This Little Light of Mine

 After much finagling and brain storming with dear hubby, we finally found the problem to my lighting woes. In the move, the wires for the fireplace in the parlor crossed and were causing a short in the system. With that repaired, voila! all the lights in Pennethorne Manor are now working! Color me happy!

With that taken care of, it was time for the cleaning crew to step in and give the Manor a good going over, inside and out. They did a pretty good job, but Reginauld will have the final say on that score.

I've ordered castors for the table the Manor sits on to make it easier to move around. They should arrive today. Once they're installed I can go ahead and finally furnish the Manor. The most fun part! I've also ordered a few new pieces because as you know, one is never finished with a dollhouse.

I couldn't resist putting one room together and I chose Rosemary's room. I'd forgotten some of the pieces I had which makes it fun and like a new experience. Anyway, more fun to come!

There's a Ghost in the Attic!

 Unbeknowest to the Pennethorne's and their staff, there is a ghost living in the attic of Pennethorne Manor!

You might remember BellaDonna from a previous project. Although I wasn't able to bring along her little cottage in the woods, I was able to bring her and her belongings. I've set her up temporarily in the Manor and am thinking of building her her own little cottage to haunt.

In the meantime, I'm enjoying bringing her out of the box she was packed in and situating her in the Manor attic. I don't know what it is about this doll, but I love her!

After playing a little more . . .

Lighting Issues

I put on my electricians hat and set about checking the lighting in Pennethorne Manor. I rewired the new dining room chandelier and rewired the chandelier in the main hallway that had come undone in the move. It was a relief when I plugged in the lights and they all worked!

The lights on the second and third floors all work, much to my relief, and the lights in the basement and sub-basement all work as well.

The only lights that aren't working are the outside balcony and porch lights, the gazebo light, and the conservatory chandelier. I tried everything I could think of and finally decided it was above my pay grade. So I contacted my friend Tracy who thought it might be oxidation on the wires connected to the tape wire. So, it looks like I'll have to resolder all the joints on this line. [Insert heavy sigh here].

To that end I've ordered a new soldering iron because the one I brought with me from the States, even plugged into a transformer, gets red hot. Scary, very scary. The new soldering iron will be here on Tuesday, so I'll get to work as soon as it arrives.

For now, I'll be reglueing things that have come off the house, like a window box and some bricks around the foundation. I was really hoping to be able to start pulling out the furniture and accessories, but it will have to wait. For now it's repair and clean in preparation for the family to return!

The family will be staying at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria in New York during the renovations and the staff will be staying in the village near the manor to oversee the work. Let's crack on!

If you'd like to catch up on the stories of the people at Pennethorne Manor, you might like this post . . .  

His Lordship Sterling Frederick Pennethorne III, Adelaide Elizabeth Gray-Pennethorne, 
and Rosemary Claire Pennethorne

Reginauld, Aoife, Edaline and Alyssa

305 Park Avenue, New York

The legendary lobby with its centerpiece ~ the 1893 World's Fair clock.

The offending line . . .