Seventy years ago my grandma Warner's sister and brother-in-law (Aunt Margie and Uncle Raleigh) made her a doll house. She was almost 7 years old. She played with it for years and when she was in her teens she used the top bar on the house as her closet. She hung up her clothes on it. She kept it and passed it down to my mom. My mom did not really play with dolls so it just sat in her room....unused! Way to go mom! Eventually it ended up under our house waiting for the day when some child might play with it. I was lucky enough to inherit it. A month ago my sweet husband and I were talking about cleaning out our storage unit and he asked if we should through 'that green house' away. HELLO! I quickly told him the history of that house and that there was no way we would be getting rid of it. We decided to refurbish it and give it to the twins for Christmas. We knew that we could not do it without the kids seeing it, so we came up with the story that we were going to fix it up and send it back to grandma since it was hers when she was a little girl. I cleaned the house up and James did the rest of the work....and believe me, it was a lot! If it had been up to me to do I don't think it would have gotten done. Well, James did do it and today it is finished! So, I am posting pictures of it to show my grandma and my mom how it looks. My girls love it (even though I am mean and wont let them play with it) and are sad that it is being 'shipped off' to grandma Warner. It will be hidden and brought out on Christmas morning. I feel so grateful to be able to have this house. I love my grandma so much and it is so wonderful to have something of hers. I also have so many great memories of my aunt Margie and uncle Raleigh and I will always think of all three of them when I see this house. We kept the same colors, in fact, the chimneys window shutters and fireplace have not been changed. They are the originals. The white bar across the top(the clothes hanger) and the door posts on the front porche have not been repainted. There is also a light bulb that James was not able to change for some reason (James tried to explain it...too much info) and so it has one of the original bulbs (it still works). Hopefully it will last another 70 years and move down through our family. So, grandma, here are the pictures of your house. Thank you so much and I love you!
This is the doll house after some cleaning up but before the major work. See the fireplace to the left of it?
The inside. Look at the lamp on the bottom right. This is the one that James kept. Watch how it gets fixed!
The finished product. Look at the lamp in the bottom now. It is the same bulb and it is upright!
2 comments:
That's really awesome Temaire. You guys did a great job. I know the girls will LOVE it!!!! Oh, and I'll check to see if your present should be there or not, I'm not sure how long it should take.
Looks so cool!!! Boy, does that bring back memories. (BTW, it was in your room when you were little...you didn't use it) I can't enlarge the pics right now....can't wait to see it bigger. Looks lovely. Wish I could see their faces when they see it Christmas day. Tell James he did a great job! Love you!
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