Naming our home...

Hello Friends...

I would like to ask for your help.  I want to give our humble little home a forever name.  For 18 years I've called her "Osage Rose Cottage" but that just doesn't fit.  Perhaps it is too fancy or too modern.

This old gal was built in 1905.  Added onto in the '50s.  She has hand sawn lumber for rafters and she sits on piles of rocks for piers.  Her floors slope and her roof sags a bit.  She creaks and groans when the weather changes. Perhaps the brick would make one believe differently but she is a simple little lady although she is truly a Grand Old Dame.  She isn't fancy at all, a bit on the small side.  She tends to be a bit moody some days and nothing is straight or plumb.  Her doors drag, occasionally, and her windows leak... but... she is strong.  

She has grit and she is tough!  She has been through hurricane force winds, sand storms, earthquakes and floods.  She has seen the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and more disasters than I can count.  She has lived through poverty and riches.  She has seen many generations pass and many loved ones going on the Heaven.  She has seen tears and heard laughter.  Many children have played within her walls and she has watched those same children move on to new lives.  

Through it all, she stands firm, protecting and loving my husband and I, as well as our furbabies.  If a house could have a heart, this old lady's would beat loud.  I know she has a soul...it is made up of all the people who have called her home.  I can feel it every day, so I know it's true.  

Oh, I get frustrated with her many quirks but I love this little lady and I want to honor her by giving her a name...a proper name...befitting a beautiful old lady.

Let's name this Grand Old Dame!

(Pick a name from the poll list in the box below.)

Also, if you want to share ideas to spruce her up(this was taken in the winter so she looks a bit tired).  Usually there are roses blooming but she needs a bit of refreshing.