tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post7312070719863069999..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Pre-Ikea.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50360717395280279992016-11-28T04:40:09.378+00:002016-11-28T04:40:09.378+00:00I know of two houses that have recently been renov...I know of two houses that have recently been renovated (by French owners); both have stripped every vestige of age from their homes, and have ended-up with modern, brand new, buildings. Such a shame.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6877137095103342122016-11-27T23:38:36.159+00:002016-11-27T23:38:36.159+00:00Ours was 'modernised' in the 1960s, sadly....Ours was 'modernised' in the 1960s, sadly. We did find half the hollowed out stone bowl thrown in a corner of the garden, so I have put it on display. We also found half of a huge grey pottery pot - nearly a metre tall, which again, we have propped up against the barn wall for display. Saw one a few years back in Limoges puce for over €600! Yikes! We still have our pantry, and of course the outside well. We also have the woodworm and a bit of dry rot, but that's another story. <br /> Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19894527482876947622016-11-27T17:27:54.622+00:002016-11-27T17:27:54.622+00:00My mother used to send absolutely everything to th...My mother used to send absolutely everything to the laundry. The first washing machine she had was a Bendix, which had to be attached to the floor because it went walk about on the spin cycle ! Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10451281682837309142016-11-27T17:21:07.337+00:002016-11-27T17:21:07.337+00:00In those days I suspect they just accepted their l...In those days I suspect they just accepted their lot. Not being able to read or write, and with little access to outside news and events, life must have gone on uneventfully, from day to day.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67823013172069002272016-11-27T16:29:45.309+00:002016-11-27T16:29:45.309+00:00I hate it when people strip out all the original f...I hate it when people strip out all the original features of their old houses. Keep the old, but live with the modern.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42273244716320422602016-11-27T16:27:27.475+00:002016-11-27T16:27:27.475+00:00My people had most modern technology (other than T...My people had most modern technology (other than TV), so I never knew any of these hardships either.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12310559521387785672016-11-27T16:26:09.136+00:002016-11-27T16:26:09.136+00:00It's nice to look at, but thank goodness we ha...It's nice to look at, but thank goodness we have all our modern conveniences!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45517796818133523392016-11-27T16:25:31.935+00:002016-11-27T16:25:31.935+00:00Having an indoor pump(I presume it was indoors) mu...Having an indoor pump(I presume it was indoors) must have been a luxury. Our first farmhouse here in France had a pump outside the kitchen door which was fed by a huge tank of rain water. Interior plumbing had already been installed.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26502912614169860932016-11-27T15:45:19.500+00:002016-11-27T15:45:19.500+00:00Thank you for reminding us of how basic life has b...Thank you for reminding us of how basic life has been until relatively recently. I am thinking that there are many places in our shared world where life is still quite basic.<br /><br />Having typed that, I will also say that the picture is very pretty.<br /><br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42613284727133439072016-11-27T15:16:58.781+00:002016-11-27T15:16:58.781+00:00I can remember those times in parts of rural Engla...I can remember those times in parts of rural England although I was fortunate enough never to have lived with such hardship. Mind you by today's standards with no washing machine, fridge or freezer life was pretty hard at home for most housewives.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69947417528770892422016-11-27T14:47:43.616+00:002016-11-27T14:47:43.616+00:00Thank you for showing that to us. I always enjoy l...Thank you for showing that to us. I always enjoy learning about the daily lives of those who came before us. I would love to go back in time to see your home when it was first built, but only for a short visit, I am a big fan of running water and indoor plumbing. -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89997470992494471072016-11-27T14:36:41.065+00:002016-11-27T14:36:41.065+00:00I remember the kitchen of a very old aunt near Ham...I remember the kitchen of a very old aunt near Hamburg: she had a slightly higher basin than yours, and - fascinating for a child - a manually operated pump to get water in. The room always smelled a bit damp. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87481433371848283932016-11-27T10:15:59.119+00:002016-11-27T10:15:59.119+00:00I haven't heard of Bristol's problems.I haven't heard of Bristol's problems.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21597498774877752442016-11-27T09:50:43.201+00:002016-11-27T09:50:43.201+00:00So are Bristol ones by the sound of it.So are Bristol ones by the sound of it.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40814880963175897682016-11-27T09:23:43.646+00:002016-11-27T09:23:43.646+00:00I do know that the last occupants before us had be...I do know that the last occupants before us had been a family with several children. Where they all slept I can't imagine. There was only one room, a loft above (for storage only), and a barn which had fallen down by the time I bought it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55202345246515299692016-11-27T09:21:42.566+00:002016-11-27T09:21:42.566+00:00It's so small Jo, that there's not a lot m...It's so small Jo, that there's not a lot more of it to show. All the rest has been built-on by us over the years.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17108649119715073322016-11-27T09:20:43.916+00:002016-11-27T09:20:43.916+00:00When I bought our first big farmhouse out here, th...When I bought our first big farmhouse out here, there was no bathroom or loo. We had to bathe the children in the sink. I soon installed a pukka bathroom. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41085916942730403462016-11-27T09:18:29.176+00:002016-11-27T09:18:29.176+00:00Even 'scullerys' have now disappeared; in ...Even 'scullerys' have now disappeared; in our barn conversion I built-in a large 'pantry' which is so useful. People want huge kitchens, but a big pantry is much more useful.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5737973893648571792016-11-27T09:13:04.043+00:002016-11-27T09:13:04.043+00:00I can remember my own mother buying a brand new tw...I can remember my own mother buying a brand new twin tub washing machine with a mangle on the side. It was regarded as very Hi-Tech.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22143987116457337162016-11-27T09:04:03.651+00:002016-11-27T09:04:03.651+00:00It is amazing that the house is 300 years old.Do y...It is amazing that the house is 300 years old.Do you know anything about it's history?Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48694427216238993602016-11-27T08:56:05.885+00:002016-11-27T08:56:05.885+00:00So authentic and pretty. I'm glad you left it ...So authentic and pretty. I'm glad you left it intact. I look forward to seeing more of your 300 yo home. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76672533103644452822016-11-27T08:44:07.917+00:002016-11-27T08:44:07.917+00:00My parents lived in a flat in Harrow until I was t...My parents lived in a flat in Harrow until I was three and a bit... it had, to me, a bath for a sink... and enormous Belfast sink in the kitchen... with no bathroom, that was where we had our baths... and as a three year old, I fitted that sink!!<br />I think that sink was meant to double as the humans' "bath"!<br />Interestingly, that sink is the only interior thing I can remember of those days... my other memories are all outdoor ones...Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71375447499869338342016-11-27T08:34:07.734+00:002016-11-27T08:34:07.734+00:00I used to love hanging about in my granny's sc...I used to love hanging about in my granny's scullery, especially when the pantry door was opened and I caught a brief glimpse of it's mysterious interior or caught a whiff of it's fruity perfume where grandad kept his home brew . . . and granny kept her cakes and jams . . . the scullery sink was enormous - a small child could have a bath in it. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88516171414513792442016-11-27T08:19:07.834+00:002016-11-27T08:19:07.834+00:00I think Rachel is right - future generations will ...I think Rachel is right - future generations will no doubt be horrified at our washing machines, tumble driers, showers, and all the other 'modern' things we have. I do remember the old days before all these things and believe me Monday washday was a day of drudgery for my mother (who of course took it all in her stride.)The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81633641195256190342016-11-27T08:14:47.538+00:002016-11-27T08:14:47.538+00:00If they could have imagined what I'd do to the...If they could have imagined what I'd do to their lovely home, they'd have laughed.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com