Bits And Pieces

Summer Visitors

It was not too long ago on a beautiful Midsummer Morning that I awoke and saw the early Sun shining deep into the Castle Great Hall. If I framed the Picture Just So, I could PRETEND that the floor tiles were completed.... and that the Gallery Beams had all the carved heads completed. But Never mind, it is Summer and we are supposed to be RELAXED and NOT worry about the little details Too much! So you will forgive me, Dear Readers, if I show you (And all the other Visitors) around this still incomplete Castle! For there have been quite a few Visitors recently!
To Begin with, Clarence has brought Charlotte and the Children for a sight-seeing Tour while their New House is being built.

Visiting Romantic Castle Ruins was a practice the Victorians enjoyed when they went on Holidays. Charlotte and Clarence and the Children had a fine time and were quite impressed with the Great Hall!

And another day found Pollyanna visiting the Castle too. She is considering it as the venue for her Wedding celebration..... really, she MUST make some FIRM plans soon!

The Great Hall would be perfect for the Reception..... there is plenty of room after all, for Dancing and Dining too..... and it has SUCH Atmosphere!

And the Chapel is lovely and Intimate.... even though it is STILL undergoing restoration...... it could be a Beautiful place to say their Vows.....

And while Pollyanna is Deciding what she will do...... I have had Visitors too! A Friend of Many Years came to visit, bringing her Grandchildren so they could see the Dollhouses! While the Daughter Leila quietly absorbed Everything, her younger brother Sebastian asked a million questions! And when they left, I noticed that he had taken the time to re-arrange the Guardroom so that the Warriors are busy with their Training!

Things have been BUSY!

So you may be surprised to see that I have managed to make a few more of the Carved Heads on the Gallery beams..... there is this Devilish or Puckish fellow on the end......

And here is a Huntsman blowing his horn...... I apologize for the poor lighting........

There are more to come...... I must get good photos before I can show them!
And speaking of details.......The last time I showed you the Monk's Cell interior, I realized that EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE......
the Vaulted Ceiling needed to be made anyway!

So I have added the DETAIL of a ceiling that cannot be seen once the Inner Wall is permanently attached! WHY do we need to do these things? Here you can see it with the wall out of the way.

And here you see the way it fits in the corner of the Chapel.....

with the Chapel ceiling also removed. Just a Little bit that would BOTHER me if I never did it!

Another tiny little detail that is being SLOWLY worked on is Pollyanna's Garden!

First of all, she found a MINIATURE ROSE Plant at the Super Market...... it is NOT true 1:12 scale.....BUT for someone who Loves ROSES and Miniatures..... it was Irresistible!

And behind Pollyanna you can see the BONSAI plant is growing.....

a little out of control at the moment while we figure out about the Pruning that is needed!

And of course, once there was ONE miniature Rose...... when we spotted a SALE of Three plants for the price of ONE....... the Garden was well and truly under way! Now if only I can figure out the right Planter to hold them all.... and have it fit in my Tiny house........

At the moment they are a lovely hedge in front of the Folly!

Maybe a long window box would work best?

Can you believe how TINY these REAL LIVING ROSES are?

And Last but NOT least..... there are lots of Bits and Pieces adding to the Cupboard House..... but as is the way with Little things..... they don't add up to look like very much!
For starters, I am adding detail to the outside of the Cupboard that will be painted to look like the Carved Brownstone the building is made from. There will be a Top floor added which will have a mansard roof and the eaves will overhang the front with a decorative cornice.

And around the front door there will be an elaborate Portico made from the carved brownstone. And there will be steps to the door and decorative banding at each floor ......

And here you can see I have started the hearth in the kitchen...

and the decorative mantelpiece......

Stained the same walnut stain as the rest of the woodwork.....

Oh, and I started on the old fashioned Soapstone sink that will be in the kitchen....

I painted the first coat very dark gray......

And then a lighter gray stippled over that.......

Here they are positioned in the kitchen...... with the cast iron range

And another view......

And the flooring has been started........ oh SO MANY Bits and Pieces!

Here is another view of the Portico....

it took quite a few Bits and Pieces to put together....

So many details!

Just Bits and Pieces