tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post3920568771929324769..comments2016-04-14T02:22:18.646-04:00Comments on untoldimprint: letting gophoebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203916287238015496noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-44203013989263278762013-06-07T10:32:30.238-04:002013-06-07T10:32:30.238-04:00The cottage really looks lovely; no wonder you fel...The cottage really looks lovely; no wonder you fell in love with it. It's the kind of house where you want to raise your children or just like you said, “I could see myself living there, gardening and washing dishes and being happy.” It's heartbreaking that you didn't get it, but I hope they let you keep at least the door. <br /><br />Leif Clancy @ <a href="http://allcountyexteriors.com/" rel="nofollow">AllCountyExteriors.com</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098466072768991914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-29361952413200142272013-02-25T10:33:10.971-05:002013-02-25T10:33:10.971-05:00Thank you, Jesse, Lorna & Crystal for the thou...Thank you, Jesse, Lorna & Crystal for the thoughtful comments. Last week I learned that the cottage was purchased by someone. I don't know who yet but I know that they plan to tear it down. I feel like I should have a memorial before it happens. <br /><br />I so appreciate your empathy & find such comfort in all of your words.<br /><br />phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203916287238015496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-12598498610655600042013-02-21T16:44:45.913-05:002013-02-21T16:44:45.913-05:00What a wonderful place ~LOVE it . I live in a litt...What a wonderful place ~LOVE it . I live in a little farmhouse that needed alot of love (still does :)) I wouldn't trade the charm of it for anything ! Hope you get the front door. That floral picture on the wall is ever so charming as is the birds nest above the outdoor light ~ thanks for sharing this sweet place :) So haPPy I found your blog today ~ <br />wishing you a coZy day :)crystalhttp://aknitterssketchbook.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-39986233947207651222013-01-14T04:35:25.662-05:002013-01-14T04:35:25.662-05:00I can understand your sadness. There is something ...I can understand your sadness. There is something moving about an abandoned house, as if it’s waiting for the right person to look after it. I’m not religious, but I do believe in energy, and I think a home absorbs our energy over the years so that it almost becomes an entity itself, a repository of love, of joy and despair, memories. I’m Scottish, and in the Highlands we have whole empty villages, where the tenants were cleared hundreds of years ago – ie forcibly evicted from their homes to make way for sheep. It’s heartbreaking to walk through the ruins and think that people lived there, hoped and dreamed there, were happy there once, but now there is nothing but lonely ruins. You have rescued your door, and that’s a wonderful thing – a small way to keep a memory alive and fulfil at least a tiny part of your dream. Lovely.Lornanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-28609561424900151452012-10-25T16:24:34.892-04:002012-10-25T16:24:34.892-04:00There is nothing like the sadness of coming so clo...There is nothing like the sadness of coming so close to a dear, dear dream only to say goodbye. I feel a little goofy saying this, but I do feel quite sorry for your loss. There are some dreams that enter us in the deepest parts of our hearts, touching a place of truest desire and longing. These are the ones that hurt the most when they bare no fruition or crumble before our very eyes. These are the dreams of our souls. Just know, there will be another dream... and this little home, its history and its spirit, will be with you forever as inspiration. And knowing this dream will help you to realize the dreams of your future.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, Pheobe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640513421114712561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-89796046983946171832012-10-24T15:52:14.255-04:002012-10-24T15:52:14.255-04:00Thank you for all the really empathetic sentiments...Thank you for all the really empathetic sentiments. I was feeling slightly silly for becoming so attached but now appreciate the experience of it. <br /><br />Big hugs to you, Zill.y & Mandy!<br /><br />Hi Liv, I looked up Gone Away Lake and read a brief passage of the story. It sounds perfect. So perfect that I ordered it so I can read it to my niece. Thank you so much for sharing and writing here. xphoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203916287238015496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-1736473390791326592012-10-23T00:40:28.363-04:002012-10-23T00:40:28.363-04:00Phoebe- I for one am grateful you to,d this story....Phoebe- I for one am grateful you to,d this story. It's times like these when we grow. Sending you cyber hugs. MandyMandy Behrenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402706439895663698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-2835557779679546352012-10-15T08:20:02.118-04:002012-10-15T08:20:02.118-04:00What a magical place, and how lucky for you to hav...What a magical place, and how lucky for you to have discovered it, even briefly. Reminds me of a book I loved when I was little, Gone Away Lake. Happy continued treasure hunting Phoebe!Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466636235937221763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-87762895875790717482012-10-13T20:05:33.260-04:002012-10-13T20:05:33.260-04:00I would have fallen in love as well, Phoebe! What ...I would have fallen in love as well, Phoebe! What a shame people let such treasures go....<br /><br />xxx zill.yZill.yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056477644502578558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-48504606900152875632012-10-09T12:40:11.463-04:002012-10-09T12:40:11.463-04:00Thanks, Ludid. I feel similarly. I'm absorbing...Thanks, Ludid. I feel similarly. I'm absorbing the experience to help guide me tomorrow or someday down the road. I appreciate your words tremendously. xphoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203916287238015496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-48863594715613768082012-10-04T10:00:37.704-04:002012-10-04T10:00:37.704-04:00i know how it feels to let go of something that we...i know how it feels to let go of something that we feel was meant for us. something i think about during those times is that i was there and somehow i am taking this experience into my future self. i hope you were able to purchase the door. another little treasure is out there for you i'm sure. LRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130435237409863590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-3239843173153860992012-10-04T09:08:10.530-04:002012-10-04T09:08:10.530-04:00Thank you, Lady Spring. I love your intro on your ...Thank you, Lady Spring. I love your intro on your blogger page. "She dreams of living in a forest surrounded by trees and flowers." Beautiful. phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203916287238015496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-23357487465821231912012-10-04T06:39:31.620-04:002012-10-04T06:39:31.620-04:00Wow it looks magical. Sorry you had to let it go.Wow it looks magical. Sorry you had to let it go.Donna || HEYLADYSPRING.COMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02154315347215119357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-77541774057422003762012-10-03T21:04:12.267-04:002012-10-03T21:04:12.267-04:00That's an amazing love story, Ronnie! Thank yo...That's an amazing love story, Ronnie! Thank you for sharing. Congratulations on making it happen. So fantastic and inspiring! I'd be squatting in 'my' little cottage for sure right now if it weren't for that mold. You've given me hope for the next ramshackled mess I find...cause there will definitely be another one :)phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203916287238015496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-84590010438760310142012-10-03T20:35:18.430-04:002012-10-03T20:35:18.430-04:00this is almost the tale of my little house --- I f...this is almost the tale of my little house --- I fell in love with my house when I was just 5 years old - I took photos of the house and dreamed of making the place mine 'one day'.... the place was a wreck - termite infested, no glass in many of the windows (no window frames in some of the windows - just a piece of corrugated iron nailed in place over the space), no running water, no power (no alternate systems of energy or plumbing...) floorboards missing, rats, mice, BIRDS.... filled with the old weird furniture of the two old bachelors who lived in it until their quiet deaths....<br /><br />my tale has a happy ending however - as I refused to see reason and eventually I got my broken little house when I was in my early 20s - I lived in the ramshackled mess for more than a decade before I got the chance to fully repair my beauty..... I've lived in my funny little house for almost 25 years now. I know I'll never leave....<br /><br />ps - for those interested here is the tale of my house over the years >> http://rhondaayliffe.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/beginnings-coda.html --- sometimes there is a happy ending :~) ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-24233609994685837292012-10-03T20:19:41.972-04:002012-10-03T20:19:41.972-04:00I can't understand it either, Gaby. It's u...I can't understand it either, Gaby. It's upsetting and pointless. Not sure why they didn't sell 20 years ago or maintain it in some way. Even a few patches on the roof would have helped. Thanks so much for your comment. Sorry to hear about your loss too. There's something out there waiting for us, we just haven't found it yet. I'm rooting for us! And hoping to hang that door wherever I end up calling home. xphoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203916287238015496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436918989727244918.post-3508348902637887642012-10-03T19:47:24.502-04:002012-10-03T19:47:24.502-04:00Oh Phoebe! What a story! I can feel exactly the sa...Oh Phoebe! What a story! I can feel exactly the same curiosity, longing and sadness you feel for that little cottage. I just went through something similar myself but in a different way... I had only seen the cottage online and was not that familiar with it... on having a pest and building report done I too was made to understand the reality of the condition of the cottage... and alas, in the meantime someone swooped in and made an offer which was accepted by the vendors... needless to say they'll knock it down and all that history will be gone. Why do people let houses get to that state? I can't understand it. Anyway, letting go is hard, they say everything happens for a reason, even if we can't see it at the time, we have to trust that everything is as it should be. I hope you get to keep the front door!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496300018959836907noreply@blogger.com