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Old January 20th 06, 10:01 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Victoria , i am sorry you don`t like it , when i have different
opinions about colors , as well as knowing about How colors are used
in other parts of the world ,,, This isn`t something , to get angry
about.It is interesting to see how technical developments ,influnece
traditional uses ,, Just somebody here wondered if A/C did affect
color use inside the houses in warm climates??? who could share and
widen our horizons ,,,
It seems that here the entrance of A/C didn`t affect the prefference
for lighter wall colors.
mirjam
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Old January 20th 06, 10:26 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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I'm angry? You have got to be joking. I have really serious things
going on in my life right now. Being angry or giving any energy like
it to you or your opinions is out of the question and completely
untrue. You continue to puzzle me.


On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:01:10 GMT, (Mirjam
Bruck-Cohen) wrote:

Victoria , i am sorry you don`t like it , when i have different
opinions about colors , as well as knowing about How colors are used
in other parts of the world ,,, This isn`t something , to get angry
about.It is interesting to see how technical developments ,influnece
traditional uses ,, Just somebody here wondered if A/C did affect
color use inside the houses in warm climates??? who could share and
widen our horizons ,,,
It seems that here the entrance of A/C didn`t affect the prefference
for lighter wall colors.
mirjam


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Old January 21st 06, 08:20 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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I am greatly honored that i puzzle you , but i wonder why instead of
writing /discussing things with me, that might maybe unpuzzle your
ideas about me, you always get angry or deffensive or agressive, or
walk away or killfile me ,,,,
We are of different cultures , but you claimed several times
to have had some relatives [ i think you wrote aunts ?] who came from
my background. You told here in long leters how you chose to adopt a
non western culture for your religion and way of life. And i chose to
deepen myself into the vast Treasures of my birth culture.
This might have been a wonderful stage for long fruitful discussions.
From which both of us could only learn and widen our horizons.
While i am mystified how a Tottal western person can embrace a culture
that is so much different than her style of life, i respect your
effort in doing so. While i didn`t like and told you as much , the
times you tried to preach to others about your new culture.
If your conversion to a different culture /belief has brought you the
peace of mind and whatever it was you needed/expected of life, i am
glad for you, and wish you many happy healthy years. And i hope this
new culture will bring you the power and emapthy to be a bit more
respectful to other people`s choices, knowledge, experinces of life.
Your reactions to many letters [not only mine]. Aren`t always as
patient as one would expect from a person in your chosen culture.And
excuse me if i will point it out to you. Some people who convert from
one religion/culture to another, tend either to convert others [ and
by this Justify their own convertion], some are always reluctant and
afraid when meeting , discussing or reading , materials related to
their former culture[s]. I have metpeople who converted, your
reactions are quite similar to theirs. It is very human to behave like
this.
may you have a wonderful happy life.
mirjam
I'm angry? You have got to be joking. I have really serious things
going on in my life right now. Being angry or giving any energy like
it to you or your opinions is out of the question and completely
untrue. You continue to puzzle me.


On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:01:10 GMT, (Mirjam
Bruck-Cohen) wrote:

Victoria , i am sorry you don`t like it , when i have different
opinions about colors , as well as knowing about How colors are used
in other parts of the world ,,, This isn`t something , to get angry
about.It is interesting to see how technical developments ,influnece
traditional uses ,, Just somebody here wondered if A/C did affect
color use inside the houses in warm climates??? who could share and
widen our horizons ,,,
It seems that here the entrance of A/C didn`t affect the prefference
for lighter wall colors.
mirjam



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Old January 22nd 06, 12:25 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:
Just somebody here wondered if A/C did affect
color use inside the houses in warm climates?


