The Myth...

The Under Hill is the residence of one P. H. Burrows. Indeed, it seems like Mr. Burrows' family has lived there for time out of mind.

Some suspect that the Burrows’ are descended from rabbits because they built there home under the ground and carved into the lintel above the front door is the phrase:

eɪ hoʊl ɪn ðə ɡraʊnd miːnz ˈkʌmfət

Which, roughly translated, means something like  "a comfortable hole in the ground" and the Under Hill really is a grand little gem, stuffed full with the little comforts of home.

Now, old Mr. Burrows has gone away on an adventure (or some such nonsense) and while he is away he has asked us to look after the place for him. Seeing as it is the perfect spot for visitors, you are more than welcome to stay for a night or two. We are sure Mr. Burrows wouldn't mind!

The Truth...

The Under Hill Suite will be the Hazelnut Inn's second room to open. And importantly, because our other two suites have quite a few stairs, we designed the Under Hill specifically to facilitate easy wheelchair access. We can hardly wait to open this room!

You can see the entrance to the Under Hill tucked between the Copper Crown and the North Star.

Today, it was finally time to begin sculpting the Avallena's hull. The bottom portion of the hull is upside down at the moment which makes it easier to sculpt. About two thirds of the planks were finished today. Tomorrow, the remainder of the "planks" will be troweled into place and then carved with a realistic woodgrain. It is very exciting to see this signature piece of the North Star suite come to life!

Many of the sculptures in the North Star's garden are rather large to say the least. Two of the largest are the elephant on the wall and the sleeping giant. It is going to be a magical garden!

There is definitely an elephant in the Imagination Corporation's shop of late - and it is larger than life! We are currently sculpting the 'cut stone' elephant head for the corner of the retaining wall for the Hazelnut Inn. To get a sense of scale, the head measures just over 12' tall. We had to build this JUMBO (pardon the pun) feature laying down in order to fit it out of the shop door when we are done. It will stay horizontal until it is lifted into place on the property next door in a few weeks. The Hazelnut Inn is definitely going to be hard to miss when you drive by!

We lugged the model outside last week (it is heavy!) and Becke snapped a few pictures. Here is a shot showing the inn as seen from the south east corner of the parking lot. As you can see, the Copper Crown suite features prominently from this side. A perfect getaway for any would be royal couple.