As many of you know, I have long wanted to return to Frederick County, Maryland, where I grew up, and some circumstances have arisen that will enable us to move there. I think it is important to be near one's extended family, especially for children. It look like we will be able to live out in the country, right where I spent my childhood. But it takes a lot of planning to have a simple country life, which is our dream and which we hope is not too far in the future. My husband and I are thinking of building one of the Katrina cottages, so I am gathering all the information I can, and was glad to find
this article.
We were also wondering about building from a
Ross Chapin design, all of which are utterly charming, but might be beyond our budget.
And there is nothing like wisteria for a cottage garden. We plan to raise chickens, too.
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I'm so happy for you!
You're moving back? Yay!
The Katrina cottages are cute, but only one bathroom? I think you would regret not having a bathroom upstairs where the bedrooms are. The Ross Chapin cottage is adorable, and has three baths. Nice.
I love wisteria too. They were blooming like crazy around here in the first week of April. I wish the blooms lasted longer, though. My favorite color scheme is wisteria purple and dark green.
Thanks, Wendy, please pray for us!
Don't worry, Gette, we are going to build one of the larger Katrina cottages that has 3 bathrooms. Yes, we have wisteria now but it is way in the back of the house where we can hardly see it.....
I had no idea you were from Frederick! I went to school there and I live in Baltimore! :)
I'VE GOT A DUCK FOR Y'ALL!
Someone abandonned a pet pekin duck in the park where I do my constitutional every evening. She followed me all over, so I drove her home (she insisted on sitting on my lap the whole way). Let me know when you've set up the farm.
Yes it's so good for the children to be around extended family. What's sad is that even if you moved to the mountains of Wyoming, you wouldn't be able to shelter them from these debauched times. (the late Princess Grace once gave a wonderful speech on that subject; I've been trying to find it).
aLmYbNeNr , wow, where did you go to school?
Tubbs, we won't have a pond so I don't know how happy the duck will be with us but thank you for the offer!
Tubbs,
Pekin or Peking? Peking duck is delicious eating, but it might make you sad to eat a pet. Just Kidding! (However, Peking Duck is a recipe, not a species of duck.)
The Ross Chapin cottages are SO beautiful! They're like something out of a fairy-tale, honestly.
Yes, the Ross Chapin designs are my first choice, especially a design called "Swede Hill" which is the perfect enchanted cottage in the wilderness.
I hope it all works out! I wish you every blessing~ temporal and eternal.
Thanks! I know from personal experience that I'll be able to write and pray better out in the woods. God's will be done.
Sounds wonderful, idyllic! Will you have a kitchen garden? You must have one with the chickens...they go together. :) Oh, and big blooming hydrangeas and dogwood trees.
Yes, we'll have all that, God willing. And dogwoods are already growing naturally on the land!
Yes, hydrangeas! The cottages speak to my soul! Happy for you.
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