little buildings

Much like the garage load of exotic cars I don't wish to own, but secretly wish were stored in my garage, I have always had a special something for little cottages, out buildings, dependencies and sheds. I love to see them, I enjoy spending time in them, I collect photos of them, I just don't necessarily care to have them cluttering up my yard.

The thought of traipsing out the back door, and around the bend to my tiny cottage office fills me with dread. Nothing would ever be accomplished.

Luckily, I'm unable to conjure up the discipline and organization required of writers, artists and creators, but literature teems with the writers cottage, where the anointed work in solitude creating new worlds for we, the undeserving. To my ears, it sounds too much like someone with management issues at home, or simply an out sized ego.


However, if you are of such an inclination, have outgrown the garret, and want a cozy space, which could do as guest space consider Lowes Katrina Cottages. Fairly inexpensive, especially if you can do some of the work.

Personally, I would prefer to have something like this building, found at MacBeth's Cawdor Castle at the end of the drive. I could rent it to hermits or elves who would act as gatekeepers. A tug at the forelock as I left the manse, would be good for the soul.

This has been a long walk to get to my point. Over the next several days, in preparation for the weekend holiday, I hope to share several of my favorite spots in Mayberry. Most are not grand, one is in fact horribly disappointing, but I enjoy it anyway, one or two are treasures, hidden in plain sight.

Till then,

Toad