Friday, August 17, 2012
Victorian Kitchen: Episode 8 Picnics
*******************I wanted to share this with you, I know some of you will love this series like I did. It's all about the kitchens in a British Victorian mansion. It's lovely and real and I found it relevant and useful today. This one is all about picnics. HERE is the channel where you can find more episodes and also The Victorian Kitchen Garden series, which is just as amazing. So much work went into running those big fancy houses! I have watched them all and also The Wartime Kitchen And Garden series which takes you to another era. These are the best documentary/reenactments I have ever seen. They were filmed in an actual Victorian mansion with a real kitchen and all the tools, dishes, pots are the real deal. Even the food was grown on the estate, the old way.
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So Pat. Any sign of that damn UPS man today? Grrrr...
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Rox, Charlie stopped by. He said they took it. I haven't seen it yet.
They took it yesterday. UPS, I mean.
Great!!! It will probably come back to me! Those idiots!! Gah!! OK. :(
Are you kidding?
DD, I love this video. I was in England for a little more than a week back in May. London is a shit hole but we drove (yes..YIKES) up to North Yorkshire and it's like a different world there. It's just like this video. People are extremely friendly, gracious, polite and wonderful. They don't get many Americans where we were so we kind of felt like a monkey in a cage in the beginning. They were very curious about us. Anyway, they do things so differently over there from what we're used to so we felt like some hillbilly's that just fell off the turnip truck. Amazing experience! I would love to live there for awhile. I'm trying to talk my husband into it. They don't have bugs over there. There are no screens on their windows. The whole time I was there I saw two flies and a bumblebee. Don't mean to bore you. England is just so amazing. I was excited to see this video!
Oh, Jo, how I envy you that trip. No bugs? Seriously, no bugs? No screens? That would be heavenly. What kinds of things do they do differently? I am far from bored. On BBC their country houses look like mine with low ceilings and teeny doors.
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DD, the first thing that struck me were their beautiful gardens. The houses sit so close to the road and they all seem to be made out of stone. The whole front of their houses are just flowers..and flowers and more flowers. You would fit in so well over there. It's just beautiful. Even driving through the worst getto's in London, people would have the most beautiful rose gardens I've ever seen.
People don't wear jeans, shorts or gym shoes over there. The woman wear skirts or dresses and the men wear slacks. No T-shirts. All button down shirts. The food was awful except for the bread, cheeses and desserts. Their cuts of meat are not the same either so you don't know what you'll find on your plate after you order something.
English people love to talk. That surprised me. You could meet someone on the street while trying to shop and you'd find yourself still talking after two hours. So all of our outings took twice as long but I wouldn't have traded that experience for anything.
When you check into your hotel, you're asked if you'll be having dinner and dinner is at a certain time. Same with breakfast. It's like being back home with mom and dad. Also, they lock the doors at 10:00 pm but your room key also is the key to the front door. If you're going to be out past 10:00 you're asked to please lock the front door behind you. I could go on and on but I won't :) England is something I can't shake. I still think about it everyday. I kind of felt like I belonged there if that makes sense. I felt like I was finally home.
Oh, I've noticed almost everyone there has a small garden. I was impressed with that. I covet a stone house, I was just thinkng that. I think I'd like it there. How was the weather? Did it rain a lot like they lead you to believe? I love me some rain.
Bubbles, who comments on here, is from the UK. I like to read her comments.
DD, it didn't rain at all when we were there. They had a rainy spell for a month and it stopped the day before we got there and started raining again the day after we left. It was sunshiny and beautiful. The high temps there were 78 degrees and they thought it was uncomfortably hot! I admit, I wanted to get drenched by a good English rain at least once but it never happened.
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I'm jealous of Bubbles!
lol so funny to read others comments about England. Jo we do (men mostly) wear tshirts & trainers but the current fashion is for smart casual. Depending on how old the village or town you live in determines what your house is made of, up north in places like yorkshire the pre 1900 houses are usually cottage made of local stone, very close together with small gardens but most houses post 1920s have a larger plot & tend to be semi detached & made of brick with render. We also have some of the most beautiful yet underrated coastlines in the world, as the weather is never that great to generate a tourist trade on the coasts, which in itself is a blessing as it leaves them empty for us locals. :) I'm not sure where you went in London but it is no shithole, as a native Londoner I can assure we have a lot of amazing parks, historical sites, museums, architecture & horticultural sites. It's a shame you only got a negative experience of it, if you are ever over again let me know & I'll show you the hidden gems. and Pat, if you ever fancy a visit over, we have a spare room. ;)
Bubbleator, I meant no disrespect when I spoke of London. I think we went at a very bad time. The Queen's Jubilee was four days before we left there and you were getting ready for the Olympics. It was very crowded, very "touristy" and I didn't expect the crowds. I got elbowed in the mouth accidentally by someone and was tripped by someone else and fell on my ass. Holy Cow it was crowded. Hyde Park is gorgeous and I was so impressed with the dogs there. They are all so well behaved. You'll have to give me your secret. We hit all the usual places in London.
We mostly stayed in Hawes in North Yorkshire. From there we drove around to other villages and just enjoyed the people so much.
What's with the no bugs, Bubbleator? Why don't you have bugs?
Don't worry Jo, I figured you must have had a bad experiences & this year has been particularly manic with jubilee & Olympics but tbh, London is like NYC, busy all the bloody time & tourists are around everywhere. Sorry you got elbowed, that's painful but I promise next time you come back I'll give you some insider tips to make up for it. :)
We have really strict laws about dogs here, most people comply which means our dogs are well trained, you do get the odd twat who don't but they usually get a visit by the RSPCA (animal protection) & the dogs get rehomed if they are really out of control. And we do have bugs (my poor boy is testament to that, he has about 10 midgie bites atm) just none that can do any real damage, midges in summer are the worst, they are like invisible mosquitos but without the possible malaria or dengue but they are annoying. One of the real pleasures of this country is being about to go for long nature walks & come across nothing more dangerous than an adder or wasp sting. I'm really glad you like it, I had a friend over from Denver a few years back who's family are from Yorkshire & she had a blast, she went alone & ended up getting invited in for tea by random people. Alot of people don't realize that the British are generally a very warm bunch & friendly too, we just don't harp on about it is all. lol
People in the UK seem to have more common sense, if I believe the BBC. What's render? "Brick and render"?
dunno about how much more common sense we have but I would agree we are less hysterical or maybe the right term is outwardly enthusiastic about things than the Americans seem to get. The impression we get over here is you guys take "everything" so seriously, sport, religion, politics, which is one of the reasons the stereotype of americans have no sense of irony comes from, which is not something I have found personally but I can see where it comes from. "shrugs"
render, I think you all it stucco. It's plaster for the outside of your house, covers the brick word & helps with insulation.
Ohhh, okay. Like the front here. Orig was log, then stacked cement blocks then stucco. I have walls 3 foot think. Bring on the teeerndo! LOL.
I think we're more animated, also, here in America. We're louder and talk with our hands more. We laugh louder, walk louder and are just generally louder. I started getting a bit self conscience while being in England and I'm quite shy. You are much more reserved than we are but in a good way. Also, I wanted to ask you (Bubbles) what the fields of bright yellow plants were throughout the countryside. It was being grown and farmed and it's so beautiful but we had no idea what it was. I could ask you questions forever but I promise I won't take up any more of DD's blog on this. I'm just so curious about everything over there.
Jo, it was probably rapeseed, is a common crop grown in yorkshire.
Rapeseed? I have to google that.
it's a great crop, makes an amazing oil for cooking, even better for you that olive oil, has a very nutty taste.
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