autumn wishlist
- At August 31, 2012
- By Rachael
- In Village life
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The lovely thing about this house is the beginning-ness of it all. Here we are in a 120 year old house which waits patiently for us to fill it with memories. We’re not rushing to decorate or hang pictures, preferring to get a feeling for the place. (Yes, that might be code for ‘we haven’t finished unpacking because we’ve got no blooming time because we’ve got six children here most of the time and end up half-doing one box then disappearing to the beach.’)
But seriously, when you take on a house this big, with this much personality, you have to give it time. We spent ages trying to work out where one seaside sign should belong.
We’ve got so many plans for the house and the garden.
First of all there’s the whole chicken thing. I’ve written before about keeping chickens in your garden and since ours went to live with friends we’re all missing them. I’ve been looking at this and daydreaming about painting it a pale green.
Then there’s the apple tree. A huge Bramley apple tree which is groaning with fruit.
Garden Trading have the most gorgeous harvest season section on their website and I’ve been compiling my wishlist. We’ve got a huge two roomed cellar underneath the house and this apple store would be perfect:
And I want one of these because it’ll make baking the eleven billion apple pies I’ll have to make much more fun:
And I’m definitely buying one of these, because we have so many apples we’ll never be able to get through them and I want to leave it at the front gate with a ‘help yourself’ sign:
Every garden should have a bug house. This is gorgeous.
And last of all (I do hope the buying-me-presents fairies are reading) I want one of these:
I could spend an absolute fortune on the Garden Trading website. Better get on with writing and make one, really, hadn’t I?
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Kate
I’ll take some leftover apples from you. I have resorted to asking Freecycle and spending an hour in someone’s garden taking windfalls before now!
Kate – most recent blog post – What we did last weekend
Rachael
Oh Kate, that’s a deal! Once we get this lot back to school, come round for coffee or we can meet halfway and we’ll do an apple handover! xx
Victoria
I have a lovely recipe for apple butter – we can get together and mix up a gigantic batch. I love this post! <3
Victoria – most recent blog post – A Day out in Liverpool
Rachael
Oh yum. Apple butter always reminds me of Katie’s apocalypse bench. Yes please. Lah you. x
Brooke
Lovely, as usual.
Rachael
Thank you, lovely B. And thanks for the twitter love, too. x
liveotherwise
What gorgeous stuff. I want it all. If they want anyone else to write about it, they’re very welcome to pop over
liveotherwise – most recent blog post – It’s difficult to explain why today made me sad.
Rachael
I’ll tell them when I email next! I thought you’d love it. x
Tamsyn Murray
Ooh, lovely stuff – need that apple corer (and also your house)
Rachael
The house and the apple corer come with six lovely children…that’s okay, right? (Packs bags, runs away to Peru)
Deborah King
So why did you buy the “Seaside” sign? “Beachside”, maybe, but “sea”?
Rachael
Oh shut up cleverclogs. I’ll have you know I saw the sea last week. I took photos as evidence! Ha ha. x
Knackered Mother
I’ve got apple accessories envy, who’da thought it?! Lovely post, very lovely site…your new house looks fab. You must post pics of the dresser when you’ve done it.
Knackered Mother – most recent blog post – Post Holiday Blues (and Reds & Whites)
Rachael
Thanks H. The Great Dresser Debate rages on (with my mum texting from France!). More house pics to follow! x
notsupermum
You’re right to enjoy the beach before the weather turns, so the boxes can wait! I love the Garden Trading site, and just clicked on it to see their new range *sigh*. Lovely stuff.
notsupermum – most recent blog post – The new guest room – before and after pics
Rachael
It’s beautiful, isn’t it? I could happily buy pretty much everything on the Garden Trading site.
Jane
That stuff is lovely, it really is. But if I were you, I’d be on the beach too. If you’ve got enough stuff unpacked to go down to the beach, you’re doing ok.
Rachael
That’s an awfully nice way of thinking. And I agree. They’ll remember the trips to the beach far more than the sitting room being spotless. (Fortunately, she said, looking at the muddle.)
Elana
ZOMG, that stuff is *gorgeous*. My friend Susie blogged about the apple store a while ago. I need to try to build something like that, cause the delivery charges would be astoundingly high. Love that shelfy cubby thing too! /swoon
Rachael
The shelfy cubby is R’s favourite. We NEED one.