tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post894838704407967535..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Cottage Life.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84628781509490095882019-05-26T04:37:15.582+01:002019-05-26T04:37:15.582+01:00Yes, Billy is very much at home. He loves it here,...Yes, Billy is very much at home. He loves it here, and is getting to know every nook and cranny of the surrounding landscape.<br /><br />Haddock's doing well. I shall even have a few yellow courgettes in a few days time. It's been perfect growing weather here.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40093874369431514802019-05-26T04:34:48.689+01:002019-05-26T04:34:48.689+01:00Cosy, cosy, cosy.Cosy, cosy, cosy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6917649184237737822019-05-25T22:27:53.509+01:002019-05-25T22:27:53.509+01:00I'm Smiling because tho' Beloved, our Hist...I'm Smiling because tho' Beloved, our Historic Home was a Labor of Love with the emphasis often on Labor! *Winks*Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52256463388410235722019-05-25T21:46:57.549+01:002019-05-25T21:46:57.549+01:00It's lovely but most importantly it's home...It's lovely but most importantly it's home and it's your safe place. Billy looks to be right at home too give him a hug from me.How are the veggies coming along mine seem all fine thus far.Jomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840124016075277807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42819365012504757112019-05-25T19:00:35.335+01:002019-05-25T19:00:35.335+01:00Sound like home and comfy.
Coffee is onSound like home and comfy.<br />Coffee is onpeppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66598024306994286182019-05-25T18:00:16.832+01:002019-05-25T18:00:16.832+01:00Our house is basically one room. It originally had...Our house is basically one room. It originally had a barn attached (which has long gone). The huge fireplace was the kitchen, and a stone sink was where everything was prepare etc. There were no windows into the main room. You cannot imagine anything more primitive.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87081205964165533992019-05-25T16:04:20.971+01:002019-05-25T16:04:20.971+01:00I have a settler's cottage late 1800s...new by...I have a settler's cottage late 1800s...new by European standards. Very few left. Most of them got destroyed in bush fires or are abandoned wrecks. Mine was part renovated when I bought it.Very few original features left. The original long drop was still here though..It amazes me how pioneers brought families up in these places. Very hard yakka for the women with no mod cons or electricity. Nevertheless I like the feeling of an old house knowing there were so many families who lived here. Found a few old buried ink bottles but no dinosaur bones as yet Diprotodon bones have been found in this area but not at my place.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28595227777092301452019-05-25T16:01:26.982+01:002019-05-25T16:01:26.982+01:00No, I couldn't afford their's. It was cove...No, I couldn't afford their's. It was covered in 300 year old tiles @ £50 each. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10510413154437012682019-05-25T15:59:40.069+01:002019-05-25T15:59:40.069+01:00He makes the photo!He makes the photo!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16178101920217956972019-05-25T15:09:29.451+01:002019-05-25T15:09:29.451+01:00Did you buy yours at The Chelsea Flower Show?Did you buy yours at The Chelsea Flower Show?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23726009584023860182019-05-25T14:58:07.976+01:002019-05-25T14:58:07.976+01:00What a lovely photo with Billy bouncing across the...What a lovely photo with Billy bouncing across the lawn! Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9747094390346022142019-05-25T13:03:09.424+01:002019-05-25T13:03:09.424+01:00I much prefer old to new. I like 'character...I much prefer old to new. I like 'character', which they no longer incorporate into houses.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58922898263234671172019-05-25T13:00:14.939+01:002019-05-25T13:00:14.939+01:00It's by far the nicest home I've ever owne...It's by far the nicest home I've ever owned. I've had much bigger, and much smarter, but here is perfect.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91574364778345052722019-05-25T12:35:31.618+01:002019-05-25T12:35:31.618+01:00We liked old when we were young. We now like moder...We liked old when we were young. We now like modern, clean and well heated and cooled. But having said that, I used to dream of an English stone cottage where clearly I would not survive in just shirts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77741364700373120242019-05-25T12:06:14.211+01:002019-05-25T12:06:14.211+01:00Your descriptive words are so full of love for the...Your descriptive words are so full of love for the place you chose to call home. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3882162670145896452019-05-25T10:11:45.726+01:002019-05-25T10:11:45.726+01:00We've had the leaking roof too. We re-did the ...We've had the leaking roof too. We re-did the roof about 20 years ago, and it's now as dry as a bone. Thank goodness.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43146949582129479292019-05-25T10:10:27.216+01:002019-05-25T10:10:27.216+01:00I don't mind cleaning the woodburner. I burn v...I don't mind cleaning the woodburner. I burn very hot, and there's very little ash left. With the nice weather we haven't lit it for several days. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9100785696523144462019-05-25T09:50:43.781+01:002019-05-25T09:50:43.781+01:00Spounds a little like ours, except for the dogs an...Spounds a little like ours, except for the dogs and cat, plus we have the added bonus of a leaky roof when it rains!JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19517386967761727502019-05-25T09:39:48.394+01:002019-05-25T09:39:48.394+01:00Ah bliss Cro but I have now left the farm. But a...Ah bliss Cro but I have now left the farm. But at least I don't have to clean out and relight the wood burner to get warm, I just switch on the central heating. But I do miss my lovely Aga.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72839344635038846722019-05-25T09:20:54.816+01:002019-05-25T09:20:54.816+01:00Life in a Bothy could still be cosy. A small room ...Life in a Bothy could still be cosy. A small room with a blazing fire and a storm lashing at the one tiny window. There's a certain amount of romance in all that. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22114493603576732612019-05-25T08:35:40.131+01:002019-05-25T08:35:40.131+01:00The situation is everything. In your mind transfer...The situation is everything. In your mind transfer your cottage to the Orkneys in winter. I spoke to two women from there who were musicians performing in Vienna a few years ago and asked them how they liked it. One said it rains 300 days of the year. Not to mention the depressing gloom and lack of sunlight and the howl of the gales . . . Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73529974016136791382019-05-25T08:27:59.064+01:002019-05-25T08:27:59.064+01:00They're both on order; the pipes need to be br...They're both on order; the pipes need to be brought from Paris.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43383527376707490182019-05-25T08:08:37.461+01:002019-05-25T08:08:37.461+01:00Oh and an indoor toilet?Oh and an indoor toilet?local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35665917912686306782019-05-25T08:08:04.818+01:002019-05-25T08:08:04.818+01:00The home of local yokel leaning on his hoe, faded...The home of local yokel leaning on his hoe, faded beret at a slope, rosey cheeked wife at his side and a bunch of little yokels romping with the dogs.<br />It sounds wonderful. You do have running water?local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45509997642978961072019-05-25T06:51:43.640+01:002019-05-25T06:51:43.640+01:00I hadn't realised that Billy was there until I...I hadn't realised that Billy was there until I processed the picture. Buying furniture and decor for your Art Deco apartment must be terrific fun. I think I'd really enjoy that!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com