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A Windy Friday

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This is the kind of weather day that makes me want to climb inside the dollhouse for extra protection. The winds are relentless, I can hear them constantly. I worry about the trees, which seem to be losing more and more limbs lately. I used to like the sound of wind. No more. It makes me edgy and nervous.

I had a long day yesterday: four hours of driving in the rain, a full day of rehearsal – all on about 4 hours of sleep. But it was a good day, as well, with a terrific group of actors to work with and a director who is a truly nice person as well as very talented. Got home around 9 p.m., ate some pizza and went to bed. I’m catching up on all my email and comments. Thanks so much for all the wonderful, supportive comments on my two projects. I love creating and it’s tremendously satisfying, but it’s even more so when I can post photos and get such wonderful feedback from friends.

I want a real-sized version of this sofa in my living room.

Anyone want to climb in the dollhouse with me? We could have a cup of tea or coffee and a nice, cozy chat.

A la Christmas in Connecticut

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1940’s movies with country cottages and inns have always been a favorite of mine – White Christmas, Christmas in Connecticut and a host of others. I’m so drawn to the overstuffed chairs and sofas covered in flowery chintz or barkcloth. Don and I were watching some movie recently – can’t remember the title – and I said, “I want that sofa! That’s a Claudia sofa.” It was covered in the most wonderful flowery fabric. I wanted to freeze the frame and take a picture of it.

The dollhouse has become the vehicle for getting that look (in the least expensive way!)

A “Christmas in Connecticut Chair” for the living room. Don’t you just love it? I can imagine curling up in this comfy chair, book in hand.

And my new “Christmas in Connecticut Sofa.” I am nuts for this fabric. I first saw it on a chair (same style as the one pictured above) that I couldn’t find anywhere but on one website and it was out of stock. I bookmarked it, but had given up hope of it ever coming back in stock. Then I ordered another pinkish print sofa from the same website that turned out to be out of stock, as well. By happy chance, during the course of a phone conversation concerning the out-of-stock-sofa, the woman I was speaking to happened upon this sofa. In the same print as the chair I had originally fallen for. It had been lost on some shelves somewhere. Yippee! Now it’s part of Hummingbird Cottage.

I think I’ve decided that the dollhouse is going to be done in the style of Christmas in Connecticut, don’t you?

And now that I think of it, as I look at photos of MHC’s living room, I realize that it is also in this style. My lord. Why did it take me so long to realize this? Whenever someone asks me my style in the future, “Christmas in Connecticut” will be my quick response.

I couldn’t resist adding this sun-filled view from the kitchen into the living room.

I’ve run out of the wood for the chair railing. And I need to choose wallpaper for the studio and the bathroom. In the meantime, the dollhouse seems to be thriving in it’s new home in the living room of Mockingbird Hill Cottage.

Go read Brenda’s post today on Where Do We Fit in the Blogging World? This is a subject that Brenda and I have spent long hours discussing on the phone. I have a suggestion for a name for those of us who are bloggers of a certain age – 45+. What about “Seasoned Nesters” – but maybe that isn’t all-encompassing enough?

Mockingbird…Hummingbird

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Work on the dollhouse has slowed a bit lately. It’s hard to keep those construction crews working when other things need to be done. They tell me they need more wallpaper and trim for the bathroom and studio. They have to tile the bathroom floor. Blah, blah, blah. There’s always something.

The dollhouse finally has a street address. 21 is my favorite, maybe even lucky, number. It’s my birthdate.  The urns arrived a few weeks ago. My plan is to age them a bit with some paint. I’m not crazy about this color. They will be filled with something festive for the holidays.

A long time ago I wrote a post about the dollhouse and asked everyone to suggest a name for this sweet cottage. One name stuck with me: Hummingbird Cottage. I’m sorry to say that I cannot remember who suggested it – if you did, let me know. Drum roll…..I dub thee, “Hummingbird Cottage.”

There. It’s official.

I’d say the street name is Mockingbird Lane, but wasn’t that the street the Munsters or Addams Family lived on?  I’ll have to google that.

Don, poor guy, worked until midnight last night, got up early today to start jury duty, will come home, change clothes and work until late tonight. Let’s hope he doesn’t have to serve on a jury. A day or two of this schedule is hard enough, but a whole week?

Be sure to come back tomorrow, when Brenda and I tackle the challenge of finding storage in a small kitchen.

Googled it. The Munsters lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

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