So you can see the newest additions here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cathy-johnson/sets/72157614254725880/ . A lot of these were for sale, so if your dream is to own a tiny getaway, you may want to check these out. Mt. Charleston is lovely...
And a new tiny house builder for those of you in the California area: http://customcabins.wordpress.com/
That one really catches my eye, Kate. They are not only fun, but they always take me back to my childhood when I was just as fascinated by them as I am now. During WW2, when I was 10 years old, we lived in Long Island, and at our railroad station there was a little house by the road where a man stayed who took care of the crossing. He had a tiny coal stove in there and I spent a lot of time decorating the place in my mind so I could live in it... Even window boxes...My head just kept on with it for the rest of my life whenever I saw a tiny place.
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Me too, Annie! We always stayed in tiny tourist cabins in the mountains or at the lake and I never wanted to come home...
ReplyDeleteWell because of you, I am dreaming of living in a Tumbleweeds tiny house someday. My husband doesn't like the idea but I do. So into my dream journal it goes along with what to put in it plus colors - thinking about turquoise with a dark blue roof and red door and windows. Bright! Too bright for a big house but fun to me, for a tiny one!
ReplyDeleteI live 25 mins away from Mt. Charleston. Old town in so quaint...did you get photos of the old water tower near the fire station? I would love to live up there in the summer to get out of the heat, they can have it in the winter tho.
ReplyDeleteTimaree, should I apologize? *G* Those ARE really cute, and I think your colors would be fun!
ReplyDeleteJoan, how cool! I didn't take a photo of the water tower this time, but did last time. Wonder where I parked that?
I thought sure you'd want to paint/draw the water tower. In the hotel closest to the bottom of the mountain, the one near the abandoned golf course, inside the restaurant a watercolorist, I'm assuming he's local, had his very lovely paintings hanging.
ReplyDeleteYears ago, Mt Charleston had a saw mill in operation. Can't remember when it closed. Nevada has a very interesting history.
Yep! Truthfully, I wish I'd shot another photo of it! I DO want to sketch it, there's just not a good place to park right there. :-)
ReplyDeleteI wonder where the sawmill was...and yes, Nevada's got all kinds of cool stuff. My brother in law took me to a little ghost town near Henderson once, I've gotten some neat paintings there...
I'm so facinated with tiny cottages. I decorate them in my mind too.
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