If I had an imaginary Blue Castle, mine would be by the lake, so I could watch the storms roll in, heavy clouds and white-capped waves hurled against the shore. I'd have a house with lots of East-facing windows, so I could watch the sun rise and see the morning light speckle the walls. I would plant trees out front and back with low branches perfect for climbing, and I'd throw open all the windows to hear the birds sing.
I think my Blue Castle would be right on the edges of a small town with shops lined up on Main Street - the kind of town where people walk to the grocery store, and the cashier remembers your name when you go to pay. I'd live in a house with a small piano in the living room, even though I don't play very often, and I would have a room in the back of the house with nothing in it but books (and maybe a very comfortable chair)! If I was allowed to choose, I'd find myself someplace with a yard and a swing (or two), and a little wicker couch on the front porch. I'd have a big kitchen so I could throw loud, happy dinner parties, and have my grade 11 students over to make cookies.
Valancy's Blue Castle was a glorious, dramatic mansion, but I think if I had the choice, I'd settle for a little less. I'd choose somewhere that looks a lot like the house I grew up in... somewhere like my grandparents' small little beach town. If I could live anywhere at all, the only place I really want to be is somewhere I can call "home" ... and mean it.
I daydreamed a little bit yesterday ... in your wildest dreams, where do you find yourself? If you had all the choices in the world, where would you like to live forever? What does your Blue Castle look like?
xx,
Olivia
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Oh my gosh, your Blue Castle sounds amazing! I absolutely adore the idea of walking everywhere, and having every little local shop owner know your name. That's part of my own imaginary Blue Castle, too - walking everywhere and supporting local businesses! And I think I would like to live somewhere friendly and forest-laden. A place with windows and sunlight and snuggly quilts. Loved this! <3
ReplyDeleteOooh, I didn't add any snuggly quilts to mine! Great addition. :) I just wanted to dream a little bit ... loving your ideas of friendly places full of trees. Doesn't it make you want to go out and find somewhere just like this?
DeleteThe Blue Castle is my favorite L.M Montgomery book. (Which is saying a lot from a huge Anne of Green Gables fan, lol) It has so much depth and so much life!
ReplyDeleteI think my blue castle would look a lot like yours. I spent a lot of time at my grandparents house in PA. They lived in a very, very small town and I have so many wonderful memories there. I think the one think I'd want is a big yard and a huge oak tree that I could climb in and put one of those giant wooden swings in. Oh, and lots of maple trees. I love maples trees!
Anne is still my top favorite, but the Blue Castle ranks a close second!
DeleteYour Blue Castle is beautiful ... I love the maple trees! :)
Such a perfectly dreamy post. :) Your blue castle sounds delightful and home-y. I work in one of those small towns, and it has such a happy community feel. Keep dreaming! I hope it becomes a reality for you someday. xx
ReplyDeleteJessica, working in a small town sounds so lovely!! Thanks for your sweet comment!
DeleteThis was the loveliest thing!!
ReplyDeleteI think that my Blue Castle would be in a little beach town, a house not too big but not so small that I couldn't have lots of visitors. It would be filled with books and blankets and all of the things that make me happy, and I'd be able to walk to the beach.
Grace Anne, that sounds perfect! Walks on the beach are some of my most favourite things! I hope someday you find your Blue Castle for real!
DeleteI just want to cover myself in your words and sleep in them! This was beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I know is my castle would be a simple house between the mountains and the sea and it would be a place without responsibilities or obligations, where I can surround myself with the books and people I love. (Also there would be a cat)
Ooo, the mountains! I don't have much experience with them, but in pictures they look so lovely. I like the addition of a cat, too! They're nice creatures to have padding around the corners of your bookshelves :)
DeleteThis is so lovely! I think my blue castle would look a lot like yours, but with a small farm stretching out around it.
ReplyDeleteSerena, I love the farm idea!! Thanks for sharing your blue castle! :)
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