2 march 2007 dollshouses

I love dollshouses.

My dad made one when I was young and it had stonepaper on the outside.
My mother was a perfectionist and made me very clear that the house would be thrown away when I would scratch or tear the paper.

Ofcourse I did. I put a doll in front and hope she wouldn't see it.
Then I phoned may dad and ofcourse he brought paper and restored it.

When I grew older the house disappeared, and I made dollhouse items for others.

The mother of a friend had a huge posh victorian house at the attick.
Ohh, did I love it!

Now I have two daughters who are old enough to start a real lifetime lasting hobby: dollhouses.

I still had one DIY set of a german firm.
Some time ago I looked and found out it 's a special edition.
I didn't know the size however and left it in the package.

On internet I found a house that had the same building system. It wasn't expensive, so I bought it.
Turned out it was one of a series of about 4 or 5.

So I started saving and last summer I bought the castle from the series and far later the victorian house.

It's a 1:24 system.

Looks like the special one I had first.

And today I spend a bit of time, when I was waiting for a phonecall, surfing on internet... I found one of the houses, put together and furnished with love and care.
The owner had made her own tiles for the floor, and I loved it.

Then the phone rang and I forgot to save the url...

I'm going to find out which clay is best to make the tiles.. I don't think she used fimo.
Slowly in my head the house is furnished...

I think I need a millionaire to donate a couple of millions...LOL!

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Answer to some questions about the schooltrip to the abbatoir

I have had a very long talk with my son.
ofcourse he had a lot of feelings to vent.
Even now, a couple of days later, he's very silent.
I have always been very aware not to throw food away, but children think their parents are nuts when they moan about not throwing bread away and such.

This time I compared the way the more in nature living peoples and tribes deal with food.
They too eat meat when they have the chance.
But they kill because they need the food, not because they feel like eating because they want their mouth moving when watching a movie.
Eating is a necessity, not a pastime.

Today he put what was left from his schoolbread in the fridge and took it out when he went sporting.

He still says the school shouldn't have taken them there. And I agree.

We tried to get in contact with the social worker from school... we don't have an appointment yet.

Right now I'm writing to the schoolinspection about the bullying at school, and in the letter I've mentioned the visit to the abbatoir.
I'm sure I will get questions..

Next week I'll decide which steps I'll take.
It's better to be a bit rational and think about a good strategy, otherwise they can wipe it aside saying I'm an overly worried mom.