tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post4209157688336853439..comments2024-03-19T02:34:30.151-04:00Comments on The Blue Remembered Hills™: Sunday morning, a butler's pantry, and scenes from family lifeBluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-84661530334644963692015-10-14T12:09:45.949-04:002015-10-14T12:09:45.949-04:00Hello, Heidi. I'm sorry for the late reply. I ...Hello, Heidi. I'm sorry for the late reply. I agree with you about the psychology of the modern house – or, at least, the psychology of contemporary ostentation. Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-38451965394850286592015-10-13T18:34:13.325-04:002015-10-13T18:34:13.325-04:00home before dark, someone I know has one, though h...home before dark, someone I know has one, though his title is "major domo." All very grand and far too grand for me. Barny has two male attendants who cater to his every wish and a weekly cleaning woman who does his floors, etc.<br /><br />With a restaurant not a block away I find I still have to cook and I cannot abide the daily routine of it. My ideal kitchen reno would be to do without one altogether – have a place for breakfast (like a bar) then dine out for every meal. Dream on, Barry. <br /><br /><br />. Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-67316920256532093092015-10-13T18:26:21.531-04:002015-10-13T18:26:21.531-04:00Stefan, there is no reason why you should not tag ...Stefan, there is no reason why you should not tag along for lunch one Friday when you're in town – I assume we'll see quite a bit of you. I might even have a carpet on the floor back from the cleaners by then – the final one is on its way to them and the place is an echo chamber.<br /><br />The thing that I don't understand is that blogger is offering a "designer MBA" whatever that means! Oh, and if one is clever enough there are badges to be earned!!Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-39569369360219154992015-10-13T18:14:31.594-04:002015-10-13T18:14:31.594-04:00donna, I nearly had a heart attack – just couldn&#...donna, I nearly had a heart attack – just couldn't believe what I was seeing! Today he went to day care for two hours to see how he did and apparently took it in his stride. That is going to be a big help in future. Today, for example, I went to shower, closed the bedroom door and not two minutes later I heard the door open and in he came full of curiosity and merriment. Bless him. Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-26879655632545278772015-10-13T10:51:58.703-04:002015-10-13T10:51:58.703-04:00I couldn't bear to watch the video but had a g...I couldn't bear to watch the video but had a good laugh all the same. This nugget: "1. Make your butler’s pantry pop with colored cabinets like a fun teal or with brass shelving to really shine! "<br />That really just made my day!<br />I think when it comes down to it there are designers and there are decorators -and a use for both. So often the decorators identify themselves as designers (the same people who call houses 'homes' generally) and those are the people I tend to just ignore. I might think their blogs are funny occasionally but too much can be stomach turning and depressing.<br />I'm envious of your lunches with the professor -they sound amazing! Maybe I can tag along when I'm in Atlanta next month -haha. Don't worry I won't barge in!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-61988140786009163512015-10-12T11:45:51.750-04:002015-10-12T11:45:51.750-04:00Oh, I would have died Blue. Barney will have to h...Oh, I would have died Blue. Barney will have to have a new door handle which he can't open. And put one on the balcony door while you're at it.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-6768918151920721712015-10-12T09:48:28.308-04:002015-10-12T09:48:28.308-04:00What a terrifyingly wonderful wake up for this Oct...What a terrifyingly wonderful wake up for this October morning. Barny on the lam...not a good idea. So glad he is well and dreaming of his next escapade. You should ask your professor to do a guest column. What a terrific duo you two are.<br /><br />As for butlers, I don't have one. But I do have a Mrs. Patmore. I named my biggest splurge in my kitchen reno—the 48" Sub Zero Pro—after the cook who thought she'd never need that modern contraption: refrigeration.<br /><br />p.s. At least Barny has a butler...in fact, I suspect, he has two. So glad all is well in your family.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-65317971422255067842015-10-12T08:30:44.004-04:002015-10-12T08:30:44.004-04:00Please, please go on. The affectations of a butler...Please, please go on. The affectations of a butler's pantry, the spines of books turned the wall, the "pops" of color...all too laughable. Yet some accept them as perfectly acceptable, indeed desirable decor. <br />Agree with your wise comments about "Tree of Life." The text is intelligent and frequently witty, the pictures a joy.<br />Delighted to hear that Barney was only briefly lost. Will you be changing all door knobs to be Barney-proof?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-71761994831123030532015-10-12T03:26:51.343-04:002015-10-12T03:26:51.343-04:00Thank you for the book recommendation - I had seen...Thank you for the book recommendation - I had seen it but was hesitant on whether it was just another fluff book, or had a little more substance behind it. <br />As for the Butler's Pantry… thanks for the laugh! I am intimately acquainted with two houses that have (original) Butler's Pantries. They are rooms located off the Dining Room, the kitchen being quite far distant and were in fact used by Butlers back in the day, before staff became too expensive. They now house china and silver, and are used as a servery due to distant proximity to kitchen. But then, the modern Butler's Pantry in Australia is an oversized pantry in or off the kitchen that houses everything… and I've had client requests to make them big enough to 'work' in so that they can keep mess out of their 'real' kitchen. So odd. I always ask them why they want to spend all their time in what is essentially an oversized cupboard rather than the main kitchen. The psychology behind modern house design is quite fascinating. As is the psychology behind books that are faced with spines to the back…. Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432089507602828735noreply@blogger.com