play house tour

when we moved here six years ago,

 one of my dreams was to have a play house for the grandgirlies.

two years ago, i designed one

and SIL W built it for me.

the fun began!

                                                 i bricked an 'L' landing at the front and side,

and used recycled FREE wrought iron railing fastened to a FREE porch post. :)

sooo much work fun with more to come!

stepping inside the door,

to the right is an iron crib bed/turned love seat,

with lots of fun dress-up items!

straight ahead is the 'dream' wall.

to the left is the dining area.

 above the door is a 'welcome' sign...

and this summer, i added these ornaments at the corners of the door.

all the items in the play house are from yard sale/thrift finds with the exception of the bed -

in a weaker moment, i bought it at an antique shop.

there's been adult teas and children teas...

candlelight in the twilight tour...

and was used by a friend as a spiritual retreat for several hours.

the size of the building is 8x10 ft,

and has no electricity because i wanted to use candle light when entertaining -

it's been a wonderful investment!

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its been so hot and dry this summer -

last week we had six to seven inches of rain in twentyfour hours...

wonderful, life-giving rain!

today, it's in the forties and raining -

a time to cozy up in the house.

God is GOOD!

...blessedness!

ox