I agree, the furnoture looks stiff, but then they seldom used the sitting room, just for special company, I think. Otherwise they gathered in the kitchen (warmer)
Well yes maybe in a posh sort of house like this but your more normal 3 or 4 bedroom property would these days only have one lounge (I suppose the equivalent of a receiving room). Of course these days too it is often combined with a dining room. Geoff's sister Pat in Eau Claire reckons there are houses there that do not have a kitchen as the occupiers eat out all the time! I would most certainly get tired of eating out all the time. Even on our 5 day holiday last week we rented a place and I cooked (very easy stuff) 3 nights so that we didn't have to get all dressed to go out as we were very tired from a full day's photography each day and lots of walking and muddy boots and trousers (pants)
Hmmmm house with no kitchen sometimes it sounds like a dream, actually though you do get sick of eating out, when we lived in Brunei we stayed at the Sheraton Hotel for the first 5 weeks and I can tell you it becomes very boring. Leigh always says I don't need a cooker and sometimes I would agree, just a stove top. I really dislike microwaves.
I didn't mean that I would want to eat out all the time! Not only is that boring, but also unhealthy. I actually cook everything from scratch most of the time--eat out only rarely.
I often get sick when I eat out, because of my allergies.
The microwave was sort of like a new appendix. But lately, I have discovered a few uses for it.
We had LOTS of squash in our garden this year, acorn and butternut (also spaghetti, yellow and green, but they are all gone now--still have lots of the others!)
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Fun to see but not very comfy looking.
I agree, the furnoture looks stiff, but then they seldom used the sitting room, just for special company, I think. Otherwise they gathered in the kitchen (warmer)
Makes sense! :-D
We never used to use our sitting room when we were kids. Except at Christmas or funerals.
you Brits have more than 1 "receiving rooms". I see on "location location" with Kirstie Alsop & Phil spencer.....
Well yes maybe in a posh sort of house like this but your more normal 3 or 4 bedroom property would these days only have one lounge (I suppose the equivalent of a receiving room). Of course these days too it is often combined with a dining room. Geoff's sister Pat in Eau Claire reckons there are houses there that do not have a kitchen as the occupiers eat out all the time! I would most certainly get tired of eating out all the time. Even on our 5 day holiday last week we rented a place and I cooked (very easy stuff) 3 nights so that we didn't have to get all dressed to go out as we were very tired from a full day's photography each day and lots of walking and muddy boots and trousers (pants)
Cooking is hard too. When I am tired from all day photographing, I don't always want to cook--standing at the stove. AK!
What is a "receiving room"--is that like a parlor or sitting room?
Cooking is hard too. When I am tired from all day photographing, I don't always want to cook--standing at the stove. AK!
What is a "receiving room"--is that like a parlor or sitting room?
I have never heard of a house with no kitchen. a receiving room is like a living room...
Hmmmm house with no kitchen sometimes it sounds like a dream, actually though you do get sick of eating out, when we lived in Brunei we stayed at the Sheraton Hotel for the first 5 weeks and I can tell you it becomes very boring. Leigh always says I don't need a cooker and sometimes I would agree, just a stove top. I really dislike microwaves.
I didn't mean that I would want to eat out all the time! Not only is that boring, but also unhealthy. I actually cook everything from scratch most of the time--eat out only rarely.
I often get sick when I eat out, because of my allergies.
The microwave was sort of like a new appendix. But lately, I have discovered a few uses for it.
I think life would be harder without a microwave but it is not my favourite way of cooking.
moi non plus!!!
good way to reheat left overs though...
Yup--and I am liking it for cooking squash--quicker and moister.
We had LOTS of squash in our garden this year, acorn and butternut (also spaghetti, yellow and green, but they are all gone now--still have lots of the others!)
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