A Crooked House by jamibann

A Crooked House

On 26th January, I posted an image of a little crooked house in the front garden of a house in Torphins. I was back in the area on Monday, and took the opportunity of taking another photo - this time of the other crooked house (there are two). I thought it kind of fitted the 'architecture' theme, just in miniature, and I love the crooked chimney.

The ladies and I had fun remembering the old Nursery Rhyme. It's funny how you can forget someone's name, who told you what, who you've told what, what you went upstairs for ... BUT you can still remember the words of a nursery rhyme you learned about 60 years ago!

For the record ... There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked style. He bought a crooked cat, who caught a crooked mouse, and they all lived together in a little crooked house!

No googling was required for the reciting of that rhyme! ;-)
I love this wonderful capture of the little crooked house, such fabulous details! I too remember the crooked man nursery rhyme and can still recite most of the rhymes still today ;-)
February 7th, 2024  
Oh no now I have an ear worm in my head.. Yes I am amazed by what triggers our memory..
Love this little house..
February 7th, 2024  
Such a fun thing
February 7th, 2024  
How gorgeous and quaint. It’s fun to find these things
February 7th, 2024  
What a great find I love it. The first thing I thought of when I saw this was the poem too and I can still remember it. What is my name again ha ha fav
February 7th, 2024  
A very clever person made that crooked little house - a great find.
February 7th, 2024  
That is gorgeous! Ha ha, yes indeedy. I can recite so many childhood things but can't always remember what I did yesterday!
February 7th, 2024  
Fabulous
February 7th, 2024  
That is lovely, someone was clever to make it. I remember the rhyme, though I probably would have got the lines in the wrong order 😉
February 7th, 2024  
Such a crooked delight! And yes, your first post had me quoting that rhyme then. Fav again!
February 7th, 2024  
What a wonderful creation and patience. So detailed, whichever bird lives here must be Lord of the Manor.
February 7th, 2024  
that is so cute and well done. Good on you for getting the shot.
February 7th, 2024  
So beautifully made........just like a fary queen house.
February 7th, 2024  
This is so cute! I’d love to live in the big version 😊
February 7th, 2024  
So delightful! Always a favourite nursery rhyme! Someone is a Master Builder!
February 7th, 2024  
Well done, and the house is fabulous! You are so right about the memory failing us at times!
February 7th, 2024  
It's adorable!!
February 7th, 2024  
What a delightful crooked little house. It saddens me that many children are no longer being exposed to nursery rhymes.
February 7th, 2024  
Oh this made me smile!
February 7th, 2024  
Aren’t they extraordinary? I would just love one of those in my garden. There must be some story connected there….where did they get them, who made them etc. I remembered the rhyme but I don’t think I could have remembered the last lines!
February 7th, 2024  
Thats really cool, nice work.
February 7th, 2024  
This is so sharp in detail - what a cute little house
February 7th, 2024  
what a great find . I definitely would have had to google that rhyme .
February 7th, 2024  
Wonderful moments remembering the poem! So much fun!!!
I really like this shot!
February 7th, 2024  
Such a cleverly creative piece.
I know what you mean about remembering stuff.
That's a rhyme I could have joined in with. And some of the nonsense ones seem so easy to recall. 😊
February 7th, 2024  
Delightful little house.
I can't imagine the time & skill it took to make.
I remember the poem well too.
February 7th, 2024  
I know that rhyme and look forward to teaching it to my granddaughters - love the crooked house
February 7th, 2024  
Oh I love this crooked house!
How true how our memory works!
February 7th, 2024  
fabulous narrative and what an awesome bird house
February 8th, 2024  
This is very cool. I love it!
February 8th, 2024  
A fav - just for remembering the nursery rhyme! Ok, it's really cute, an interesting subject and a great shot- that's really why I fav'd it!
February 8th, 2024  
Quite a fanciful piece of yard art. Since there is a round hole, I assume it's a birdhouse.
February 8th, 2024  
Wonderful! And go you on rhyme knowledge!
February 8th, 2024  
This is a much better view of the house, it's really wonderfull
February 8th, 2024  
A wonderful crooked house with a real horseshoe. I love rhymes, they make English a little easier.
February 8th, 2024  
I love this photo!
February 8th, 2024  
Great find and capture.
February 9th, 2024  
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