Saturday, April 21, 2012

TENTS.......NOT JUST FOR CAMPING.

When I was a little girl, my grandparents would take us up North for 2 weeks every summer. The first week was in a cottage the second was camping in a tent. I loved the tent. My grandfather would get one of those big, army-like canvas tents, you know the ones that filled the roof with buckets of rain and leaked. It came with a bag of poles and ropes and we waited patiently for what seemed like hours, for him to set it up. I remember the day we would go home was a full day of taking down and packing. It is one of my fondess memories.
I still love the idea of a tent. Not for camping but as a little retreat on our farm. I would absolutely adore an old circus tent, must be the gypsy in me. Of course these beauties would do just fine too.
Oh, look at these gorgeous things. I love that white one, just like a circus tent but more practical. And this fabulous striped on you can actually buy. I found it online at the THE GLAM CAMPING COMPANY
I have wanted a Yurt for a long time. It is tent-like but can be left up all year. Yurt means "Home". It is home for many Mongolian and Turkic people. I have watched programs where they have constucted Yurts and they go up quite easily. So roomy and comfortable.
I could really see myself with one of these at the back corner of our property. What a whimsical escape. I have an old brass bed just waiting for a place to be set up. That even looks like Rufus, it was meant to be. You can buy Yurts online.
Whether I go with a Yurt, an upscale canvas tent or a bohemian gypsy tent, I think I see a tent in my horizon.
Images from PINTEREST. Stop by my blog LUCYS GARDEN today to see some amazing Birdhouses. P.S. My Dashboard for Blogger has changed. Is it just me or has that happened to everyone? I don't like it and I would like the old version back, does anyone know if I can do that? I would appreciate any help.

9 comments:

  1. Love your new look! And the tents! No help with blog questions tho. Sorry. Have a Beauty-full day Queen!

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  2. Oh, I love tents also. My wonderful dad would make a tent for us all the time in our basement out of covers and sheets ... what fun. Thanks for reminding me of the beautiful memories.

    Happiness to all.

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  3. I agree with you completely, tents are so cool! I have alot of great memories of tents as a kids, and there is just something special about them. Even the rainy leaky ones, lol. I have to admit, I'm on the hunt for the perfect tree house...that is my ultimate fantasy....but one of these special tents as a little getaway would be magical!

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  4. These tents are fabulous! I would love to have the pink one in my back yard. I would probably live in it :)

    Blogger is forcing this new look on us. I don't like it either but I guess we all have no choice. They must be doing it in phases because mine changed yesterday. I am such a creature of habit. I hate change but it's a necessary evil. *sigh*

    Happy weekend!
    LuLu

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  5. Yes, yes, yes!!! I love tents, cottages, campers, gypsy wagons, anything that feels like a get-away. A fantasy life, but you can make it real and valuable. We just constructed a shed from a purchased kit that I have been calling the "witch's cottage" like from a fairytale. But since I have been going there everynight after dinner, Hubby has deemed it the "Voodoo Lounge". Everyone needs a space of thier own and I hope you really persue this dream for yourself. I am sure Rufus would love it too!! Can't wait to hear more.

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  6. Oh, I love this blog! I especially love the "gypsy feel", but the year round yurt sounds very appealing too. Actually, any one of these FUNtastic tents would work magick for me! You've started my wheels a spinning! :)

    Have a magickal day!
    Ametrine

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  7. These tents are absolutely gorgeous and I love that Yurt. Wouldn't it be fun to decorate one of these inside and out? Have a safe and warm week, my friend. Mina

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  8. PERHAPS YOU COULD MAKE YOUR OWN TENT. FAMILY LORE HAS IT THAT MY GRANDMOTHER SEWED A TENT FROM SUGAR AND FLOUR BAGS IN THE 1920'S SO MY DAD AND AUNT COULD LIVE OUTDOORS IN THE SUMMER FOR THE GOOD OF THEIR HEALTH. BOTH HAD BEEN SEVERELY ILL WITH A RAGING FEVER AS SMALL CHILDREN, AND MY DAD NEVER RECOVERED FULL HEALTH. HOW SLEEPING IN WHAT HAD TO HAVE BEEN AN EXTREMELY LEAKY TENT ALL SUMMER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HEALTHFUL I;M NOT SURE, BUT I THINK IT WAS ALONG THE LINES OF GETTING OUT OF THE BIG CITY FOR HEALTHY FRESH AIR. IN ANY CASE, MANY FAMILY STORIES HAVE BEEN HANDED DOWN ABOUT SUMMERS IN THE TENT ON THE NITH RIVER! YOUR PICTURES BROUGHT THEM BACK TO MIND. THANKS, BARB

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  9. Love this! I want one too....one of those yurts! been looking into it for a long time. Am following you, too much magic whimsy and fun here ! LOL lady

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