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er with our very own eyes we would not have believed grandpa roland s claim over another potential tenant that came knocking at the door just after he got home today we would have been suspecting that his daily pint had grown to rather more substantial quantities this little lady is a seamstress and hand launderer so she and grandma should have much to chat about should they be able to find a suitable place for her to call her own grandpa being a generous soul is going to talk to the bank about another mortgage but grandma is hoping it will be declined and sian s house could be turned into two flats instead what ever the outcome she looks as though she would be a clean respectable little tenant and i m sure she deserves a new start as she has been living in a box since the early 1990s what do you think posted by jenann at 08 13 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday 20 february 2014 grandpa becomes a property baron well grandpa roland has decided that it is time i stopped making excuses he wants to continue telling the world about dolly mixture lane and will happily sack the jobbing builder secretary and work alone if things don t improve so not wanting to lose contact with the residents of dolly mixture lane i thought i should post our latest news feeling sorry for the not quite hitty girls in their homeless state gave grandpa just the reason he needed to persuade grandma jean to agree to taking out shared ownership of the largest oldest and most beautiful house on d m lane it was built in 1910 and with me as broker he took out a mortgage for half the cost of the house with celia at kt miniatures who was selling it whilst my mother became owner of the other half the not quite hitty girls do not yet know that they are closer to having a home of their own than they think the house is over all 1 12 but has quite high ceilings so some of that beautiful old german furniture that is a little larger will not look out of place and the girls might just about squeeze in without looking ridiculous photo of the lovely 1910 house provided by celia thomas of kt miniatures mary did enjoy looking round when invited to do so but she still doesn t know grandpa and grandma have bought a share in it with the view to her becoming co tenant with her sister after climbing over assorted building supplies she discovered that there is a comfortable built in seat to rest on in the bay window next two incredibly cheap houses came up for sale this rare and wonderful opportunity could not be passed over neither cost as much as the 1940s three piece suit he d been looking at longingly so they were duly bought almost sight unseen grandma jean and i worried and fretted what was grandpa taking on or rather what was he buying for me to take on well the old boy clearly has an eye for a bargain because they are both lovely in their own ways first and easiest to introduce is this one marked triang on the back gable wall there was no mistaking the original builders very quickly we sought superior knowledge from celia asking her to be our surveyor the outcome was that it was a triang 62 probably from the 40s and in near original condition hurrah no structural stuff for the jobbing builder to learn how to do on this house at least grandpa grandpa and the lodgers are even now discussing who should live in which house in point of fact none of them mind just as long as they can all live close by each other bonds have been formed and grandma jean is now extremely fond of them all she was even more pleased when to make up for the lack of the leather suit that was sacrificed to pay for the houses grandpa presented her with a very special gift a beautiful old ebony and gold piano made by that high quality traditional furnishing company pit a pat arrived for her and after a great deal of huffing and puffing from the men folk it was ready to be played several days later a piano stool arrived and grandma was in her element which is a lot better than being out in the elements as the big people house has been flooded 100 mph gales have blown and it hasn t stopped raining since before christmas now though grandma is keeping us cheerful with rousing renditions of songs such as roll out the barrel rule britannia and the welsh national anthem the second house that was bought with the triang is home made now round here many houses were built by their residents with no formal training the one we live in is 500 years old and was almost certainly built by the family and friends of the people who were to live in it it is very small and clearly for peasant stock such as ourselves there s not a straight wall anywhere to be found and no foundations worthy of mentioning but it has stood up to wind snow hail and torrential rain with the occasional glimpse of the sun for five centuries the big people s house is 500 years old or more so we were not too worried about the hand built thing until we looked underneath and read an inscription saying that it was made by a 13 year old boy for his little sister in 1951 but it seemed sturdy and it is sturdy and also extremely heavy it was based on a plan in the woodworker magazine thank you rebecca at doll s houses past and present for researching that for us but errors in measurements were made nothing too drastic just that the upstairs rooms have ceilings over 25 higher than those below so that finding a tenant tall enough to change a light bulb upstairs but short enough to stand upright downstairs might prove challenging but as grandma noticed there s no electricity supply there anyway so why worry about light bulbs the little girl this house was built for was called sian so it is now known as ty sian sian s house the 1910 house is now called lilly irene s house because lilly irene s father mr hoare built it for her dolls to live in after several days of hearing grandpa and my husband constantly joking about it being the best little hoare house in wales they got on grandma s and my nerves so we decided to call it after the little girl herself so there you have it grandpa now feels his property portfolio is complete at least for the time being he is strutting around seeing himself as a property baron though he intends to be a kindly one making sure all the tenants are comfortable and his houses are well maintained he seems totally oblivious of the work that must be undertaken to make the houses suitable for renting out of course only one house is truly a dolly mixture but grandpa is increasingly proud that the whole street is named after his first purchase posted by jenann at 06 48 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday 15 november 2013 the missing builder alas for grandma grandpa and the lodgers the jobbing builder and decorator i e me has had to take compasionate leave due an emergency in a friend s life we will be back very soon but meanwhile the residents of dolly mixture lane have taken rooms back in shoe box street in all honesty i rather hope they will stay there for a few days longer so that i can get on with the structural work and present our elderly friends with a blank canvas to decorate we will see posted by jenann at 08 03 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday 9 november 2013 a room to let grandma put an advert into the local paper she hopes that the two young ladies who responded might be suitable and not mind that the house is