Hideaway

Did you ever have a special hideaway or playhouse? What made it special?

Grandma Mary Kendall had a woodshed, where she and Aunt Frances stacked the wood which they used in their stove and for heating purposes. They did their major cooking in a huge wood stove.

The woodshed was private enough to be a hideaway. So, during the 2 weeks of vacation which we spent in Cynthiana, Ohio, I enjoyed life in the woodshed. A part of the fun was that of exploring. The woodshed contained items that might have been stored in the attic if Grandma's home had had an attic. Finding items I hadn't seen before was a part of the fun. But the rope swing attached to a crossbeam made life in the woodshed in the semi-darkness a lively contest with my own record to see how much higher I could make that swing go.