The Bayside Historical Preservation Society (BHPS) Spring 2010 newsletter arrived today, complete with the brief article I wrote about Sunnyside. I read it and thought of all the things I left out and all the things I could have said about the cottage. One of the big goofs in the article was not mentioning that when we cleaned the house out of its contents, most of the good period pieces went into storage at Little Bohemia to be used again once we get the house up and running. I did manage to give several pieces to the BHPS for their cottage, including an aesthetic movement settee with its original crushed red velvet upholstery and wood frame complete with carved dolphins! (The chair and ottoman went to a local Bayside personality) I also handed over a 12 foot long American flag that was stuffed in a drawer upstairs. I wanted to keep the flag, but didn't know where to put it or how to work it into a rental house. Anyway, lest anyone think that we did not honor any of the furnishings, this entry is here to tell you that we did!

Speaking of furnishings, I was able to buy a number of things at auction the other night that will be perfect for the cottage, including two really nice wooden rocking chairs for the front porch, a great modern Gothic side table, and a funky farm cupboard in old paint.

This weekend will be all Sunnyside all the time.