tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post1004056794718422593..comments2024-03-27T07:00:37.924+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Cottage PieJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-32001090962981421642015-08-16T01:50:22.421+01:002015-08-16T01:50:22.421+01:00For those of us that don't get to see them for...For those of us that don't get to see them for ourselves, I don't thing there could be twee overload. Keep on posting them and we will keep on smiling. :)betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-31104367963410930982015-08-15T19:45:49.028+01:002015-08-15T19:45:49.028+01:00John -- the term cottage in the US is similar to t...John -- the term cottage in the US is similar to the UK as you describe. However we do not have thatched roofs. Where I was raised in Michigan many folks had cottages as summer homes on one of the many lakes in the state. They were small and simply built. Many of these cottages have either disappeared or been rehabbed to more grandiose structures. Your photos are outstanding. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-59138082335485467792015-08-15T19:19:24.614+01:002015-08-15T19:19:24.614+01:00Great post, John... really interesting history on ...Great post, John... really interesting history on cottages (I had no idea)! The thatched roofs are so quaint, and makes me wonder if there are still workers who have the knowledge and skill to install and repair these roofs.Spare Parts and Picshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836657200014402380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-36348863247396238922015-08-15T18:37:24.984+01:002015-08-15T18:37:24.984+01:00Another gem of a collection of photos and history....Another gem of a collection of photos and history. A bit more romanticized than they initially were of course, but that is nothing special when it comes to houses. Personally, my first thought when I saw the photos were: "Has he been to Denmark?", where they exist in great numbers. But the, the Danes were once in England ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-62815680132276726902015-08-15T17:06:39.918+01:002015-08-15T17:06:39.918+01:00When I look these wonderful cottages, I never say ...When I look these wonderful cottages, I never say "Yuk! Too twee by far!". These are so lovely and so english-type. I love the roofs. I would like to live in anyone of them.orvokkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408082210385156163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-56851422104500665172015-08-15T15:50:55.245+01:002015-08-15T15:50:55.245+01:00They always look very pretty but the thatched roof...They always look very pretty but the thatched roof would worry me as to what might be living in it - love the different shapes of the roofs and windows in the cottages in your photos:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-43129881823371879662015-08-14T23:10:03.487+01:002015-08-14T23:10:03.487+01:00Any one of these would do for me. In North Yorkshi...Any one of these would do for me. In North Yorkshire they used to thatch haystacks too!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-55062588998900610282015-08-14T20:28:38.738+01:002015-08-14T20:28:38.738+01:00I love them and especially if there are roses too!...I love them and especially if there are roses too!it's mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701940616523413217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-74857361736879594852015-08-14T20:23:09.708+01:002015-08-14T20:23:09.708+01:00They may be twee, but as a former owner of a thatc...They may be twee, but as a former owner of a thatched cottage, they are A LOT of hard work and money. We used to refer to our Sweetbriar Cottage as a money pit. As soon as one thing was fixed the next thing fell apart. They look so innocent and beautiful, but believe me, the owners would be tearing their hair out most of the time - especially at night when the little critters can be heard making their homes in the thatch! Still miss my old Sweetbriar though :-)sweetbriardreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036932595395191529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-79892777202647691002015-08-14T18:16:58.891+01:002015-08-14T18:16:58.891+01:00O dear gawd them houses be retchingly twee! I bet ...O dear gawd them houses be retchingly twee! I bet it has been awhile since muddy booted feet have ever stepped inside of them. By the way did you forget to photograph the local pump ?A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-55597025109206256832015-08-14T17:38:10.440+01:002015-08-14T17:38:10.440+01:00Ooh be still my beating heart, simply breathtaking...Ooh be still my beating heart, simply breathtakingly beautiful !<br />Is there anything so quintessentially English as a thatched cottage and country garden, I miss them so...<br />Thank you for sharing this today, I needed a little bit of 'home'...<br />~JoA Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-64225472638863131812015-08-14T15:20:54.488+01:002015-08-14T15:20:54.488+01:00Oh, how I would love to see these for myself!Oh, how I would love to see these for myself!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-69282359107612890502015-08-14T15:04:32.404+01:002015-08-14T15:04:32.404+01:00Interesting how it has now become very fashionable...Interesting how it has now become very fashionable to live in such cottages and they have largely been prettified and fetch huge sums of money.<br /><br />Even as recently as 1960 my brother in law, who was a builder, offered to buy such a cottage and modernise it for my parents to live in. My mother was horrified and would not entertain such an idea.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-12812320690170697052015-08-14T14:16:46.518+01:002015-08-14T14:16:46.518+01:00The cottages do look charming to my 21st-century e...The cottages do look charming to my 21st-century eye. I bet those who lived in them 200 to 300 years ago would be amazed at how we now romanticize them. ;)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-76163742079438754662015-08-14T14:16:39.645+01:002015-08-14T14:16:39.645+01:00Lovely looking place! I'm a victim to the Tudo...Lovely looking place! I'm a victim to the Tudor beams in my local pub, one of which at the bottom of the stairs I regularly and painfully clonkSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-34918098505284162032015-08-14T13:49:08.703+01:002015-08-14T13:49:08.703+01:00A nostalgic post for me and your photos show them ...A nostalgic post for me and your photos show them off beautifully John. I never knew the origin of their name though. Interesting bit of history here :)DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-13773228139467769382015-08-14T13:32:32.997+01:002015-08-14T13:32:32.997+01:00I am impressed by the old traditional 'cottage...I am impressed by the old traditional 'cottages', mainly for the workmanship that obviously goes into the thatching. Traditional cottages here we're pretty simple places too, bit they tend to be big, fancy and expensive now.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-9899375873703998132015-08-14T12:57:48.111+01:002015-08-14T12:57:48.111+01:00I'm always happy to look at thatched cottages:...I'm always happy to look at thatched cottages:) Especially the ones in Suffolk that are limewashed in the teaditional Suffolk pink. As you say it's not at all like the bright pink in your photo.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-20214742442001505532015-08-14T12:55:20.505+01:002015-08-14T12:55:20.505+01:00Can I say, "a bit twee" - but pictureske...Can I say, "a bit twee" - but pictureskew? Great post and great pictures. It amuses/irritates me that places which are far removed from being cottages are described as such by estate agents and other scamps and ne'er-do-wells.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.com