At last! There's a place in the world where you can leave your cares behind for awhile.

The cottage at nanaellencom is a virtual visit to Grandmother's house! Here you'll find peace and rest for your soul.

Nana Ellen lives down the lane, in a little old cottage the color of rain. It's cozy inside, and often smells of cookies or warm apple pie. Use your imagination.. that's what we're all about. While you're here you can visit:

We want the time you spend with us to comfort your soul and bring a nostalgic smile to your heart.

People will forget what you said.
People will forget what you did.
But they will never forget how
you made them feel.
author unknown

Things may be simple, quaint and more than a little old-fashioned here, but it's a peaceful, relaxing place to be. Children, young and old, almost always find special treasures or mysterious odds and ends to take back home with them. After all, everyone's the same age inside! Right? The stuff at Nana's brings back warm memories of the hodgepodge of hugs, cookies and wonders from your very own grandmother's house. But, in case you had no such place to visit, well... we think it's about time you have one. Drop in every day – stay as long as you like.

To really have the most fun at Nana's you have to poke through each room... touching everything, exploring like a child. You never know what you might find! So... pick out a room and come on in.

Our cottage is filled with laughter and fun.

Our cottage, is also filled with music - primarily the music of the late 1800's through the 1920's - the music Nana grew up singing, dancing, and listening to. There is a favorite theme song for each page. You can hear them by clicking on the little keyboard.

Nana Ellen's theme song Second Hand Rose plays here and in the parlor. This wonderful rendition was sequenced at Parlorsongs.com - a huge educational and thoroughly delightful source for music to fill anyone's home.

On another note: Nola plays in the kitchen and April Showers is the theme song for Bootsey's Picnic. Both Midis were sequenced by Don Fergueson at Tin Pan Alley especially for Nana Ellen's.

Oh, and come back whenever you need a hug, or a cookie from Nana, won't you?

Alright... we know... lots of you have your browser set to "accept no cookies", but these are the old-fashioned chocolate chip kind and we guarantee that while they may expand your waistline, they will have absolutely no effect on your 'puter

As with any trip to your Grandmother's House, looking at the place through 'rose-colored' glasses is usually a sure bet. We've been told our site is painfully drab and the colors clash on older 'puters. I guess it's like a good many other things in life... it's all in how you look at it! So... we suggest setting your 'puter display resolution to at least 800x600 pixels and true color. That's the way we appear at our very best.

Nowadays everybody's in a rush and we know sometimes the 'net runs about as fast as an old lady in goulashes. So if you don't have the time, nor the inclination to wait for our stuff to load, please, bookmark our Site Map Then, come back some day when you have more time or more patience with the old lady.

 Also... our site is loaded with Nana Ellen's original art work.   ©This is your virtual Grandmother's house and we operate on the honor system here. Any graphic, drawing, story text, logo, etc. found here is original and carries a copyright © 1996-2008. Anything I may have borrowed to use in these pages, like the delightful little animated graphics for the kids links, belong to the artist who created them. Please, if you decide to borrow something from Nana's for your own pages, copy whatever and paste it directly to your 'puter, then give credit where credit is due. Remember, nothing here may be reproduced for commercial publication. Thanks for your honesty.

"From quiet homes and first beginnings...
out to the undiscovered ends,
There's nothing worth the wear of winning,
But laughter and the love of friends."
Hilarie Belloc

Established online November 18, 1996.