Once upon a time, there was a Princess named Bubba Jyu. She was good and kind and lovely and yadda yadda yadda.
What bothered this princess was that she had no castle to call her own. Oh, sure, her parents lived in a castle, but theirs was not quite her style. There were far too many doors she wasn't allowed to open, and rules about bedtimes, and a serious lack of toddler-reachable candy stashes.
In an effort to appease the Princess's delicate sense of style, the King and Queen took her on a Royal Outing in search of a castle. What they found was Gillette Castle.
The setting was lovely, and Princess Bubba Jyu was dressed in one of her prettiest frocks for the occasion. (That, and the King brought along his favorite camera to take pictures of his favorite princess. The blue sweats that the Queen had chosen for the Princess to wear that day were given a hearty Nay, and the King dressed the Princess himself.)
The castle was patterned after one that the owner had seen in Europe. Of course, the owner, one William Gillette (a famous actor in his day, best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for over 30 years on the stage, radio and in silent movies) never called it a castle - he called it a pile of rocks on a hill. In polite company, she was called The 7th Sister, named for the 6 hills surrounding his own.
Oh, and the Queen would like to warn all pregnant women - please, for the love of all that is good in scrapbooking and blogging, never take a seated picture unless the photographer agrees to only shoot you from the shoulders up. You'll thank me later.
The Princess fully felt the majesty of the place and gave it all the reverence it deserved.
The Princess quite admired the view from the castle - a sweeping scope of the Connecticut River flowing by.
Princess Bubba Jyu was also all too happy to oblige the King in taking shot after shot of "smelling the flowers" pictures.
The Princess soon found herself a little nook, just her size. The castle was full of wonders and surprises!
The inside of the Castle was full of beautiful treasures, including wooden light switches, over 40 handcrafted doors (all unique!) and secret little doorways that let the eccentric actor either surprise his guests in a stairway...or slip out when faced with unwanted visitors.
The King, Queen and Princess had a lovely time touring the grounds, enjoying the foliage and the beautiful flowers and meandering through the home-turned-museum.
In the end, however, it was determined that this was not, in fact, a suitable castle for Princess Bubba Jyu. The mere fact that it was a museum meant that stairs could only go up, never down. Rooms could not be entered, beds could not be tried, and chairs must remain sitter-less. No, this was not the place for a Princess Bubba Jyu, but she had a lovely time anyway!
Princess Bubba Jyu enjoyed the lovely grounds, and all of the admiring fans. However, she decided that her very own Castle was the best one for her. Stairs went any way you wanted them to, all beds were open for testing and no chair was off limits. She determined that she could be happy in her little Castle, with the King and Queen, for quite some time.
The castle was patterned after one that the owner had seen in Europe. Of course, the owner, one William Gillette (a famous actor in his day, best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for over 30 years on the stage, radio and in silent movies) never called it a castle - he called it a pile of rocks on a hill. In polite company, she was called The 7th Sister, named for the 6 hills surrounding his own.
Oh, and the Queen would like to warn all pregnant women - please, for the love of all that is good in scrapbooking and blogging, never take a seated picture unless the photographer agrees to only shoot you from the shoulders up. You'll thank me later.
The Princess fully felt the majesty of the place and gave it all the reverence it deserved.
The Princess quite admired the view from the castle - a sweeping scope of the Connecticut River flowing by.
Princess Bubba Jyu was also all too happy to oblige the King in taking shot after shot of "smelling the flowers" pictures.
The Princess soon found herself a little nook, just her size. The castle was full of wonders and surprises!
The inside of the Castle was full of beautiful treasures, including wooden light switches, over 40 handcrafted doors (all unique!) and secret little doorways that let the eccentric actor either surprise his guests in a stairway...or slip out when faced with unwanted visitors.
The King, Queen and Princess had a lovely time touring the grounds, enjoying the foliage and the beautiful flowers and meandering through the home-turned-museum.
In the end, however, it was determined that this was not, in fact, a suitable castle for Princess Bubba Jyu. The mere fact that it was a museum meant that stairs could only go up, never down. Rooms could not be entered, beds could not be tried, and chairs must remain sitter-less. No, this was not the place for a Princess Bubba Jyu, but she had a lovely time anyway!
Princess Bubba Jyu enjoyed the lovely grounds, and all of the admiring fans. However, she decided that her very own Castle was the best one for her. Stairs went any way you wanted them to, all beds were open for testing and no chair was off limits. She determined that she could be happy in her little Castle, with the King and Queen, for quite some time.
The end.
Cute! Glad you guys had fun.
ReplyDeleteCool place and great story! Maybe we'll be over Thursday to visit the princess herself!
ReplyDeleteLove the fairy tale! :)
ReplyDeletePrincess B is one lucky little princess...and so beautiful too!!!
The King was right to dress his little Princess up! What a fun outing!
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