Homesick & Nostalgic

[Hollyrafe]

Good Morning All,

I came across this house this morning, and I wanted to share it with you guys, not only because I think its a great vintage house thats obviously been loved and looked after, but also because the whole scene and style of it is like its copied right out of the neighborhood I grew up in-made me terribly homesick! (in a good way!) In my mind's eye, I could just see my mom's house sat next door to this!:)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MARX-Vintage-Tin-Litho-Dollhouse-Doll-House-furniture_W0QQitemZ250322985351QQihZ015QQcategoryZ 2464QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[mad-on-miniatures]

Hi holly,

I know what you mean about feeling homesick........this house has a really ...happy ...homliness feel to it..........it's lovely......and makes you feel all warm and cosy inside.....I like the person lying on the floor making a snow angel.......So COOL....:cool:

[Hollyrafe]

I know MOM, its all the little details, that little one making snow angels on the front lawn was me when I was small! I just want to shrink and go live in there, lol. If I had the pennies and the room I'd have that house!

[mad-on-miniatures]

Hi holly,

I didn't notice how much it was on offer for.......I was too busy looking at the details too......it's just like how winter used to be when I was kid too.......with proper snow that you can make snowmen with........not the sort that just goes all.......plurrr.... (plurr...is the technical term for the type of snow that doesnt stick together when you try to make a snow ball ...hehehe:D)

[Hollyrafe]

Yes or down here where there isnt any snow at all!:mad: And the technical term for that weather condition is POO!

[mad-on-miniatures]

Hi Holly,

Yes I forgot you were close to the sea.......mind you we have friends who live in Newquay and they had snow for the first time ever......I think it was a couple of years ago........they sent us pictures .......Although it did snow on Christmas Day that year too where we live.............it really made Christmas special to see the snow falling outside the window ....as we were just about to tuck in to our dinner.......:D Funy how the little things mean the most .......I'll remeber that forever...it was so nice.... Sentimental old fool that I am......hehehe:D

[Hollyrafe]

That sounds lovely Mom, the last time I saw snow was when I lived in Staffs some years ago, we had a real snowy winter that year. I didnt know it snowed in Newquay-certainly didnt here! Thats not that far from me either, although they're north and I'm south coast.

[mad-on-miniatures]

Hi holly,

I read about you living in Staffs the other day........I'd rather live where you are though .....hehehe:D Not much to see anymore here.......unless it snows.......but then if it des we usually go to Buxton........as they ALWAYS get the snow first.......one year ....the kids Dave and I ....we made an igloo......and then sat in it......drinking tomato soup........how mad is that....:confused:

[Hollyrafe]

Ha! That sounds brilliant! I don't know where Buxton is. When I was in the refuge I was in Burntwood, then I got a house in Hednesford, near Cannock. Lived up there about 2 1/2 years. Its a lovely place to live down here, except its expensive and theres little work. Basically great for holidaymakers/second homeowners and really bad for the Cornish.

[mad-on-miniatures]

Hi holly

Cannock is nice......I like going here for a dayout......not been for ages though and we never buy anyting when we go.......it's just somewhere different to eat your butties for a day out.....hehehe.:D

Buxton is up in the heights.....and is about maybe a 1/2 to 3/4 hour drive from where we live.......(well it is if hubby is driving).....heheh:D They always get the snow first ....as I said.......and as soon as Dave hears on the radio that the road to the Cat and Fiddle Pub....is closed ........that's it.......outcomes the wet gear and off we go ......to play in the snow.......I think I'm getting to old now though.... as I feel the cold when I get there.........hehehe:D

[Winston's Mum]

mornin all Holly what a lovely house so sweet i agree reminds you of the good ole winters, we dont get that much snow here either x

[mad-on-miniatures]

Mornin Chris,

Will have to be a quick hello and tara........as got to go out this morning......hope you had a good weeeknd.....:D logging off now see you all later.......bye x

[Winston's Mum]

hi Jill speak laters x

[helen1000]

