For many years we lived in Toad Hall, an old American Gothic Foursquare house named for the mansion in Wind in the Willows although ours wasn’t really a mansion, the kids just thought it was. Now we live in a different home – one more suited to aging with dignity – yes, well, we can hope – The House Between. “Between” because we are living that stage of life between now and what is to come. Sound a little macabre? It’s not. We needed move to a space with main floor accessibility for older people who may not always be able to climb stairs to sleep and eliminate. We love this home in a quiet neighborhood with offices overooking the wooded ravine behind where we feed birds and watch coyotes play leap frog. We love knowing, too, that this is not our final place – there is more healing and goodness in the next life. I’ve kept the name of my blog toadsdrinkcoffee because I don’t know how to migrate to a new one. The name is now even more obscure, but it had to do with living in Toad Hall and my addiction to coffee. However, I did migrate my old publication – Notes From Toad Hall – to the new one Letters from the House Between.
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ohhh Aunt Margie! All I can say is it must run in the family! I spilled my gallon of stain down MYSELF from up high on a ladder last summer- thankfully I was outside.
How do we make ourselves such messes!
The door is awesome- love the color!
Mine would be red in a heart beat- but someone else that lives here tells me it's already been painted.;) He just might be surprised someday!
Jill, how I lu-uve company in misery. I think red would be a great surprise. Do it! Just be careful when applying.
Now it matches where I spilled the paint on the carpet! Toad Hall is a colorful place. Let me know when your ready to spill more paint. I need a Toad Hall fix!
Greg Pitchford
Yeah. I thought of you. If you are serious about spreading it around - I sense a growing need... but it may take awhile to froo-it.
The raspberry looks beautiful--especially with the mums(?) by the back door.
I laughed aloud at the slotted spatula. :)
I always manage to cover myself and occasionally my dog with paint whenever I am doing a project. I think you get an A for effort on the pancake turner!
Hey Steph. Thanks for the "A."
An "F" for problem solving.
The raspberry color is super and looks great with the house color--and the flowers. Such a pretty foto. But wondering what you did with the raspberry floor. And thought of you when I heard about the floods.
Wanted to write you after Toad arrived. Once again it was "right on" and blessed and touched me! Thank you.
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