Just yesterday I was offered another old cottage surrounded by a charming little garden. It belongs to an old lady, who yearned for living next to her daughter’s family. She already gave a lot of furniture to her daughter, but the two rooms she used – the kitchen and her bedroom – are still fully furnished. Maybe some things need to be bolstered up, but they are still very comfortable – be it the bed or the chairs.

As the name suggests lots of roses are growing in the little garden round the charming house – and on the fabrics used in her bedroom, coming from the famous fabric maker society of Cyclonesue.

The entry is leading to a hall, from where you reach the kitchen followed by a small bathroom and stairs leading to the basement, currently used as a utility room. Could be a nice place for a workout or just a guestroom. At the attic you find the main bedroom with an adjoining bathroom and a small second bedroom.

This cottage is not really spacious (do you know any that is?) and I would strongly suggest not to move the bed! The way Mrs Rose had arranged her belongings makes sure that everything is easily accessible. If you love an unhurried way of life, reading at the fireplace (there are three of them!) or writing a novel at an old desk with a lovely view or gardening (if you chose to replant the old roses in the enclosed garden you will stumble across old beds of a vegetable garden) I’m pretty sure you will fall in love with this little lot. 

I phoned my dear friend Penelope to visit Rose Cottage and take some pictures. If you're interested You’ll find them here: http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx348/simsjeanie/Rose%20Cottage/?albumview=slideshow And she has to do a little cleaning and sorting and sending some beloved memorabilia to Mrs Rose.