a little birdie told me so: Open House

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Open House

This weekend is "Christmas at Arlington." Each room in the house is decorated for the holidays and there is entertainment and refreshments. It was a perfect day to take a tour.

The Greek Revival style antebellum home, located in Birmingham, Alabama, was built between 1845 and 1850. The house was not damaged during the civil war because Gen. James H. Wilson established his headquarters there while he planned his raid on Selma, Alabama to destroy confederate factories and munitions located there.

6 comments:

ZuzanaDecember 4, 2011 at 5:01 AM
This must be lovely place to visit around the holidays. I have a feeling you have posted about it before.;)
Hope you are having a lovely weekend,
xoxo
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Lisa at GreenbowDecember 4, 2011 at 5:24 AM
I bet this takes you back. Just seeing those big dresses makes you realize what a different era it was. Sounds like a fun tour to put you in the mood to finish that decorating.
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Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiDecember 4, 2011 at 4:04 PM
What a beautiful plantation era mansion. I can just imagine how spectactular the rooms inside must have looked decorated for Christmas! I hope you enjoyed your tour. Did they allow photos inside?
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DarylDecember 5, 2011 at 9:13 AM
oh the photo ops .. I am jealous
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ChaChaneenDecember 10, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Gorgeous! Reminds me of Gone With The Wind with those lovely bells on the front steps!
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The phrase "little birdie told me so" may find it's origins in this Bible verse. "Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say" (Ecclesiastes 10:20). The earliest form of the saying was included in John Heywood's collection of proverbs (1546). In 1583, Brian Melbancke wrote in 'Philotimus'" 'I had a little bird, that brought me newes of it.' In 1711, in 'Letter to Stella,' Jonathan Swift came close to the current version: 'I heard a little bird say so.'