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Somehow, this just works.

Though my mother fully endorsed our fort-making endeavors - free fun, as she called it - we were often forced to strike sets when dinner rolled around and called for our support beams - the dining room chairs. I also remember what a gem large appliance-size boxes were; two or three spliced together could comprise a deluxe dwelling. She was such a sport about letting us occupy the better part of our large family room, allowing the structures to remain for days...

Simplicity at its finest!

I just don't get it. I can totally maybe seeing this useful for a child's play room but why on earth would an rational adult use this junk as the pictures above show for reading or a getaway? it's just absurd....not to mention I don't even wanna know how much they charge for this stuff.

Wow, bringing that "homeless" feeling right into your home!

Blanket forts: When a young child lo these many years ago, my brother and I made a blanket fort on my bed. It was dark, so we removed a lamp shade and used the lightbulb as a tent pole. (Can you see where this is going?!) Later at supper my folks smelled singed fabric -- and discovered a hole scorched in the blanket and melted into the latex rubber mattress! It's amazing we survived childhood!

I think that many rational adults enjoy doing childish things the same reason that children do: They're fun.

Oh I pray I never take myself too seriously to crawl into a fort and read a book.

We did a lot of tent/forts. Inside with the bunk beds, outside over the clothesline. When I got a little bit older, I learned to scavenge scrap wood from construction sites. Watching the builders taught me to frame a house, put in a floor. My forts were the prime kid real estate in our 'hood. The boys were jealous, and vandalized our girl forts a few times. Put their plywood leaky shanties to shame!

i'm not a serious person...I just would rather not subject myself to enjoying a good book inside my home amongst eco-friendly snap on fabrics like a homeless person but instead be outdoors amongst nature and lying in my hammock.

man i hate homeless people...and portlanders

So funny! At this very moment, I'm sitting in the fort my roommate and I made on a whim over the weekend.

See:

Oops, didn't put the link.

aneventen.blogspot.com

That's fantastic HeatherAB!

Thanks for sharing...
Kyle

HeatherAB - I dig your blog. You're a fantastic photographer. I may hit you up for your two cents when I go to buy my first "real" camera this spring (a non-digital - as much as I LOVE the 7-second delay on every pic)... cool?

boston_kyle - thanks for checking out my blog! We had so much fun in our fort the past couple days. Company's coming over tomorrow, though, so it came down this morning. :(

TheGoodBiGirl - thank you for the positive feedback. A novice photographer, myself, I'm not sure how much valuable input I could give you, but I'd love to talk with you about your camera purchase! You can reach me via my blog or via e-mail at heather.bedsole@gmail.com.

Thanks again!

i like the idea... isn't it why we're all here?