A long lost dream

I bought a dollhouse from a woman for almost nothing.. She considered it a toddler dollhouse, or maybe a toy shelf, or perhaps even a book case. To me it is the perfect dollhouse.

I thought I wanted one of those scale homes that cost anywhere from five hundred to a hundred thousand dollars, but when I got my first dollhouse that was similar to those for about a hundred dollars I was really happy. The only problem was the limited space inside, or so I thought.

I fixed it up and then it lost it's luster for me. I realize now, there were two reasons for that. One, it was finished, so what more was there to do with it? Two, I couldn't really see what I'd done unless I peeked in the windows, or opened up the side.

This new dollhouse is huge! It has at least seven rooms and some of them are big enough to be two rooms. It is sturdy and open and I can sit here in my chair and enjoy it all the time. I can rearrange the furniture, redo the walls, even redo the rooms.  I can't think of any toys that have given me this much pleasure in years.

I look at the bathroom, shown in the picture, and it just makes me feel good. I don't know why, but I do know that when I look at it, it feels as if I am fulfilling some long lost dream.