The House Made From Scratch...

My friend Eva trained with a Master Potter and took us to his magical house. Everywhere you turned there was something unexpected.
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This is how he displayed his work.
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He made his house from scratch, from wood and windows that nobody wanted anymore. Those discarded items are now a happy home.
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The whole place was really condusive to creating. It made you want to draw on your inspiration...
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Unless you were a kid, then you just wanted to run through the clean laundry to catch up with the big guys....
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Who were down at the pond catching frogs.
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They probably ran right by these mossy steps,
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I bet they didn't even notice this outhouse from a fairytale. I'm not sure how an outhouse would enter into a fairy tale but I know it would look like this one.
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And what about the Hansel and Gretel chickens? We call them that because they live in a place....
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Like this.
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This is the first time I ever thought I might like being a chicken.
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There was a nice big garden.
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And at the base of the apples trees the owner made a fruit catcher with little valleys so the fruit that fell wouldn't spoil from dampness or pests. Inventive, to say the least.
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This is his wheel, where the magic takes place.
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And part of his display studio.
While we were enjoying all this, and the boys were catching frogs...
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The girls were strolling. It was the perfect place to stroll.
Not hike or simply walk.
Maybe meander.
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If you strolled in the right direction you came upon this view. But with more lake and no wires. I had to take this as a parting shot from our van.
Ahh, reality settles in quickly when you have to leave a magical place like that one.
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Once school starts up again and life gets overwhelming, someone please remember this post if I'm found in the corner muttering "I want to be a chicken, just a chicken..."