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So, Frankie built a house and he hung it over a stream. Built the house into
nature, he did, to remind us that we are of the world.
And if you listen
real hard,
you can hear Frankie saying "we are not
masters of the world, separate and aloof. Rather, we come from the
water of the world and live beneath the shadow of its trees and dreams".
 Of course, we picked the
worst day of the year to go there- a warm sunny day when all of America
wants to visit. So we couldn't get into the house and had to satisfy
ourselves with walking round outside.
 Water is everywhere around this
place.
There are water gods
welcoming the water that arrives at the house.
The lounge is built over a stream.
A frog pond flags the guest house.
The house is made of
flagstones that look like they come from the river- just to remind you
that you are part of the stones
of the world.
Flagstones in and out.
Frank was big on "form follows function". For example,
the supports to the cover on the walkway to the guest house
are on the cliff-side
of the walk way (which is dangerous) but not on the garden side
(which is benign and friendly).
Frank controlled everything, down to every decoration.
 The place is surrounded
by beautiful gardens;
 green to burn your eyes out;
 and a gentle stream running though
the middle.
 And afterwards, we
went to the shop and Helen had an art attack looking at the stain glass.
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