tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post4372386450572887699..comments2024-03-15T15:42:08.393-04:00Comments on Knatolee's World: The family hovelKnatoleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-22816904241994004142015-10-29T12:48:59.303-04:002015-10-29T12:48:59.303-04:00What an absolute treasure to be able to walk throu...What an absolute treasure to be able to walk through it and be there, and touch things, and get such an intimate sense of it all. It is sad that it is so far gone, and yes, hopefully someone will come and renovate it soonConnie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-29050169973433890612015-10-25T16:56:09.094-04:002015-10-25T16:56:09.094-04:00What an interesting assortment of furnishings and ...What an interesting assortment of furnishings and junk left in the house! It make you wonder about the successive occupants who have dwelled there over the past years.Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-69561010571495293192015-10-22T23:06:06.280-04:002015-10-22T23:06:06.280-04:00It is sad that the cottage has been left to become...It is sad that the cottage has been left to become derelict and overrun by nature, especially when it is filled with so many memories. But at least you and your family have those.<br /><br />Safe travels home!Sakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11508656442667275102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-59675198316990709922015-10-22T17:13:58.331-04:002015-10-22T17:13:58.331-04:00If only you could save it - it would be such a coo...If only you could save it - it would be such a cool projectWanderingcatstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459444703722115118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-2474944371784673242015-10-22T14:33:19.730-04:002015-10-22T14:33:19.730-04:00This could be your new project!!!!! Haven't yo...This could be your new project!!!!! Haven't you run out of things to renovate and improve at home?Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-65381575415580659902015-10-22T02:09:18.706-04:002015-10-22T02:09:18.706-04:00Use the eggcup in good health with a soft-boiled b...Use the eggcup in good health with a soft-boiled breakfast special from your Ontario flock! What a moving photo-memoire, Knatolie.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797506106969085134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-36392616770682339472015-10-22T01:13:42.903-04:002015-10-22T01:13:42.903-04:00Well, you have a point. The roof is really good an...Well, you have a point. The roof is really good and not leaking. The place is definitely salvageable. :) Last night I thought perhaps they started digging out the one floor there to make the ceiling higher!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-69998034635450459252015-10-22T01:12:57.062-04:002015-10-22T01:12:57.062-04:00I don't know who owns it; if I'd seen some...I don't know who owns it; if I'd seen someone around, I would have asked but it was Sunday morning and I think everyone was as Mass! :)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-40022037280887381312015-10-22T01:12:26.672-04:002015-10-22T01:12:26.672-04:00It's entirely possible!!! it was amazing to th...It's entirely possible!!! it was amazing to think of my Nanny there with six kids. THey usually went in summer, so I guess the kids could at least be outside a lot.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-88571731770968457442015-10-22T01:11:28.364-04:002015-10-22T01:11:28.364-04:00I was pretty careful because I wasn;t sure how stu...I was pretty careful because I wasn;t sure how sturdy they were, but it worked out okay!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-23935501547576544022015-10-22T01:10:57.923-04:002015-10-22T01:10:57.923-04:00Thank you!! I'd love to have that cottage, let...Thank you!! I'd love to have that cottage, let me tell you. :)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-1500554117345521592015-10-22T01:10:36.102-04:002015-10-22T01:10:36.102-04:00I really, really wanted the iron but it weighed a ...I really, really wanted the iron but it weighed a ton and I know I would have needed excess baggage to fly it home. However, a horseshoe and an eggcup may have disappeared from the cottage. ;)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-13328932302963598602015-10-22T01:09:44.849-04:002015-10-22T01:09:44.849-04:00Too fast... I am not ready to go back and deal wit...Too fast... I am not ready to go back and deal with reality!!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-31878590804888423952015-10-22T01:09:27.119-04:002015-10-22T01:09:27.119-04:00It's entirely possible, and definitely not my ...It's entirely possible, and definitely not my grandmother's!!!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-23101524833558258402015-10-22T01:09:08.998-04:002015-10-22T01:09:08.998-04:00I found it all very moving and amazing! I bet your...I found it all very moving and amazing! I bet your holiday cottage felt just like this one. :)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-74516815499219932552015-10-22T01:08:31.192-04:002015-10-22T01:08:31.192-04:00Ireland is special... I find it so different from ...Ireland is special... I find it so different from England, which I have visited so many times. ANyway, I just love it and can't wait to come back!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-51032863977888756222015-10-22T00:07:58.304-04:002015-10-22T00:07:58.304-04:00That's not derelict! The roof looks better now...That's not derelict! The roof looks better now than in the old photo. An afternoon's work would have it back in shape. A month would have all mod-cons. Buy it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-87599876623573308162015-10-21T20:50:25.455-04:002015-10-21T20:50:25.455-04:00This was a heartwarming post. I loved visiting th...This was a heartwarming post. I loved visiting this place with you.<br /><br />Who owns it now? It's too bad it has been left to be taken over by squatters and nature. I'm glad you were able to visit it before became even more tumbled down and too dangerous to enter.BethB from Indianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15294626495777153996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-63014022444383538192015-10-21T20:30:28.694-04:002015-10-21T20:30:28.694-04:00Fascinating post. All you can do is put some imagi...Fascinating post. All you can do is put some imagination in this setting but it's difficult to know what really happened. All you know for sure is that your relatives walked that land. I would think that homeless lived in this house at one time. They leave a terrible mess.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-53608127603184226462015-10-21T19:27:17.589-04:002015-10-21T19:27:17.589-04:00You were very brave to go inside and up the stairs...You were very brave to go inside and up the stairs. Great photos. I am sorry for you that you didn't get to see the home in better days, but it is great that you got to see it at all. pilch92https://www.blogger.com/profile/12263559408792146826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-7899563329131218602015-10-21T18:49:19.052-04:002015-10-21T18:49:19.052-04:00I like the idea of framing the front door photo an...I like the idea of framing the front door photo and hanging it up at home . What a sweet cottage I am part British and I would love to have a cottage in the British country side to go to and stay for vacations . Wonderful post and photos ! Thanks for sharing , Have a safe trip home !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-46540190059556783232015-10-21T17:59:00.089-04:002015-10-21T17:59:00.089-04:00What great post! That cottage is awesome. Love the...What great post! That cottage is awesome. Love the red door! I'm into genealogy so I would have been right there with you climbing in the window. Did you snag the old iron? I would have. CheersLesley Ann Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044588366812739029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-51651833900284270172015-10-21T17:29:57.071-04:002015-10-21T17:29:57.071-04:00A real trip down memory lane. Gosh, that two weeks...A real trip down memory lane. Gosh, that two weeks has gone quickly. Glad you had a good time. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-11927682723756884282015-10-21T16:35:39.037-04:002015-10-21T16:35:39.037-04:00Is that a voodoo doll on fireplace?Is that a voodoo doll on fireplace?Pasha's Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234680893727751096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-61880948090110276792015-10-21T16:35:35.792-04:002015-10-21T16:35:35.792-04:00This post brought tears to my eyes, how wonderful ...This post brought tears to my eyes, how wonderful that you were able to visit and feel the memories that linger there. It would be lovely to see it renovated, it reminds me very much of a holiday cottage that I stayed in when I was in my teens. That cottage even had the same type of brick wall in front of it. (Although the cottage I remember was on the Isle of Man not Ireland.) <br /><br />There is a picture of me standing by the gateway in a checked dress with other family members. The photo of your grandmother in her checked clothing brings back the vivid memory,CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.com