in 2009 a little idea started unfurling about what would become my daughter's first bed. i looked all about and disliked everything i saw until i ran across an awesome post by blogger joanna goddard of
a cup of jo about a treehouse built indoors. now you see, i have always wanted a treehouse so i thought any child of mine would also want one. i did drawings inspired by this post and talked a friend of mine, who is good with numbers and owns power tools, to get involved.
tula mirth picked out the paint with her wise two-year-old sensibilities: orange on the outside and eggshell blue on the inside. she even helped paint it in her little diaper. i love hearing her tell the story of making her bed.
and so, tula mirth has a treehouse bed. we built it in 2009 and it has survived a move and a large birthday party with boys leaping from it's steps. i look at it and smile. it is good memories and i enjoy how everyone, no matter how large, wants to climb inside.
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| all photos by juli |