Hi holly,

I read about you living in Staffs the other day........I'd rather live where you are though .....hehehe:D Not much to see anymore here.......unless it snows.......but then if it des we usually go to Buxton........as they ALWAYS get the snow first.......one year ....the kids Dave and I ....we made an igloo......and then sat in it......drinking tomato soup........how mad is that....:confused:

hi holly, mom i have many memories of Buxton, im from Buxton originally and left when i was about 15, when i first moved to cheshire i'd think where's all the snow?? lol had some great winters in buxton but very cold lol

[Hollyrafe]

Morning Helen,
I've never been to Buxton. NY winters are really cold too! All we get down here is rain. Got absolutely soaked this morning taking the boys to school. Felt awful, they're sat at school completely wet!

[helen1000]

morning holly

its very nice in buxton its where the spa water comes from buxton spa water its lovely in winter with the snow and beautyful in summer. i bet NY was amazing in winter ive never been but can imagine it. it rained early this morning here so by time taking kids to school it had stopped which makes a change as it usually rains as im leaving and we get soaked then soon as i get in it stops !! typical lol im sure your kids would have soon dried off, kids seem to love getting wet mine do.... am forever telling them put your hood up lol..

[shasha]

I used to live in the Peak District, and my mother-in-law lived in Nottingham, and we have visited her, and got half way home and it has been dry in Nottingham and then we have ended up in deep snow half way home!...sometimes we were snowed in for three days and the rest of the world was just boring grey and damp and they thought we were telling fibs!

Anyway, Holly, back to that delightful American house (and by the way weren't the houses you could see through the real garage lovely!).
I think that dolls house needs a real good home (preferably yours!!)
it is very, very cute, and so American!!

[caz]

Good Morning All,

I came across this house this morning, and I wanted to share it with you guys, not only because I think its a great vintage house thats obviously been loved and looked after, but also because the whole scene and style of it is like its copied right out of the neighborhood I grew up in-made me terribly homesick! (in a good way!) In my mind's eye, I could just see my mom's house sat next door to this!:)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MARX-Vintage-Tin-Litho-Dollhouse-Doll-House-furniture_W0QQitemZ250322985351QQihZ015QQcategoryZ 2464QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It's nice, just a shame the furniture is all plastic rubbish.

[caz]

Talking of homesickness.

I wish I was back in Hythe.

[wombat]

Talking of homesickness.

I wish I was back in Hythe.

ooo i love hythe...we go down there to port lympe zoo!!!

[Ann of Boleyn]

Good afternoon Girls,

Holly, that house is lovely, I would have loved to have grown up in a place like that instead of London.!! You ladies don't know how lucky you are living where you do, with either sea side or countryside right on your doorstep, and space around you.

It is really dark here today. It has been pouring hard with rain all morning with no signs of easing up, and my dog still thinks we need our 2 hour walk. (Well she might get an hour later, we shall see)

[mad-on-miniatures]

Hi Ann,

I tell my hubby that we are lucky to be where we are.....and I do agree with you....about the scenery....

I went with Dave and the boys to Birmingham...... a few years ago now......before he started with BT......He had to go to Brum for the interview......I had all three boys with me...as they were still young......and I had a panic attack because I couldn't see the skyline......I felt like all the tall buildings ...were closing in on me .....and I couldn't breathe.....luckily Warren my eldest ( he was 13 at the time)...he managed to calm me down and took charge of the boys......as I was crying my eyes out..... I just felt so disorientated......and didn't l know where we were.....I'm glad to be able to go out of my house and within a few miles ......see green grass and fields........:D I couldn't live in a congested city.....so I do understand and appreciate what you say .....:D

[caz]

ooo i love hythe...we go down there to port lympe zoo!!!

