
Perry the powerhouse of the production– All Photos by Schuyleur (Skyler) Seccaspina– that was his job– like his mother– photographer and document for history.
It began about 9 pm last night on Lake Ave. East in Carleton Place. I came downstairs not wanting to watch the Warriors game and there my two sons were in the garage with heavy tools. I immediately thought some repossession deal might be coming down. I don’t know what goes on these days with all these TV reality shows– who knows what’s going to be ravaged and plundered.
Being a concerned mother I asked them point blank why one had an axe and the other one had a giant plundering tool which some call a mallet. They said they needed them and nothing else was said. When your kids are over 30 you don’t ask and just hope to heck you don’t get a call at 3 am in the morning. I waved goodbye and called it a day.
My boys 1990 and 2013–last photo –InsideOttawaValley.com 2013
At 10:45 PM my sons return asking for the front gate key. Okay… and then I said, “Am I getting the Storyland Bunny to look after?” Last time I asked Sky for said bunny was the day of the Storyland auction, and I knew the word “No” was always on the table. Perry being the muscle of the production roared up the street in a tiny bulldozer and all of us stood there being eaten by mosquitoes while he wheeled Mr. Bunny in. Steve was trying to cut a big Pine branch down and Perry just yelled,”Lower it a bit!” and he snapped it in half. Canadian Tire should use Perry as their advertising man for their power tools. He would give that guy “Gary” a run for his money.
The boys are always busy looking after their Dad’s business and and leasing and space at Motorhouse has been rented to Ford (across the street) now by the family company Maniplex. Stay tuned, the boys are always up to something, and I knew their Dad would be happy to see the Bunny moved to the family home yard. Mom most certainly is.
Thanks Sky and Perry for allowing me to babysit him– Mum is thrilled. As Steve says: “There is never a dull moment around here at Hi Diddle Day House!”



Diana Ani Stokely– looks like an arrest
I’m sorry to all our neighbours if my loud laughter disturbed anyone!

Storyland Bunny
Yes the Storyland Bunnies Are still Alive and Well I might Add…
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The Elements of Storyland-Are Those Bunnies Now in Bali Ha’i ?
Springside Hall – The Hi Diddle Day home
So Where Was this Picture Taken? Springside Hall? Jamieson Sisters
More on Springside Hall– Other Owners
Moving Doorways– How Houses Change — Springside Hall Then and Now — Finlayson Series
The Hidden Dumbwaiter in Springside Hall –Finlayson Series
The Story of a Local Family -Finlayson- Richard Finlayson
The Case of the Disappearing Back Staircase — Springside Hall — Finlayson Series
A Houseful of Whimsy- Springside Hall 1982
Do You have a Hidden Room in Your Home?
What Did Adam Dowdall Find in My Carleton Place Yard?
The Sundial of Springside Hall
Then and Now Springside Hall 1920s-1930s Photos
Reusing the Past of Carleton Place — The Morphy’s and the McCann’s
October 13, 1977 George W. Raeburn of Lake Ave East— Artist and C. P. R. Man
My Neighbours –Photos of the Cliff- McCann House and Springside Hall
Update on the Time Capsule in Springside Hall
The Spirits Are Alive and Well
They Once Lived in My Home– The Cram Children — Margaret — Angeline “Babe” and Arthur
They Once Lived in My Home– Arthur Cram
The Morphy Cram House — Springside Hall
The Hi- Diddle-Day House of Carleton Place – Puppets on a String
Glory Days in Carleton Place– Linda Seccaspina
So Where Does the Water come from Under my House?
The Ghost Lovers of Springside Hall – A True Love Story
Do You have an Archaeological Find in Your Carleton Place Basement?
Feeling Groovy by the Lake Ave East Bridge
October 13, 1977 George W. Raeburn of Lake Ave East— Artist and C. P. R. Man
What if You Had a Fire and No One Came?
Just Another Day in Fawlty Towers — Part 2 — To Hell and Back
Just Another Day in Fawlty Towers
Dumbwaiter Calamities of Crockery
While You Were Sleeping —-The Storyland Bunny Moves to the Hi Diddle Day House

U and your family are priceless. And hilarious. Baldy Walsh needed Bunny for company in that big yard. Xoxo.
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and he is now the Storyland Ballygiblin Bunny LOL
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Reblogged this on lindaseccaspina and commented:
as someone asked about the storyland bunny LOLOL
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