Back in May, when I went to Half Acre Wood– wait, I should back up. If you know the magical land inhabited by A.A. Milne’s Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh characters, you know its name is Hundred Acre Wood.
If you know me, you know I like to give names. To characters, to animals, to cars, to places, even to stones and crystals. That’s why I’ve lived at The Compound, where we also had the Doll House a/k/a the TimLair, and moved to Houndstooth Hall, where we also have Fox Den and Fairy Cottage. It’s why I called my friend Pat’s home Small Paradise, because when I’d visit there, I felt surrounded by plants, magic, and love. Gardens and so many fun events were why I named Lynne and Craig’s home Green Acres. Since Craig’s death, Lynne has had several homes that I never really named.
In May, when I visited her current home for the first time, I felt again the same magic and love–and of course, because it’s Lynne, an abundance of plants, flowers, and trees. That’s when I decided to call it Half Acre Wood, an homage to Green Acres and to the magical world of Hundred Acre Wood.
Here are a few photos; everything pictured is part of her property.
While I was visiting Half Acre Wood, Lynne gave me a journal. It’s like the best of Becky worlds, because it’s a journal AND a coloring book. I wasn’t sure exactly how I’d use it, but I liked it so much that I thought Lindsey might also find the combination appealing. I ordered one and gave it to her. She immediately said she’d be able to use it to expand on ideas, inspirations, and plans for the business she shares with her mother.
I’ve been struggling to figure out how to start book six–because the way I ended the fifth book of the Neverending Saga changed a lot of things–and this morning I thought,Why not do what Lindsey’s doing. Why not see if this coloring book journal can…
Then, instead of thinking about it, I began coloring, got the idea to apply order and imagination to my approach, and just like that, everything that made me fretful was supplanted by a whole different perspective on whose voice needs to launch Number Six.
*Here’s the link for the Instagram post.