Little House on the Prairie cabin...

When first I noticed the antique cabin being "reassembled" on a property a few miles from my home, I wondered if it would become a residence or simply the saving of a piece of our American history. For months the beautifully  restored cabin sat, vacant, lovely but seemingly lonely.

 Then, a week ago as I drove past I saw this sign,

and all these TREES....

JOLLY GOOD!

The little cabin had been transformed into....

A Little House on the Prairie, Christmas cabin!

With grapevine wreaths and evergreen wreaths,

and  a yard full of Douglas Firs.

Inside the cabin,

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Ma Ingalls is stringing cranberries and popcorn,

For the Little House on the Prairie, Cedar tree.

The stockings are hung by the chimney with care,

 and I can just smell the delicious scent of sugar cookies baking in this little stove.

(Actually, that is just my over- active imagination)

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These little dollies are waiting for a mistress..

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and the buggy is ready to be hitched up to the horses in the barn.

Usually, I cut my own tree from the woods behind our house, but I cannot resist purchasing one of these beauties, because the Little House on the Prairie cabin has put me in a Christmastide mood, ( despite this sunny, warm day).  

 I choose this 7 footer and load it in my van.

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Isn't it simply grand?

  On the way home, I pass by another cabin...

this one not so loved...

and ever so lonely.

For 20 years I have watched as this wonderful piece of history has slowly decayed and fallen into complete disrepair. I would give anything to save this cabin from ruin. But the elderly owner will not sell.  My desire has been to dismantle it and move it to the Hollow, where it will be renovated and loved.

Along with the old smokehouse, and the stone well.

I just cannot understand why someone would stubbornly allow their family history to disintegrate rather than sell to a stranger who will help to keep that history alive. 
It Befuddles me.

  Alas, I will not give up... one day, we, here in the Hollow,

  will have our own...

 Little House on the Prairie Christmas Cabin.

And now, for a shout out to two lovely blogger friends who came to see me recently at an art show in Virginia.

Shell from "Raspberry Rabbits" http://theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com/
and Sharon from "Corgis in my Garden" http://corgisinmygarden.blogspot.com

Sharon, me and Michelle

Michelle is a designer, quilter, savvy business woman and rabbit lover . Sharon is a creative craftswoman, gardener and corgi lover, ( she also sent me a beautiful dress I commented on her blog about... it was being worn by a scarecrow at the time... seriously!)

It wasn't until I discovered blogging that I realized how many kindred sisters and spirits I have out there in the world.  Gardeners, history and antique lovers,  farm gals,animal lovers and quilters, artists and craftsmen,  Anglophiles, writers and illustrators, and fabulous designers, makers of magic and lovers of life. I even discovered some dear cousins through the blogging world!

But this was the first time I've been privileged to meet some blogging mates in person.
Love you ladyes!