I was raised in Hythe, & used to work on the H.R&D Light railway, in the café / gift shop

[St.Vale]

Kent was getting far too busy for us that's why we moved away a few years ago..............was funny the other day cause i mentioned it is much windier up here but hubby said no its the same it's just that it's open here and you can feel it LOL

[mad-on-miniatures]

Hi Val,

Steve has point......it's the same here......;) But when I go into town..... it's not so windy.....:rolleyes:

[Ann of Boleyn]

Hi Jill,

I used to spend most of the 6 weeks school holidays and sometimes Easter at my Nan's in Stone, Staffs, she lived beside the railway line and opposite a farm. We used to go paddling in the brook and pretending we were in the jungle down the copis (not sure of spelling). They were good days, 4 of us kids with my aunts 4 kids. We used to feel we were in a foreign country, and we would boast to our school friends how far we were going for our holidays !!!! Seems a bit pathetic now, even though, as we don't drive, Staffordshire is still almost a foreign country.

[mad-on-miniatures]

Hi Jill,

I used to spend most of the 6 weeks school holidays and sometimes Easter at my Nan's in Stone, Staffs, she lived beside the railway line and opposite a farm. We used to go paddling in the brook and pretending we were in the jungle down the copis (not sure of spelling). They were good days, 4 of us kids with my aunts 4 kids. We used to feel we were in a foreign country, and we would boast to our school friends how far we were going for our holidays !!!! Seems a bit pathetic now, even though, as we don't drive, Staffordshire is still almost a foreign country.

Hi ann,

Now it's just full of foreigners....hehehe:D I do like it here though.......being is S-o-T means we are central to most places......and can access most of the country with out too much of a distance......and it's not a long walk before you are in the country side here is S-o-T....despite there being five towns.......it's turning into.....not too bad a plce to be.....a lot of the pot banks have closed......and what are left have become toursity based.......so it get sbusy during the summer months....I can live with it though.......hehehe

[Ann of Boleyn]

See Holly, you have started all these trips down memory lane. We are all going to sit and dream the rest of the afternoon away now, thinking of our childhood.

Can't wait to move out of London when Ron retires. God willing we are able to.

[Ann of Boleyn]

Hi Jill,

I used to spend most of the 6 weeks school holidays and sometimes Easter at my Nan's in Stone, Staffs, she lived beside the railway line and opposite a farm. We used to go paddling in the brook and pretending we were in the jungle down the copis (not sure of spelling). They were good days, 4 of us kids with my aunts 4 kids. We used to feel we were in a foreign country, and we would boast to our school friends how far we were going for our holidays !!!! Seems a bit pathetic now, even though, as we don't drive, Staffordshire is still almost a foreign country.

Hi ann,

Now it's just full of foreigners....hehehe:D

Hi Jill,

If you said that in Multi-cultural London you would be shot !!!!!

You can walk down our High Street and not hear one word of English. We call East Ham, our local shopping area Easthambull. And Upton Park is Uptonpakistan.

[mad-on-miniatures]

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Hi Jill,

If you said that in Multi-cultural London you would be shot !!!!!

You can walk down our High Street and not hear one word of English. We call East Ham, our local shopping area Easthambull. And Upton Park is Uptonpakistan.

Hi Ann,

Heheheh....I know.....;) However....I'm not a racist.......HONESTLY......I'm not......when I first moved into my house there was a family living there already in the next house.......that originated from Pakistan.....they have since moved out .....and two British family's have been and gone too...........and I can tell you that.....I would happily have the foreigners living there anyday.......instead of the British Families that were there.......at least the foreign family always spoke to us.....and you could have a laugh with them.......:D

[Ann of Boleyn]

[QUOTE=Ann of Boleyn;56068]

Hi Ann,

Heheheh....I know.....;) However....I'm not a racist.......HONESTLY......I'm not......when I first moved into my house there was a family living there already in the next house.......that originated from Pakistan.....they have since moved out .....and two British family's have been and gone too...........and I can tell you that.....I would happily have the foreigners living there anyday.......instead of the British Families that were there.......at least the foreign family always spoke to us.....and you could have a laugh with them.......:D

Hi Jill,

I wasn't accusing you of racism, far from it. We have a lot of Black and Asian people in our street. Our borough is apparently over 70% foreigners. And the polish people seem to be taking over around here now. We get on very well with any of them we know. Some have lived down this street for 30 years, and the majority are very clean people. Always cleaning their fronts, they put us to shame.

