Saturday, December 17, 2022

Victorian Dollhouse

"Like a nursery rhyme!" ~Diana H.
"In my eyes are valentines
And Easter eggs and New Year's wine
But when my heart finds Christmas
My eyes will shine like new . . .
"

from "When My Heart Finds Christmas"
by Harry Connick Jr.

Thanks to Sean Lutes, artist, historian, and friend,
for capturing the magic of 443 at Christmastime!

Look closely and you will see:


besides the cat and the Christmas tree,

the fireplace

the hexagonal window
(one of several in the real house)

the piano

the antique porch light from Philadelphia

the secret turret room,
containing the dollhouse within the dollhouse

Sunflowers by Van Gogh

the motto of my Fortnightly Blog:
"a house where all's accustomed, ceremonious"
~ Yeats ~


and so much more!

After wandering around our house for half an hour,
and seeing this photograph (Christmas 2019)
of our magical black cat Fuqua,
Sean was ready to run with the idea of 443 as dollhouse,
pulling together this vision of detail,
"fun and whimsy" (~Laura McL).

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