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Welcome to Narnia EMILY IRELAND
Sanity is being who you are really meant to be. Those are the words of Justine Kingdon, creator of Mad Hatter’s Tea Parties in Narnia. Justine, a Wairarapa writer, musician, dancer, and former circus performer is ready to take people “down the rabbit hole” and into a world of magic, all set on the grounds of Featherston’s historic “castle” Fareham House. The million-dollar property was sold to three sisters after being put on the market in 2014, and they have since embraced overseas workers and local
artists like Justine, transforming the 10-hectare property into something reminiscent of a commune. “One day I just walked in, Justine said. “And I said, excuse me, I need a place for my Mad Hatter’s Tea Parties in Narnia, do you have one?” “And they said yes.” The place in mind was a hall adjacent to the house. “There must have been about five years’ worth of mud on the floor, and then bird poo all up the walls,” Justine said. “So, I spent the next week or two scrubbing and scrubbing the floor.” You wouldn’t know what a state the
hall had been in judging by its appearance today. Its whitewashed floors are complemented by one-of-a-kind artworks and shabby chic furnishings. One such piece of furniture, a backless wardrobe, is used as the entrance to the hall where Justine throws her Mad Hatters Tea Parties. “Put on a fur coat and come through the wardrobe into Narnia,” Justine said.
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Justine Kingdon, the White Queen of Narnia at Fareham House in Featherston. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND
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