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| Welcome to Glendogal Cottage. |
Leprechauns, castles and laughter,
lullabies and love ever after, with pipes and drums,
a thousand welcomes….
if it’s the Irish your after.
Step inside, but mind your heid,
the house is wee
but the welcome is big!
Gather with the clan as we praise the shamrock and the thistle.
This vintage Tudor may not nestle in the heather
but its heart is in the highlands
and reflects Doug and Waveney’s fantasy
and love of the Celtic country life.
and love of the Celtic country life.
As George Bernard Shaw so aptly put it
“A Irishmans hand is nothing but his imagination.”
So done your Paddy duds, leave your crook in the stand
wet your whistle and let the wee folk
step you back in time as you join our ceilidh.
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| Waveney, in her gorgeous and charming home. |
May you always have these blessings;
a soft breeze when summer comes, a warm fireside
in winter and always the warm smile of a friend.
Enter the great hall.
Our love of man’s best friend is apparent
Our love of man’s best friend is apparent
and Doug and I embrace our Gaelic roots
and share our mash and tartans
and share our mash and tartans
with three dogs;
Hank a retriever
Hank a retriever
and Maude and Roslyn,
Aberdeen terriers.
Aberdeen terriers.
Paintings of sheep and the hairy heland coos
and a jumble of bits and bobs are for your enchantment.
Lovingly scavenged from anear and afar,
our treasures are gathered from local shops, swaps
and estate sales to the famous flea markets, car boot sales and the haunts of the European countryside.
It is our passion searching for the pot of gold
at the rainbow's end, one nugget at a time.
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| Antique and vintage dog collars. |
Two of my favorite things are the coursing bowl (shown below)
and the map embroidery of Scotland, (in the dining room)
both found in the village of Melrose Abbey in Scotland.
Hare coursing was popular in the 1800’s and is the pursuit of bunnies by greyhounds, lurchers and other sight hounds
doing what comes natural. It is however a cruel blood sport
as the prey was often confined and had only
a ghost of a chance of survival.
Coursing is now illegal in many countries including the UK.
It is a wonder I love this bowl but it is a part
of history and has lovely transfers
of history and has lovely transfers
of animals and country scenes
as the chase ensues.
SLAINTE! (health)
For every wound a balm
For every sorrow a cheer
For every storm a calm
For every thirst a beer.
Pub grub and grog are the simple faire of the emerald isle
and usually this entails corned beef, cabbage carrots turnips
and parsnip mash. Smoked salmon, soda bread and
fresh cheeses from the heland coo.
Tonight you see the master
and his house keeper are feasting
on Ireland’s staple, the praties!
Sublime potatoes that from Antrims shore
to famous Kerry form the poor man’s store.
Agreeing well with every place and state--------
The peasant’s noggin or the rich man’s plate.
May your spuds be like a rosary on the stalk.
“There was never a scabby sheep in a flock
that didn’t like to have a comrade."
The old clock strikes and the fiddle is silent,
thank you, friends for sharing our joy.
My best, and biggest, and flouriests potatoes to you
and may the leprechauns dance over your bed tonight
and bring you sweet dreams.
~Waveney
SAFE HAME AND HASTE YE BACK
May the Lord take a liking to you....
but not too soon!
Guid faith to the clan
A little note to friends... my blog is only a few weeks old,
so this is all very, very new to me. However, that being said,
I am overwhelmed by the wonderful people I have met through
my short blogging adventure.
I met Waveney shortly after my first few posts
sharing a few rooms in my home.
Two of Waveney's friends saw my posts and thought that
Waveney and I had similar styles, "kindred spirits"!
Long story short, the connection
was made and Waveney and I began chatting.
It was not difficult to see that her enchanted home
needed to be shared with all of you.
I must tell you that she is an extremely talented woman.
Not only has she decorated this space (and ran an interior design
business for 29+ years), but she also painted many of the oil paintings
you have just seen.) What a gift!
It's not often that one gets to walk in a (cyberspace) door
and truly feel completely transported into another world,
another country, and another era --- all at the same time.
It has been my pleasure and honor to share
this magical home with you.
Enjoy ~
Alison
A little note to friends... my blog is only a few weeks old,
so this is all very, very new to me. However, that being said,
I am overwhelmed by the wonderful people I have met through
my short blogging adventure.
I met Waveney shortly after my first few posts
sharing a few rooms in my home.
Two of Waveney's friends saw my posts and thought that
Waveney and I had similar styles, "kindred spirits"!
Long story short, the connection
was made and Waveney and I began chatting.
It was not difficult to see that her enchanted home
needed to be shared with all of you.
I must tell you that she is an extremely talented woman.
Not only has she decorated this space (and ran an interior design
business for 29+ years), but she also painted many of the oil paintings
you have just seen.) What a gift!
It's not often that one gets to walk in a (cyberspace) door
and truly feel completely transported into another world,
another country, and another era --- all at the same time.
It has been my pleasure and honor to share
this magical home with you.
Enjoy ~
Alison
In 2009, Waveney's home was featured
as Cottage of The Month at The Old Painted Cottage
For a tour of the entire home, please go to The Old Painted Cottage blog and search the archives for January 2009.
as Cottage of The Month at The Old Painted Cottage
For a tour of the entire home, please go to The Old Painted Cottage blog and search the archives for January 2009.
