Dubh Sidhe's Storybook Cottage

Well, it is January the first and, as promised, I am here to tell you what I have been up to for the past, oh, three months.

One day as I was casually walking through Garden Ridge, I spied an unfinished doll house shell. (Now let me stress at the outset, that doll houses, whether finished or unfinished, are quite expensive.) Closer inspection revealed a sturdy wooden house with stairs to a good-sized divided loft where there were two large round windows, and downstairs a door and ten windows. Wow! Would I love to have this, I mused. Locating the price sticker it read - $39.99! ("Surely, this is mistake," I said aloud, and to no one in particular. "A house of this quality would easily sell for a minimum of $339.99 in any doll house shop"...)

Suddenly, a bright light seemed to shine around the little house, as all else in my sight became obliterated. The nondescript wooden shell had transformed into a most charming cottage in bright, happy colors, and topped off with a fish-scale shingled roof. Its facade bore trailing vines and Victorian gingerbread embelishments. The gaily shuttered windows were dressed with little window boxes spilling over with smiling happy flowers. Magical bird houses levitated from the gables, and Peter Pan suddenly appeared in a parquet circle over the door. In all, it was not unlike the cottage depicted in the fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel. (For an exact showing of the gingerbread gables and shutters on my cottage see this link, which is a picture book duplicate).

A cobblestone walk led to the door which displayed sun, moon and stars on its side panels. Lovely vines cascaded from the door top and a pink and blue faerie stood to welcomed those who stepped to the threshold.

Ample yard with landscaping encircled the cottage like a wreath and little theme gardens, hidden among the trees and shrubbery, suddenly came to life with Mother Goose characters of Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, how does your garden grow... and

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