When I was a kid, we had friends who had a playhouse. It was the coolest place. Inside, there was a small daybed, a chair, a small table, curtains on the windows, and a radio. We spent hours in there sharing dreams, singing current pop songs - just being kids.
Fast forward to Grade 8 and a new girl moved to town. She invited me over for a pool party and lo and behold, there was a playhouse in her backyard. It might have already been there when her family bought the house…but wow, very cool.
Both were basically what we might think of as upscale ‘sheds’.
I don’t know what it is about these mini houses that held such appeal, but the closest thing I ever had was a broad shape apple tree in our backyard that was perfect for lounging along the branches, but wasn’t so great on rainy days.
It seems that I am not the only kid who liked playhouses. Simon Whitfield, Canadian Triathlon Olympic Gold (Sydney) and Silver (Beijing) medalist was racing at the Hy-Vee ITU race yesterday and managed to pull off an exciting ‘race to the line’ win. I believe this is the highest prize purse race in the series and the difference between first place and 2nd place winnings is huge. Payday for Simon!! Very deserving.
(photo via Simon’s blog)
Apparently, his first purchase…a playhouse for Pippa (his daughter). And not just any playhouse…a crooked playhouse:
How much fun would that be!! It brings back memories…remember the nursery rhyme?
There was a crooked man,
And he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence
Upon a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat,
Which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together
In a crooked little house.
Sounds like a great ‘memories-in-the-making’ place for Pippa to play, laugh, and dream.
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