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I’m dipping into my archives for my post to Thursday Doors this week because I didn’t get any images of pretty or interesting doors this past week.
Sveadal located in Morgan Hill, Ca is a little Swedish village that one must pass through to get to a popular Santa Clara County Park called Uvas Canyon. I pass through this village when I go looking for waterfalls in Winter.
“In 1926, the Swedish American Patriotic League purchased 110 acres of beautiful mountain property for a potential retirement home that soon evolved into a summer resort. It has a beautiful Clubhouse, recreational facilities including a swimming pool, tennis courts, playground, ball field, picnic and camp grounds, two creeks and two outdoor dance floors. There are 49 private cabins and 10 rental units. ” ~Sveadal.org
This past January while on my out of the area after photographing waterfalls, and little cascades here, I stopped to make some images of the doors in the village.
Nº D10– I really like the shape of the rails, and color scheme of this cabin right down to the delicate white curtains. The listing awning over the French Doors with its shingles covered in moss is also quite charming I think. 🙂
…Nº D10
Shed Door– the rust and mold caught my eye. It gives the door more character I think.
Nº D6-The scalloped trim on the portico, the panel door, the 9 paned windows with their shear white curtains, and the smoke stack…this is where I’d like to be tucked with my camera, a good book, plenty of tea, wine, food that isn’t fussy or too complicated to prepare, and He-Man, and Diva Dog for the week-end.
I also love the patina on the fence in front of Nº 6. I wonder what metal it is made of? Iron?
Apparently Fairies, or Hobbits live here. Unfortunately, not one Fairy or Hobbit answered the door. I love this and want one in my yard. I wonder what the story is behind it? Is this a tradition I wonder?
For the History buffs I will let Ted Olsson’s speech given on the 100th Anniversary of the Swedish American Patriotic League speak to that here.
There’s a bit more to see here, and I’m sure more than a few hidden gems. I hope to find those in future trips back to the area.
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Nice photos of doors n tour of this town/village. Haven’t heard of it before. The reason the fairies or Hobbits didn’t answer is because in Sweden I understood they had gnomes and trolls so you might have been knocking on the wrong door. 😉
That explains that! Thankfully I didn’t run into any Trolls! I suspect the Gnomes were all at work doing what they do. 🙂
Thanks Gordon! Are you back from vacation?
I want that little house too! Great photos!
🙂 Thank you Antonia!
I love the fairy door! I like the other doors too, and I am seriously impressed that you were taking door photos even before joining Thursday Doors. I have thousands of photos, and I swear, no doors 🙂 Great post, Deborah.
Thank you so much Dan! I bet you could make a Fairy house complete with windows and a door for you and your Mrs. lickety split!
I fell in love with doors and windows back in the late 90’s. I blame blogger Kristi Espinasse at French word-a-day http://french-word-a-day.typepad.com/motdujour/2004/08/index.html
When I started studying French in the late 90’s I found her while combing the internet for tutorials, and all things French language. Her images of the windows and doors in the village where she lives are so charming that I began looking at doors and windows everywhere. I’ve been hooked since. 🙂 Pre 1998 I don’t have any either.
I was thinking about the possibility of making a fairy door. Each year when we buy firewood, I scan the pile for projects. maybe in the fall, I’ll scan for a good fit.
I hope you do, and find a good fit!
You captured some unique elements here – eye candy for us door enthusiasts. 🙂 That fairy house is amazing. Someone had some real woodworking skills.
Thank you so much Judy! I’ll never see a chunk of a tree stump and not see a potential Fairy House after seeing this. 🙂
You captured some unique elements here – eye candy for us door enthusiasts. 🙂 That fairy house is amazing. Someone had some real carving skills.
Really enjoying your door images, Deborah! They always make me think about window paintings lol!
Thank you so much Laura! 🙂
What a fabulous writer’s den that would make, surrounded by all those lovely trees.
It would make a good writer’s den. Thanks for the comment Jean!
I love the color combination in the first shots, but I enjoyed them all. Nothing like a good fairy house!
janet
Thank you so much Janet! That Fairy house is so cute!
The wood cut of the fairy house is so cute! I thought it’s so interesting that the Scandinavians (also Solvang and a large amount of Dutch farmers -well the last ones not technically Scandinavians) settled in California. Love the bright colors on the wood here! A light-hearted post:) Got your email – thanks!
I enjoy visiting Solvang and the area. Yes, it is interesting that they migrated so far west isn’t it.
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A good excuse to dip into the archives – these are wonderful. Personally I’m a sucker for a shed door with a bit of character so I could’ve stopped there and been quite happy, then you go and and the Fairy/Hobbit house too! 😀
🙂 Thank you so much Norm! I’m glad you enjoyed the post and doors!
The fairy door – my favorite door picture yet 😊
🙂 I love that house. I just need a stump and bark with nice moss and lichen for the roof.