not fully habitable just yet perhaps they will see the potential but when the two not quite hitty girls arrive there is an obvious problem errr mumbles grandma not quite sure what to say the girls are clearly sweet natured clean presentable and very friendly but not at all suitable as lodgers for no 2 dolly mixture lane grandpa who was working on the stairs comes to see who is there though never one to be unkind he just begins to giggle then laugh and after a couple of seconds all four of them are laughing so hard that they almost fall over backwards i m so sorry splutters grandma jean i don t mean to be rude but we did advertise for a dolls house person or persons you know do tell me dear just how tall are you we are dolls house persons replies roberta i think humans call us 1 10 s and we are six and one quarter inches tall it is quite a problem for us as humans are a little indecisive they keep changing their minds as to what size of houses to build for we dolls house people and it seems larger dolls houses are not much in fashion now so mary and i have had such a time trying to find accommodation oh something will come up i m sure i think the best 1 10 houses might be of german construction and the german humans are famous for sound engineering and house building you know you ll be happily housed soon i m sure do keep in touch and let us know how you get along grandpa says cheerfully by the way humans call us 1 16s perhaps we should put that in our next advert some time later grandma is sure she hears a scuffling noise on the stairs she goes to investigate as grandpa begins stripping the ceiling paper off in the smaller bedroom he becomes aware of noises coming from the attic mice rats what will jean say about that women are all afraid of rodents aren t they if those are rats they must be giant ones though it sounds more like somebody doll sized moving around up there he meets grandma coming up the stairs as he is coming down roland i think i just heard a oh no did you hear a sweet little mouse finishes grandma pesky rat groans grandpa poor little thing if it is a mouse it will be hungry with nobody here to feed it the previous owners must have left it behind that s so cruel grandma says quick roland go up to the attic and see if you can find it or at least leave some cake crumbs for it to eat it seems grandma is quite fond of rodents after all mounting the stairs once more with grandma close behind him grandpa becomes aware of not a mouse or rat but a very small person standing ahead of him before he can focus properly just like a mouse the small person has vanished there is a knock at the front door grandma rushes back down to open it there stand a little old gentleman he takes her hand kisses it and smartly clicks his heels together professor von grecon at your service he says i have come down from our apartment to pay the rent and to ask whether my grandchild has been naughty enough as to invade your part of the house she is not in our room grandma tries to concentrate she doesn t want to appear rude but she wonders where he came from who the child is whether they are established tenants exactly where the apartment is and most of all why is he so small aren t 1 16 people the smallest dolls house folk there are professor von grecon looks anxious you wish perhaps to have the whole house back for yourselves you prefer not to have tenants in your attic room certainly little clara and i must move on again if we are an inconvenience he says oh the attic i see but isn t it full of wires and rather cramped we can t charge rent for that grandma exclaims come in and we ll talk does your grand daughter have a mouse as a pet by any chance she ushers the tiny old man in worried about what he will think of the dusty unfurnished rooms grandma is quite house proud under normal circumstances but the professor is just as worried about what grandma jean will make of his dusty jacket and frayed trouser hems they sit in what grandma hopes will soon be a bright warm and inviting sitting room whilst grandpa leans against the wall to rest his back and they come to an agreement professor von grecon and little clara will live rent free until the attic is renovated grandma insists it must be done very quickly as they have been sleeping and sitting on heaps of wound up electric wiring it isn t as dangerous as it sounds as it has all been disconnected but is not a suitable way for a very elderly man and a small delicate child to live grandma also makes a mental note that she must cook more than she and grandpa can eat so that they can invite the professor and clara to eat with them regularly if she ever has a stove to cook on just as professor v g is leaving grandpa hears a cheerful young voice calling hello could it be jonathan their grandchild who disappeared whilst they were out house hunting months ago he leaps to the window as the step ladder crashes to the floor outside he sees a young lady a little girl and a boy of about 9 years old it s not jonathan but remembering his manners grandpa smiles after all like all dolls house people he is used to the coming and going of relations and jonathan will quite possibly reappear one day we came for an interview says the lady the coombe crafts housing agency lady said you had a room to let and we might be suitable tenants the boy steps forward to the window and shakes grandpa s hand i m robert grey he says i m the man of the family now daddy is gone and this is my mother grace and my little sister janet robert says grace then looking at grandpa and hiding a wink she adds you really are not in charge of this family you know jean jean i think dear ms britton at coombe crafts has sent us the ideal family to be the tenants in the larger room upstairs calls grandpa no need for an interview my dear he adds turning back to grace if the coombe crafts agency sent you then we just know that you will be a perfect tenant come in and i ll show you round though we are little behind with the renovations and i think so from a two person abode no 2 dolly mixture lane has become a potential home for seven small people and just possibly a mouse posted by jenann at 08 22 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday 7 november 2013 the renovation begins once again grandpa s enthusiastic approach to life has come to the fore grandma jean sits on the stairs happily dreaming about colour schemes and where various items of furniture should go meanwhile grandpa roland has been tearing around peeling some of the wallpaper off in each room just to see what s underneath turning back old carpets to look at the floor boards and playing with the wiring and light bulbs his greatest desire is to make a comfortable home for his wonderful wife and he really likes this little house but what is it that is lurking at the back of his mind and won t quite surface perhaps when he sorts out what this little niggling thought is he ll be able to settle down to renovating the house fully he goes off to talk it over with grandma jean something is bothering me dear he says are you worried about the work load asks grandma i think we should get one of those large people to help you know a human it isn t that though perhaps i could do with some support and humans can be quite useful as long as they don t take over muses grandpa i think what is worrying me is that the world is so unfair here we are able to buy a house and do it up whilst...