{"id":24069,"date":"2015-12-22T12:47:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T20:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/ClaireWolfe\/?p=24069"},"modified":"2015-12-22T12:47:39","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T20:47:39","slug":"name-that-cottage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/22\/name-that-cottage\/","title":{"rendered":"Name that cottage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Although my house has a boring number and that gets packages and plumbers to the door, I want it to have a name. <\/p>\n

It’s a great old rural custom, even for dwellings that don’t rank up there with Pemberley<\/a>. You know … “Take the lane past Rose Cottage” “Oh, Miss Smythington? She lives out at Bide-a-Wee.”<\/p>\n

I’ve been calling it Ye Olde Wreck in my BHM articles, but hopefully that name won’t apply a few years down the road. Something a little more evocative would be nice.<\/p>\n

I toyed with names last summer but couldn’t settle on anything. So maybe you can help.<\/p>\n

What’s a name suitable for a modest house on a narrow lane, tucked against a wooded hillside, enjoying a pocket view of wetland and forest? <\/p>\n

Here’s a sample of what I’ve been noodling, but the<\/i> name is probably still out there.<\/p>\n

The Hermitage
\nFreelands
\nCedar Cottage
\nSelkie<\/a> House (Celtic)
\nCarraig<\/a> Cottage (Celtic)
\nWaterfall House (because it has a tiny seasonal waterfall)
\nAdnamira (“Flowing Water”; Australian)
\nAalican (“Great Calm”; Celtic)
\nSerendipity
\nDromore Cottage (Irish)
\n_________ View
\n_________ Hill
\nCasa __________<\/p>\n

You see where I’m going? But I’ll bet the collective wisdom of the Living Freedom Commentariat can come up with something better that I haven’t thought of yet.<\/p>\n

P.S. The first person to suggest any variation on “Wolfe’s Den” or “The Dog House” will be summarily shot. Don’t. Do it. I warn you.<\/p>\n

P.P.S. Have you ever lived in a house that had a name? Or do you now?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although my house has a boring number and that gets packages and plumbers to the door, I want it to have a name. It’s a great old rural custom, even for dwellings that don’t rank up there with Pemberley. You know … “Take the lane past Rose Cottage” “Oh, Miss Smythington? She lives out at Bide-a-Wee.” I’ve been calling it Ye Olde Wreck in my BHM articles, but hopefully that name won’t apply a few years down the road. Something a little more evocative would be nice. I toyed with names last summer but couldn’t settle on anything. So maybe…<\/p>\n

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