking all of you. (By the way, Don and Little Z, our nephew, share the same birthday.) Gosh, it was hard being apart on his birthday! I had a major case of the homesick blues that carried over into yesterday. But today is sunny, I have the morning off, then it’s our first run-through of the play which will be exciting. We move onstage on Monday.

More Chautauqua cottages for you today.

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Two porches, a farmhouse look, board and batten – and wonderful colors of paint on the window and door trim

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A bigger cottage with shingles that remind me of those on cottages along the Atlantic Ocean. Love the purple and lime green paint combination.

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This cottage is right down by the lake. I understand why they chose bigger windows on the first floor with the view they’ve got, but I don’t think they work. The top half looks like it belongs to one house and the bottom looks like it belongs to an entirely different house. But I love the railing on the second floor and the trim underneath it.

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Sigh. So charming with deep porches and simple gingerbread details. White wicker furniture and a fan for those sultry days near the lake.

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This is heavily canopied by trees, so it was a bit difficult to get a good picture. Great gingerbread detail along the roof line, fabulous screen door, and a neat color combination of gray and pink.

Are you ready for my favorite cottage in Chautauqua? It’s been the winner for two years in a row. This one has a huge tree in front of it, so I have to take a photo of it at an angle.

Drum roll.

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Oh my goodness.

What’s not to love about this cottage (that should be mine)?

First of all – pale pink. White trim. (I might add that this pink is almost the same shade of pink that I use on Just Let Me Finish This Page. Again – it should be mine.)

Absolutely amazing detail on the porch railings. Gingerbread detail on the cornices. Board and batten. A splendid screen door.

And then your eye travels up to the roof line and there is even more wonderful detail. This cottage  is my dream cottage.

It’s quite deep, by the way. You can’t tell from this photo but the cottage extends far back into the lot.

Wouldn’t this make the perfect dollhouse?

You’d better believe I’m thinking about it….it might be time for another dollhouse.

New post up on Just Let Me Finish This Page. It’s about time!

Happy Friday.

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Cottage Details

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We rehearsed until 10 pm last night, so I’m a bit off today. The students often have classes scheduled in the mornings, so rehearsals can’t start until the afternoon. Since I tend to wake up early, I’m fading by about 8 pm! Luckily, I slept in a bit today.

More photos from my walking tour on Sunday:

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The details on these cottages never fail to enchant me. This one has a porch that is high off the ground and another porch on the second level (a common occurrence in Chautauqua). The siding is board and batten. The detail around the two roof peaks is absolutely charming – and the diamond-shaped windows! Don’t you just want to sit on this porch and while away the hours?

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And then there’s detail like this – subtle, but charming.

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There are grand houses around here and I will share some photos of them with you over the next two weeks, but my favorites are the modestly sized cottages – many of them Carpenter Gothic in style. I’ve noticed that many homeowners have named their cottages. This one is The Buckeye, which makes me think these homeowners hail from Ohio.

Many of them have a vase of flowers adorning a table on the porch – beautifully arranged, cottage in style. Hanging ferns, planter boxes, painted furniture in a lovely shade of blue, flag waving…perfect.

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I have two favorite houses here. This one is my second favorite. That’s a yellow chair on the porch, which seems to be a perfect choice for an all-white house.

The railing…oh my heavens! I love everything about this house. The details are incredible. I’ll try to get a full-on shot later this week.

I have one absolute favorite that I’ll share with you later in the week.

A heads up: Someone who is dear to my heart in every way is having a birthday tomorrow, and for the second year in a row, I’m working out of town and can’t be there with him. So, will you help me out and stop by tomorrow to wish the guy I live with a Happy Birthday? See you then.

Happy Tuesday.

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