Sunday, 27 July 2014
The Whiskers Cat Family
So I'm back from my wonderful trip to Lisboa, Portugal. As I didn't post last week, I will try to finish two installments of the houses and jobs series this coming week.
It gives me great pleasure to introduce my Whiskers cat family to you, who lives in Meadowcroft Cottage. I really love the Whiskers family, but it is their house that I adore. Initially, I wasn't even aware of the fact that this Cottage existed, and great was my surprise when I found it for the the first time. Of course it was love at first sight and I just had to have it! Luckily at the time I found a seller on eBay who was willing to send it to me and the pound/rand exchange rate was way better than now, so I didn't pay to much for it.
As I mentioned I love the family too, and they were the 4th family I bought. I got the family of five with crawling baby on eBay. The sitting baby I bought in South Africa. She was released in a carry case.
From the outset Mother Katrina was, to me, a perfectionist with an a-type personality. She likes things neat and tidy and has no time for frills, and especially the little knick-knacks that makes a house a home. She feels that it is a waste of money to have it and just extra work to keep it clean. Everything in her house, therefore has a purpose.
A full view of the house.
Though Katrina is a Florist, she loves cooking and is very good at it too. Se loves her kitchen and spending time in it.
Like most fathers in Sugarbush Valley, Sebastiaan is an extremely hands-on father, and loves to entertain the babies in the living room. This gives Katrina time to prepare their dinner in peace.
Branson is finally at the age where he understands the importance of washing ones hands before dinner...
... and that keeping their bedroom neat and tidy keeps his mother and sister of his back.
So a closer look at the rooms:
The kitchen - where everything has its purpose.
Living room - to have fresh flowers in her living room are very important to Katrina.
Children's room - all in its place as their mother requires.
Bathroom - very functional too.
Parent's room with the babies' crib in the corner. Guess what is very important to Katrina ...? Yes! Time!
Katrina owns the Florist in the village, which she inherited from her Mother, Mae Blossom (who in my village was a Whiskers cat.) Sebastiaan works for his wife. He collects and delivers the flowers from the market and to customers if and when required.
Full view of the Florist.
On entering the Florist one is usually surprised by the different kinds of flowers and seeds that can be bought their.
Isabel Fisher is a keen gardener and a regular at the Florist. Digger Mcburrows often visits Sebastiaan to get advice for his landscaping business, which he bought recently from Sebastiaan.
Also visit my "The Houses in the Village" and "The Villager's Jobs" pages.
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Meadowcraft cottage is, like the Highfield Farm house, one of my absolutly favourites! It's very charming and you decorated it aesthetic! The heart shaped rug is cute :).
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm totally in love with the florist shop!
I think after Highfields it is my favorite too! I love how it looks from the front.
DeleteI love the china tea-set in the living room - and I too think the heart rug is just precious. Lovely bedding and the alarm clock is very chic ;-) all the flowers and plants with the tiny labels is just so cute! I like the way the green bookshelf fits in so well between the beds.
ReplyDeleteThx for the very kind comments! Branson is not so font of the flower bedding, but at least it is sunflowers and not daisies and he knows better that to ask his mother for other bedding.
DeleteI shudder to think what Katrina would say if Branson asked her for different bedding... Yes, sunflowers aren't too girly ;-D
DeleteShe will maybe only tell him that he is an ungrateful boy, lol
DeleteI adore that house!!!!!!! I don't think I've ever seen that house before--really cool! The florist shop is super nice too. Do you have your whole village someplace in your home, always at the ready? Or do you pull out from storage individual houses and shops for your photo shoots? xo Jennifer
ReplyDeleteI have my village on shelves in a small study. I think if I had to take it out everytime, I would go mad. And I like to just stand in front of it sometimes and look at it.
DeleteI have my village out all the time too, and I know what you mean about how enjoyable it is to stop and look at it sometimes. xo Jennifer
DeleteSometimes that is all I need to feel better after a long day at work.
DeleteI just adore the Meadowcraft cottage! It's one of those buildings that I wished would be released in my country but sigh... does not seem like it will happen. The florist shop is well stocked and I like your personal decorating touch as usual.
ReplyDeleteWasnt it released in USA years ago? Ill have to look into that? Myabe you'll get lucky and find it somewhere one day.
DeleteI don't know but if it was, then I will be looking on the second-hand market!
ReplyDeleteYOu should! Lets cross fingers that you come across one.
DeleteI love Meadowcraft cottage and you have decorated yours to fit Katrina perfectly, I don't remember the heart shape rug but it fits very well there, I love the bedding and how the parents bed is made. It's so clever to divide the top floor with the bathroom in the middle and I think I stole that idea from you. The flower shop is also really nice and just how Katrina would love to have it:)
ReplyDeleteI know that you love that one. I think I actually learned about it from you. The rug is new yes and great for spotting that.
DeleteTheir home looks oh so cozy! I love the Whiskers cats, they are very cute! :)
ReplyDeleteThx. They are adorable, especially the babies!
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