I went for a run down to the sea the other day, took a different route to usual. Ran past this delapidated chalet and couldn't stop thinking about it. Later that evening, I was reading Nelly a chapter from Pippi in the South Seas. When I got to this passage describing Villekulla Cottage I couldn't help but think it was a sign.
"Behind the gate he saw an overgrown garden and old trees covered with moss, uncut lawns, and masses of flowers growing exactly as they liked. At the far end of the garden there was a house - but, oh dear, what a house! It looked ready to fall down at any minute."
There was no sign of Pippi at the chalet, although it turns out it is the former residence of Agatha Christie's butler.
Sadly, I don't have the quarter of a million pounds, time and energy needed to buy it and restore it. I expect a builder will buy it and pull it down and put something perfectly ordinary there.
Oh what a house! It's lovely, and it's so sad that your prediction will probably come true...let's hope someone with a bit of soul and vision buys it and does it up just enough to save it, but not enough to ruin it...fingers crossed. Can totally imagine Pippi living there, though not sure where she'd put her horse! x
ReplyDeleteThere's definitely room for a horse on the porch - I measured.
DeleteOh good! Let's all club together and buy it as a bloggers hideaway!
DeleteDREAM HOME! I was talking to a friend the other day about owning a holiday place like that... shall we all club together and buy it... swoon! x
ReplyDeleteOh wouldn't that be nice!
DeleteGosh those pictures absolutely capture Pippi's story and that home could be so perfect for a family. What a beautiful post Flora. x
ReplyDeleteThanks Jen. I've spent far too long daydreaming about it. It's like some kind of teenage crush!
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