title: Camps and Cottages: A Stylish Blend of Old and New
author:  Molly Hyde English 
description: From the burnt orange of Yosemite's sunsets to the cobalt blues and foam greens of the Pacific, Camps and Cottages invites you to make a fresh, bold statement by combining the warmth and comfort of cottage living with a rustic blend of old and new. Camps and Cottages is a combination of the rustic living style so prevalent prior to World War I and of a more casual style that exploded onto the scene in the 1930s and 1940s, emphasizing excitement, color, and whimsical seaside living. It is cozy, colorful, and truly American. As indicated in Country Home magazine, it has regained momentum and enthusiastic acceptance from those intent on recapturing the art of comfort and a sweeter and far less complicated lifestyle. Though the coolness of white may have ruled the 1990s, todays Camps and Cottages look is dedicated to color, using it as a tool of expression as well as a source of energy. It also incorporates interchanging indoor and outdoor living without the traditional boundaries asociated with harsher climates. Whether the location is New England, mid-America, the Rockies, or the Pacific Coast, Camps and Cottages reflects the form and function of the heartland energized with the color and movement of our country's forests and seashores.
zlib_text: T o my parents
  for deciding that holiday camps
  were perfect for our family and encouraging us
  to join in –  with everything!
  T hank  you x
  
  C ontents
  Prologue
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  Acknowledgements
  Author’s Note:  My Holiday Camp Memories
  The Woolworths Girls
  Christmas at Woolworth
  Q & A with Elaine Everest
  
  P rologue
  Molly Missons gazed around in awe. So this was Butlins. Whitewashed
  buildings, bordered by rhododendrons, gave a cheerful feeling to a world
  still recovering from six years of war. The Skegness holiday camp covered
  a vast area, much larger than Molly had expected.
  If it were not for a helpful bus conductor, she’d have alighted far too
  early, when first spotting row upon row of flags fluttering in the early May
  sunshine. As it was, the bus followed the boundaries of the camp and pulled
  up at the visitor entrance. The conductor helped her from the vehicle,
  passing her suitcase down from the steep step. With a cheery call of ‘Hi-de-
  hi!