[mad-on-miniatures]

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Hi Jill,

I wasn't accusing you of racism, far from it. We have a lot of Black and Asian people in our street. Our borough is apparently over 70% foreigners. And the polish people seem to be taking over around here now. We get on very well with any of them we know. Some have lived down this street for 30 years, and the majority are very clean people. Always cleaning their fronts, they put us to shame.

Hi Ann,

I know you weren't accusing me of being racist......I think I know you better than that....;) and i agree about the cleanliness of some of them.....the previous foregn tenants were spotless......my current neighbour (who is white and british) has just cleaned her windows.......the first time in six years......and she got the owner of the house to do them.....she wouldn't ...she refused point blank to do them......:confused:

[Hollyrafe]

I used to live in the Peak District, and my mother-in-law lived in Nottingham, and we have visited her, and got half way home and it has been dry in Nottingham and then we have ended up in deep snow half way home!...sometimes we were snowed in for three days and the rest of the world was just boring grey and damp and they thought we were telling fibs!

Anyway, Holly, back to that delightful American house (and by the way weren't the houses you could see through the real garage lovely!).
I think that dolls house needs a real good home (preferably yours!!)
it is very, very cute, and so American!!

If it werent so expensive and so far away I would give it a home! But alas.....

[Hollyrafe]

It's nice, just a shame the furniture is all plastic rubbish.

Hi Caz, that "plastic rubbish" is original and worth a fair bit believe it or not! lol

[Hollyrafe]

Good afternoon Girls,

Holly, that house is lovely, I would have loved to have grown up in a place like that instead of London.!! You ladies don't know how lucky you are living where you do, with either sea side or countryside right on your doorstep, and space around you.

It is really dark here today. It has been pouring hard with rain all morning with no signs of easing up, and my dog still thinks we need our 2 hour walk. (Well she might get an hour later, we shall see)

Hi Ann,
I was very lucky to grow up in the nice neighborhood I did, and I'm very lucky to live in Cornwall by the sea! That said, its been dark and pouring hard here all day too. Just got back in for the evening, and boy am I glad for that!

[Dawn]

Hi Holly I do like that house, it reminds me of when I got lost in North Carolina a few years back, was on a lot of back roads and a lot of the houses looked like that, even saw some with cars on the driveway the same. There's a couple of things I really like about american homes, the family/den room and in the more modern houses the number of bathrooms!

[coodencat]

hi My daughter lived in Chapel HIll in NC for about 2 years and if you ask her what she misses about the USA tis the "huge" w/machines. Even more with her two children the "huge" dryer where afterwards the clothes needed no ironing .We had to "slave" away all day Monday doing the washing and ironing in the olden days. Then of course were the mangles to contend with !!!!!!;) I don't know the kids today don't know they are born :p
I did like her house very much in NC and i remember the relief walking in the door on a very hot summer day to the cool of the A/C. Another thing that comes to mind is the veggie lay out all in neat rows not like ours just thrown in boxes the water spray they used on them every so often, that you had to be wary of :o . That was one the highlights of my life was so pleased I was able to visit the good ole US of A and I would go back like a shot if she still lived there. Ooops sorry have rambled on a bit there.
tc carol

PS Ann retirement try to avoid Boring Bexhill lol Also Staffs I love the area hubby was born there and we have had many a enjoyable visits to the area.
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[davidsmum]

Hi Holly,

While you're all talking about American houses, can I say, I would love a Painted Lady! I think they're just the most wonderful properties. I know there's books been written about the colour schemes and recently there was a beautiful pink one on e-bay. The £/$ rate at the time was in our favour and it was very affordable. If only I could have shipped it over here...................... lol

[St.Vale]

The American houses certainly have characture to them don't they, I too have seen several I have liked over the years

[Hollyrafe]

Hi girls,

Dawn-my mom's house has a "den", thats what we called it. Over the years its been a bedroom, family room, playroom, and now its where my stepfather puts his old furniture that my mom wont allow to migrate to the rest of the house! lol Its also where my dollshouses were kept when I was a kid.