Hubby and I are "old house people" and when we were looking for our
first home we narrowed the search to houses that were at least 100 years
old. You don't find much that predates the 1860's in the Atlanta area
(Sherman's march to the sea) but we still saw lots of lovely houses
dating from the Restoration Era on up. Most of the ones I saw that had
been restored to "original condition" had more pastel colors (peaches
and pinks and blues) but they did have some color. If you tour old
plantation homes in the south, in addition to pastel walls you will find
high ceilings (heat rises), and breeze ways (a long central hallway that
has a door on each end for cross ventilation). Just thought I'd
interupt the thread to share a little bit from another passion of mine


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Old January 25th 06, 08:56 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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I am also an old house person. Unfortunately they turn into expensive
investements!! The house I bought in this tiny town was built circa 1880
(which is old for this part of South Africa) and was built as the town house
of local famers who came into town to attend the 3-monthly church meeting.
As you said, the ceilings are high, and there is plenty of ventilation.

The house is pretty dilapidated, and I'm short of funds, so I'm living in a
rather depressed state right now. The walls were made of mud bricks, but
over the years rain and damp have turned them from bricks into mud walls, in
some places. One of my first priorities is to prevent damp, as soft walls
at the top are not as bad as soft walls at the bottom.

The upside is that the rooms are huge. My sitting room measures 6m x 4m,
and the bedrooms are all also large, even the smallest one. It has loads of
character, but a small garden, and in the way of the period, it's built very
close to the road. So the 2 meters in front of the house are almost public
property (but not quite) and that's why I have to keep chasing the cows away
from the roses! :-)

Catherine

"Chris Howard" wrote in message
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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:
Just somebody here wondered if A/C did affect
color use inside the houses in warm climates?


Hubby and I are "old house people" and when we were looking for our
first home we narrowed the search to houses that were at least 100 years
old. You don't find much that predates the 1860's in the Atlanta area
(Sherman's march to the sea) but we still saw lots of lovely houses
dating from the Restoration Era on up. Most of the ones I saw that had
been restored to "original condition" had more pastel colors (peaches
and pinks and blues) but they did have some color. If you tour old
plantation homes in the south, in addition to pastel walls you will find
high ceilings (heat rises), and breeze ways (a long central hallway that
has a door on each end for cross ventilation). Just thought I'd
interupt the thread to share a little bit from another passion of mine




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Old January 25th 06, 07:54 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Catherine Milton wrote:
I am also an old house person. Unfortunately they turn into expensive
investements!!



Yup. When we were looking, DH kept asking the realtor about Victorians,
until the realtor explained to him that we could buy one
already-restored, or we could buy a fixer-upper for less, but either
way, it would cost us $250,000 in the long run, and I'd told the realtor
our budget was nowhere near that. (Furthermore, DH was all thumbs and
wouldn't have helped with the fixing-upping.)


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Finished 1/20/06 - Needle Delights 2006 Ornament #1

WIP: July birthstone, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!!
LTR: Fireman's Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn,
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Old January 25th 06, 08:27 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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We have been at both extremes. The house we own in Oregon is 100+ Craftsman
and in good shape. Some slumping, but not too bad. When we finally go
home, I'm hopeful we can start some renovations but nothing of a "necessary"
nature. Things like covering the linoleum (WHAT were those people
thinking????) with wood floors, enlarging the kitchen (which is not small
now, but I'd like it wider; it's 11x20), creating a master bedsuite in the
basement w/jacuzzi, turning what is now the master bedroom into an office
w/built-in bookshelves; fun stuff like that.

On the other hand, we bought a house in VA, also 100yrs old that we
discovered, unfortunately AFTER buying, was in not great shape. Anything
dropped on the floor on the north side of the house could be found against
the corresponding south wall; a HUGE crack in the wall hidden by wallpaper;
a rotted-out support beam. I had intended to remove the ash paneling that
covered most of the other walls but decided I didn't want to know what was
hidden underneath. We lived in it for five years and DH did the necessities
(replacing the support beam and installing jacks to level the house a bit)
and put it on the market as soon as we had orders out. The house was on the
market for a year. We didn't make any money on the deal, but at least got
out of it what we'd put in!

So what I would say is, if you want an old house, find a reputable inspector
who will actually go into the crawl space, etc., and make an honest
assessment of what you can and can't do yourselves.

