Resigned to Reconstruction

Founders of the city of Acorn Hill are reluctantly giving in to change. Sarah Daffodil wants to preserve the history while Main House First Lady Mom says, "Clean it up or let go."

Several years ago roads and buildings were constructed in Acorn Hill. The roads are in good condition; however, some of the structures have suffered considerable deterioration.

Mom asked Daffodil about the state of these buildings more than once. Recently Daffodil came to terms with the wreckage. It was hard for her to give the OK to Mom for the tearing down of Nathaniel Barn Loft's workshop. She gave in since she knew that Mom really wanted her to. First she put memorabilia in the bank.

Mom told Barn Loft to get out his pocket knife to cut the yarn holding the bread trays together. Main House President Dad also had knife in hand to cut the yarn that held Hearts A Burstin' flower shop together. Both buildings have somewhat of a foundation remaining.

Residents look forward to extending gardens in these new areas.

Barn Loft Reaches Lofty Height

The pressure was on Main House President Dad, with just having arrived home from Michigan, having work to do and knowing of the dulcimer competition in Ohio. Nathaniel Barn Loft was ready to compete.

As always, Dad got his work done, which allowed him to drive Barn Loft to Coshocton, OH for the 2010 Mid-Eastern Regional Mountain Dulcimer Championship. The big day arrived and Barn Loft wasn't nervous until the results were in. "Mine and Dad's hearts were beating hard," said Barn Loft. "They called out third place, then second place, so then I didn't know if I was in fourth or first." Barn Loft placed first. He was awarded the title: 2010 Mid-East Regional Mountain Dulcimer Champion, received a plaque, $150 and a ticket to compete in the national competition in Kansas this September.

Once again Dad will have a lot of work to do in September. Once again, he will more than likely take to the road with Barn Loft and his dulcimer.

Multiple Uses for Ice Cream Buckets

Ice cream buckets are a favorite type of container with many uses in Acorn Hill.

Sarah Daffodil finds that the buckets make handy trash cans for her corn husk doll scraps. She also uses them in her classes to keep corn husks wet for her students. She even found that they store electronics well for traveling.

Main House First LadyMom uses the buckets for small cleaning jobs. She also likes them for organizing toys. However, the toys don't stay in them for long.

Mayor Asher Ply Wood, Autumn Fern and Eli Hemlock like to put the buckets on their heads as helmets. Ply Wood and Fern also use them from time to time to carry things. This year they used the buckets to collect Easter eggs.

Nathaniel Barn Loft scoops ice cream out of them for his evening milkshake.

Sweet Melody Fishes has one as a water bowl until she decides that it's a toy and chews it up.