Carol-I also very much miss the mega washing machines and dryers! Especially since I've had children. My washer goes every day, and I've not got a dryer so the house looks like a laundrette with washing hung on every radiator! Back home was just a short trip to the basement!:rolleyes:

DM-They are very beautiful houses in real life as well as DH's, next time I go I'll see if I can jam a kit in my suitcase! lol There's been weirder things in there!

St. Vale-They do have character but boy are they miserable to build!

[davidsmum]

Hi Holly

It was a "real life" painted lady that was on e-bay - there were also loads of photos of the inside. It had a wonderful sweeping staircase, stained glass, pocket doors, and a lot of carving - could you bring me one, please?

[Amanda]

Hi Holly

That is a very pretty house, not sure about the decor though, but the scene outside is great
I have always lived in the countryside even though I was born and brought up in London it was always on the outskirts Epsom Downs was my playground and I used to watch the racing from my Bedroom, picnics on Wimbledon common and picking blackberries to make jam
I used to watch the horses being led out for morning exercise, was always a lovely sight
I think I would be like you Jill if I had to live in a very built up area for any length of time

[Hollyrafe]

Hhmmm, one brick a year?! You could have a whole house by say...oh never mind!

[davidsmum]

Hi Holly,

Oh well, worth a try! lol

[caz]

Hi Caz, that "plastic rubbish" is original and worth a fair bit believe it or not! lol

My humble apologies, I didn't know that.

[Hollyrafe]

My humble apologies, I didn't know that.

Thats ok, its not much to look at is it?! But its highly collectible now. I don't like it much either! lol

[mad-on-miniatures]

Hi holly,

It's surprising isn't it...how something so cheap to make at the time ...can be worth so much in value now........:confused:

When my brother and his wife were getting divorced...he went back to get some of his things......only to find his ex had thrown them all in the bin......they were the Thunderbird s 1 - 5 original die cast metal toys....along with the Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons cars too.....some were as big as three foot in length.......I bet the bin man had good find with them .....they are worth loads now......:confused:

[Hollyrafe]

You're not kidding. I had a couple toys when I was small, my mother chucked them, and then we saw one sell for $500, and the other one was up there too. Its mad.

[alison]

Where do you live Holly? Its a stunning house.I love vintage things.I collect vintage fashion dolls as holding them makes me feel 6 again.The smell and feel of them brings back so many memories.Alison

[Hollyrafe]

Hi Alison,
I live in Cornwall, but I come from the suburbs of New York. I've been here almost 11 years now.

[alison]

Thats a huge change for you!!!! I still live within 10 miles of where I was born.I did mean to work abroad,but it didn't work out that way.Alison

[Hollyrafe]

Well if it makes you feel any better, I did live at home till I was 27! haha took me awhile to stray overseas!

[woodybird21]

And look where you landed Holly. One of the most beautiful parts of the British Isles and my favourite.

Hope you like living there.

Woody:)

[Hollyrafe]

Hi Woody,
I do consider myself lucky, I love Cornwall and Penzance is home to me. My partner is Cornish and my eldest son is half Cornish. I love it but I hate it too-its a very difficult place to live year round unless you're very wealthy!

[woodybird21]

I know what you mean Holly. It's difficult to get from place to place and I suppose I've only been there on holiday. I only have to see Cornwall on the telly and I want to be there. It would be lovely to have a home there if we were rich, which we aren't and perhaps if I lived there I would take it for granted so perhaps I'm better off visiting and dreaming.

Was in Penzance some years back. I think we've seen most of the county at one time or another but I love discovering new places. In Essex there's not so much to discover. We haven't been down for a while. Maybe next year.

I think maybe I'd get homesick if I lived as far away from my home as you do, especially as I hate flying.

Woody:)

[Hollyrafe]

I do get homesick, not for the states really but for my family, I see them once a year if I'm lucky. But apart from that it doesnt really bother me that often! I think you get used to wherever you make your home. Its funny, when I go on a long holiday to the states, I start to miss it here!