All the things I want to do in Oregon are cosmetic, so I can let them go if
the $ isn't available. DH can do some of the stuff (being a
son-of-a-plumber and handy with fix-it things). His first assignment is
replacing the fence so we can get dogs. And when it's raining he can tear
out the shower and move the sink in the ¾ bath - the room's really tooooo
small for all three pieces.

Enough rambling. I do love talking about my house; helps me miss it a
little less.

Helen


"Karen C - California" wrote in message
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Catherine Milton wrote:
I am also an old house person. Unfortunately they turn into expensive
investements!!



Yup. When we were looking, DH kept asking the realtor about Victorians,
until the realtor explained to him that we could buy one already-restored,
or we could buy a fixer-upper for less, but either way, it would cost us
$250,000 in the long run, and I'd told the realtor our budget was nowhere
near that. (Furthermore, DH was all thumbs and wouldn't have helped with
the fixing-upping.)


--
Karen C - California
www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and dispel the myths
Finished 1/20/06 - Needle Delights 2006 Ornament #1

WIP: July birthstone, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!!
LTR: Fireman's Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn,
Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe

See my designs exclusively at www.TyWolfeDesigns.com

Editor/Proofreader http://hometown.aol.com/kmc528/KMC.html



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Old January 25th 06, 08:42 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Helen McClaine wrote:

So what I would say is, if you want an old house, find a reputable inspector
who will actually go into the crawl space, etc., and make an honest
assessment of what you can and can't do yourselves.


Amen to that. We got this place for a lot less than comprable houses in
better shape, but it also has more space than anything else I'd seen.
Our home inspector was great. House had been in the same family for 60
years, nothing had been updated and he was quite clear about it, so I
knew what we were getting in to (DH was still in Ohio, trusting me, poor
thing!). 6 years later, we have all new electrical, two new bathrooms
(one for the apartment, one for us) and are more than halfway done with
the cosmetic issues. Floors have been refinishing very nicely and the
woodwork is to die for. The apartment, which has been done for more
than two years, is really quite lovely. Some days I wish I lived down
there!

Every once in a while I have to remind myself that the places I looked
at in better shape didn't have this much space (there's an apartment on
the first floor and DH and I have 10 rooms on the second and third
floors, which with 2 home offices, we needed), but mostly I'm very happy
with the beast.

Elizabeth
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Old January 25th 06, 09:06 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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On 1/25/06 2:42 PM, in article ,
"Dr. Brat" wrote:

Helen McClaine wrote:

So what I would say is, if you want an old house, find a reputable inspector
who will actually go into the crawl space, etc., and make an honest
assessment of what you can and can't do yourselves.


Amen to that. We got this place for a lot less than comprable houses in
better shape, but it also has more space than anything else I'd seen.
Our home inspector was great. House had been in the same family for 60
years, nothing had been updated and he was quite clear about it, so I
knew what we were getting in to (DH was still in Ohio, trusting me, poor
thing!). 6 years later, we have all new electrical, two new bathrooms
(one for the apartment, one for us) and are more than halfway done with
the cosmetic issues. Floors have been refinishing very nicely and the
woodwork is to die for. The apartment, which has been done for more
than two years, is really quite lovely. Some days I wish I lived down
there!

Every once in a while I have to remind myself that the places I looked
at in better shape didn't have this much space (there's an apartment on
the first floor and DH and I have 10 rooms on the second and third
floors, which with 2 home offices, we needed), but mostly I'm very happy
with the beast.

Elizabeth



I love your house and would kill to see the downstairs apartment. I have a
ton of room (in theory), but your place is heavenly.

Cheryl

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Old January 25th 06, 09:09 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Catherine Milton wrote:
I am also an old house person. Unfortunately they turn into expensive
investements!! The house I bought in this tiny town was built circa 1880
(which is old for this part of South Africa) and was built as the town house
of local famers who came into town to attend the 3-monthly church meeting.



Wow! It does sound like you have a lot to do, but it also sounds like
you've got a very neat old house. Keep the faith Catherine, and just do
a little bit at a time. Eventually, it will all get done Update us
on your progress, and if you can, share pictures!

Chris

 




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