A Tour of our Cottage...Home at Last
Welcome, Dearest Friends ....
Rose Water Cottage is beginning to look like home.
We have unpacked more and more each day, finding a place for everything, and everything in its place.
On Friday, the last day of packing and moving, along with back to back closings, the house began to fill with boxes and more boxes...reaching full capacity...and the overflow extended to the detached garage and screened in porch.
I wasn't sure this tiny cottage was ready for us, but it welcomed us with open arms...and closets...and gradually, we began to see the floors and could make passage through doorways.
The robins and squirrels and bunny, have greeted us each morning and wished us good night each evening...letting us know they have accepted our presence. Here is Bunny Bun sitting like a statue, allowing me to capture his presence on a lovely Sunday evening...
Dearest Anita, from Castles Crowns and Cottages, and I shared photos back and forth of our little bunny friends' visits. Oh, how I am loving the community of friends we have found here.
I began taking pictures early this morning, as the sunlight streaming in these leaded glass windows was beauty to behold...even Scout enjoyed a little nap as the rays fell right there upon her...
The view into the dining room.... note the basket on the table... and coffee cake in the cake stand...welcome gifts from our wonderful new neighbors. Such a blessing to have new friends next door!
I have enjoyed this art stand, crafted by Seth Tudor, more than I could ever express. It holds sheet music from the early 1900's and a favored book...Rose o' the River by Kate Douglas Wiggins...
Pictures hang from pretty *fleur de lis*....
A built in china cabinet is so charming...
The Living Room...
I finally have my piano....and resting atop, is a shaped note hymnal that was kept by my father's parents...Herschel and Leva Jones...and passed down to me...
My mother cross-stitched the hymn Amazing Grace, on linen, and it hangs above the piano, now. The candles are placed on red velveteen circles that once held kerosene-type lamps. We must begin a search for such lamps.
The Cozy Cottage Kitchen...
Oh, my! How Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy love their teacups!
....they are hoping I will keep them in mind as I brew a pot of Tasha's Tea.
Aprons hang on the baking pantry...soon there shall be Granny Smith Apple Pies to bake...
The garden window view is so lovely in the mornings...
This tiny shelf in the corner of the kitchen, is my small tribute to our beloved Beatrix Potter...
I love all the little nooks and crannies in this old house...so very charming...
The first morning we awoke in our new Bedroom, I felt as if we were visiting a Bed and Breakfast.
The mantle is the centerpiece, and it is exactly what we had wished to have, one day...
This Victorian Era book was acquired at the Country Charm Antique shop, here in Franklin, months ago, before we had ever known we would find a home here. The shop is right down the street... such serendipity...
Rose Water Cottage is beginning to look like home.
We have unpacked more and more each day, finding a place for everything, and everything in its place.
On Friday, the last day of packing and moving, along with back to back closings, the house began to fill with boxes and more boxes...reaching full capacity...and the overflow extended to the detached garage and screened in porch.
I wasn't sure this tiny cottage was ready for us, but it welcomed us with open arms...and closets...and gradually, we began to see the floors and could make passage through doorways.
The robins and squirrels and bunny, have greeted us each morning and wished us good night each evening...letting us know they have accepted our presence. Here is Bunny Bun sitting like a statue, allowing me to capture his presence on a lovely Sunday evening...
Dearest Anita, from Castles Crowns and Cottages, and I shared photos back and forth of our little bunny friends' visits. Oh, how I am loving the community of friends we have found here.
I began taking pictures early this morning, as the sunlight streaming in these leaded glass windows was beauty to behold...even Scout enjoyed a little nap as the rays fell right there upon her...
The view into the dining room.... note the basket on the table... and coffee cake in the cake stand...welcome gifts from our wonderful new neighbors. Such a blessing to have new friends next door!
I have enjoyed this art stand, crafted by Seth Tudor, more than I could ever express. It holds sheet music from the early 1900's and a favored book...Rose o' the River by Kate Douglas Wiggins...
Pictures hang from pretty *fleur de lis*....
A built in china cabinet is so charming...
The Living Room...
I finally have my piano....and resting atop, is a shaped note hymnal that was kept by my father's parents...Herschel and Leva Jones...and passed down to me...
The Cozy Cottage Kitchen...
Oh, my! How Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy love their teacups!
Aprons hang on the baking pantry...soon there shall be Granny Smith Apple Pies to bake...
The garden window view is so lovely in the mornings...
This tiny shelf in the corner of the kitchen, is my small tribute to our beloved Beatrix Potter...
I love all the little nooks and crannies in this old house...so very charming...
The first morning we awoke in our new Bedroom, I felt as if we were visiting a Bed and Breakfast.
The mantle is the centerpiece, and it is exactly what we had wished to have, one day...
This Victorian Era book was acquired at the Country Charm Antique shop, here in Franklin, months ago, before we had ever known we would find a home here. The shop is right down the street... such serendipity...
The other rooms are coming along, but not quite ready for a photo shoot...
We shall continue... soon...
For now, please know just how very much your thoughts and prayers have been and are still appreciated...along with the motherly advice from those who are so incredibly dear these days, sending words of encouragement daily. I have found my stride, a pace that keeps me accomplishing much, but allows periods of rest.
Husband and I are enjoying his vacation days and this storybook fairytale we have landed in.
Oh, Miss Eliza will not let me forget...she wanted to thank Millie Mousekin at The Butt'ry and Book'ry and sweet Linnie for the sweetest little thank you note she has ever, ever received. Eliza is so happy that Millie's Tasha Tudor Cottage Shawls fit her so nicely and thinks she looks quite like Miss Tasha in her photos. Dearest friend Linnie sent a wonderful old book to Grammy's House, and it arrived on the final day of moving. We were quite emotional that day, and this timely gift was evidence of the support we have from such caring friends. Here is a photo of Millie's card to Eliza...
Have you ever seen such a teeny tiny thing? And the drawing of the bitty bird is PRECIOUS! Thank you again, sweet Linnie.
Thank you all for taking this journey with us.