Puttering around in Main and Quebec
Pewter Jug and Basin
One day in Maine we went to a few antique stores, and Hitty Constance found this very nice little pewter jug and basin…
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Wash stand
…which was not quite the right scale for the wash stand in our cottage bedroom (but the wash stand was very cute)!
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Flowers
We kept thinking about the fact that Rachel Field and Dorothy Lathrop wrote and illustrated Hitty – Her First Hundred Years while staying in a cottage on the Cranberry Islands, not too far from here.
We heard many crows, found wild raspberries and picked bouquets of meadow flowers just like the Original Hitty from the book did…
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Schooner
…and we even saw a schooner in the harbour – but unlike Hitty we didn’t jump on board and sail off around the world! The Cranberry Isles are just to the south east from here – you would need to take a ferry and spend more time than we had that day.
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nest
Original Hitty was kidnapped by crows had to share her nest with some unruly fledglings…
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Umbrella
The story of Original Hitty tells how she was lost and found and taken to new places, and had new experiences for a hundred years of adventure! Graziella and Tipsy had fun playing hide and seek all over the Maine cottage but only for an afternoon…
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There There we can’t all be turned into dolls
Mamie was hopeless at finding them – she kept getting distracted…pauvre petit fleuron, tous les morceaux de bois ne peuvent pas devenir une poupée
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Chez Hitty
It was a super fun time away, very enriching and exciting to be in the places and soak up the atmosphere of Maine where Hitty was written. We loved meeting new friends, having wonderful food to eat, and pottering around, but we were also very glad to be back in Canada! The inhabitants of Chez Hitty welcomed us for an interlude of a few days with them in Quebec.
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Tea
…and Constance enjoyed many cups of tea and madeleines in the conservatory with Mamie and Bécassine.
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home Sweet Home
One more long day of travel brought us back to the Hitty cupboard…with what sweet memories! Thank you to the Dollhouse Lady and her Hittys for the unforgettable visit!
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Quimper Hittys 
You and the dolls were shown so much human kindness, landscapes to memorialize and treasured time with others in your recent journey and now you’ve gifted us with narratives from that enchanting visit. Thank you so much. I really have felt like I “walked” beside you.
We truly had a fine time visiting a beautiful part of the world with friends and Hittys! It was very nice that you could come along with us in spirit – and help us to remember the pleasant interlude.
I have loved seeing the sights through the eyes of the Hittys and enjoying their adventures! Thanks so much for sharing them!
You are so welcome, we’re happy to share! We always enjoy the company of our friends as we remember our adventures, and when problems are big, some times we find it helpful to “see through the eyes of Hitty”.
what a delightful time filled with special moments/memories. It is always comforting to “come home”. The wash stand is charming.
We did have a delightful time! It was a sudden, crazy adventure and we are so grateful to the Dollhouse Lady, who said “you wouldn’t want to join me would you?” and our Favourite Photographer who said ” well I have air miles…” The wash stand was so apropos for a textile (and mending) enthusiast!
This walk with you and your Hitty Girls is priceless. Do you know I never knew anything about Hitty’s till I started reading your blog.
Thank you so much for sharing this with me and believe me it brings a lot of joy ❤️
I am so glad, thanks for telling me! We have loved the story of Hitty since childhood, even though some of the 1929 language is a little dubious in 2023 context. Small wooden dolls and their adventures bring me joy too!
That particular ‘morceau de bois’ would have made a very tall and bronzed Hitty, but at what cost to the original meuble… I love that tiny Hitty sized Georgian tea service!
I think it was best to leave the table alone, it probably likes being a table! Poor Mamie had the problem of seeing potential dolls in many wooden things! The little tea service was made in Germany, and recently arrived in the Hitty cupboard through a great aunt who recently died in Australia! It is a new old treasure, which the Hittys will make good and frequent use of!
what a wonderful trip, so many adventures and experiences… I did get a chuckle out of Mamie comforting the table spindle!
I am sure that my dolls are all so glad they didn’t end up as tables, or firewood or telephone poles!
As always beautiful creative stages and photographs… So impressive. Thank you, Love, nia
Thank you so much! We had a wonderful time on our trip me and the dolls too!