Said Beth to Jo in Little Women.
This sentiment comes alive as you walk past Shimla's old bungalows.
Oakville.
Eddleston.
Foswell.
Dixie.
Inverarm.
Chimneys. Mullioned windows. Little gardens with primrose creepers. The old occupants of Shimla's bungalows gave them names that revealed the degree of their owners' homesickness. These houses were meant to be a symbol of their owner's position in the local pecking order, but sometimes unwittingly also said a lot about their personalities and aspirations. For example, Allan Bank was once called the Nunnery since its three female occupants were all single. Rothney Castle gives away its landlord's ambition while Walsingham points to its proprietor's patriotic beliefs! It is clear that Corner House was occupied by someone down to earth!
Name me no names for my disease,
With uninforming breath;
I tell you I am none of these,
But homesick unto death—
This sentiment comes alive as you walk past Shimla's old bungalows.
Oakville.
Eddleston.
Foswell.
Dixie.
Inverarm.
Chimneys. Mullioned windows. Little gardens with primrose creepers. The old occupants of Shimla's bungalows gave them names that revealed the degree of their owners' homesickness. These houses were meant to be a symbol of their owner's position in the local pecking order, but sometimes unwittingly also said a lot about their personalities and aspirations. For example, Allan Bank was once called the Nunnery since its three female occupants were all single. Rothney Castle gives away its landlord's ambition while Walsingham points to its proprietor's patriotic beliefs! It is clear that Corner House was occupied by someone down to earth!
Name me no names for my disease,
With uninforming breath;
I tell you I am none of these,
But homesick unto death—
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