Cookie’s Victorian
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You could tell snow was coming. The clouds were starting to get that fuzzy look, and in the distance, the winter front was coming, with its blue, green and purple clouds. On Christmas Eve, first we had a thunderstorm in the day, then an ice storm at night. The silhouettes of the freezing raindrops cast by the lantern light coming through the dining room window, looked so pretty dripping down the walls. Then, it started to snow. It was so quiet, you could hear the snowflakes falling on the dry oak leaves still clinging to the boughs. It snowed up to my knees. (The deepest snowfall ever: 62 inches fell in Alaska. The biggest snowflakes measured fifteen inches at Fort Keough, Montana in 1887.) It was a perfect snowfall with light and fluffy flakes that glinted every now and then as they slowly, softly floated down, twirling and swirling as they flocked the landscape. (You can see thousands of snowflakes that W. A. Bentley photographed, in his book titled “Snow Crystals.”) It’s a miracle to me how, out of a clear blue sky, intricate and beautiful snowflakes fall, and no two are alike! When the sun rose on Christmas morn, the snow sparkled like crystals and reflected all the colours of the rainbow. The snow looked very majestic against the deep blue sky. A four foot long, clear as glass icicle hung from the corner of our gingerbread and fishscaled gable. We took a leisurely stroll through a forest. The branches over our heads formed wintry arches as the snow crunched with every step. Our breath left a mist in the cold brisk air as we nibbled on snowballs, so crunchy and fresh tasting. Then we had fun throwing them at each other. Fuzzy looked like a polar bear when we were done with him.
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About the Book
Drift back in time and share childhood memories and the ambiance of living in a Victorian dollhouse with an endearing family of animals. Meet Fuzzy the father bear, who constantly has hysterical encounters with inanimate objects, and Cookie the mother duck who loves to find out what’s new and exciting. Button is their son, an inquisitive dog. With him you’ll discover the biggest cave crystals, learn about dinosaurs, what the brightest object in space is, and how to bend water with static electricity. Gumdrop and Kitten are the daughters, a tiger and a kitten, full of creative ideas. With them you’ll make a miniature fairy, cinnamon Christmas ornaments, and a recipe for bubbles. Fun facts about nature, books, and crafts are interwoven with many pleasant family memories. As Cookie’s family travels, you’ll learn about the ocean, discover the highest waterfall, witness unusual trees, be amazed by the world’s largest geyser, and more. And miniaturists will love the wealth of ideas, projects, and sources. Cookie’s Victorian is a book with a little something for everyone who loves the beauty of God’s world, the beauty of Victorian homes, and the beauty of loving families.
About the Author
Karen Bell describes herself as a married, Christian, conservative, home-schooling, stay-at-home mother of two (and newly a grandma, too). Her interest in miniatures started when she was a little girl, when she decorated a box with odds and ends to make a mouse house. In grade school she read the Borrowers and became fascinated with little people. One of her childhood girlfriends had a dollhouse that a relative handcrafted for her and she was selling it, but Karen’s family couldn’t afford to buy it. When she started working, she began to fulfill her childhood dreams by making miniatures and going to miniature shows, where the best artisans from all over the country sell their work. When Karen got married, she started a diary, so she could remember those all those funny, precious moments with her loved ones. Little did she know then that she would draw on those wonderful memories to create a book, and that her husband would turn out to be the main character. Well, how could it be helped, with all the entertaining material he provided her, just by being himself? Karen’s children are grown now and they and her husband have all helped to make her childhood dream come true of creating a Victorian dollhouse, which is extra special to her because they all helped her to make it and a book to remember it by.