tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post2405773615638780370..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: ring my bellTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-52620483371897553302011-02-05T01:40:47.199-05:002011-02-05T01:40:47.199-05:00If you love writing, then, you'll love our 11,...If you love writing, then, you'll love our 11, kick-ass, sardonic satire, amplified_insanity_blogs. And, best of all, they're FREE to plagiarize!! ALL of 'em!! One thing I asketh of thee, my fair liege. May I please kiss thy adorable feet in Heaven? God bless.-blessed holy socks, the non-perishable-zealothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241446130197185049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-45105692673770022452011-02-01T11:24:04.591-05:002011-02-01T11:24:04.591-05:00I can just imagine the sound of that guttural chok...I can just imagine the sound of that guttural choke. Oh dear me. LOl. Hmm, yes, reminds me of one ringer we had ages back, but I do thing the weird return of the regular gong would be more relaxing. How funny. <br /><br />Great photo btw, Willow.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712046924863763290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-80258482629884432442011-01-30T11:41:04.182-05:002011-01-30T11:41:04.182-05:00It makes me feel so good to know that other people...It makes me feel so good to know that other people (and people I happen to like) are also in old houses with old house quirks. <br /><br />I love Thistlebright Cottage, and wouldn't trade it for anything, but I have to admit that while some of the quirks are "quirky" (rumbling, chattering heating pipes), some of them get me downright depressed (the awful, awful bathroom that I can't afford to have renovated).<br /><br />Have you noticed that when you hear stories of other people's old houses, it always sounds charming, but sometimes when it's in your own house it's more like frustrating?<br /><br />I love the doorbell story - and I would have left the choking sound, too...Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-66691150046228001902011-01-29T23:52:32.648-05:002011-01-29T23:52:32.648-05:00Love the story of your manor acquisition - ghosts ...Love the story of your manor acquisition - ghosts and all!!<br /><br />My bell is that ubiquitous 'ding dong' - very flat and lifeless. I'd like to go back to the brass door knocker I used to have......I need to search the attic.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-79075935121657922712011-01-29T10:25:06.586-05:002011-01-29T10:25:06.586-05:00Love the Addams family reference. I'd forgotte...Love the Addams family reference. I'd forgotten the sound of their doorbell. <br /><br />Old houses harbor the best stories. They have so much history stuffed chock-a-block into every nook and cranny it just naturally oozes out.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-84565219672090747112011-01-29T07:05:01.044-05:002011-01-29T07:05:01.044-05:00Hi,
I begin on internet with a directoryHi, <br /> <br /> I begin on internet with a directoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-9987091270325175952011-01-28T23:07:07.000-05:002011-01-28T23:07:07.000-05:00Ghosts or just good old fashioned magic. We got ou...Ghosts or just good old fashioned magic. We got our house washed eight months ago (as you do once every 15 years) and our electric front door bell ceased to ding dong (as Stafford captures so well). Being an aspirant handyman I followed the wires, I replaced the batteries, I made sure the ding dong mechanism wasn't jammed then gave up. <br />Six months later a visitor came to the door, pressed the button as so many had vainly done before him and hey presto -it's been working ever since. My handiperson intervention had worked. Like my computer it was just a little slow in booting up.Steve Capelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838386764407644146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-60925999526695877172011-01-28T15:50:21.394-05:002011-01-28T15:50:21.394-05:00Yep, Glenn, poetically speaking, you hit the nail,...Yep, Glenn, poetically speaking, you hit the nail, or should I say door knocker, on the head. You sweat poetry, my friend.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-75494850425950469512011-01-28T15:40:50.873-05:002011-01-28T15:40:50.873-05:00Visitor's Cantata
Spirits in the wiring,
th...Visitor's Cantata <br /><br />Spirits in the wiring, <br />this old manor never ceases<br />to keep us entertained--<br />starting with the doorbell<br />that lost its ding, or was it<br />its dong...several years ago,<br />and only makes a gurgling,<br />wheezing, choking sound<br />when pressed or massaged<br />or struck with a fist or palm,<br />with the faintest bell ding<br />kind of dropping out of the<br />wheeze like dandruff on a<br />dark sweater--so most people<br />use the heavy old brass door<br />knocker, and the blows always<br />roll through the house like<br />summer thunder, waking the<br />cat, scaring the ghosts, and<br />rousing me from writing, cooking,<br />or God forbid, cleaning.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-18659009574233860842011-01-28T15:16:34.252-05:002011-01-28T15:16:34.252-05:00Actually, most people use the great old door knock...Actually, most people use the great old door knocker. The sound travels though the house like thunder!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-64945914649648255172011-01-28T15:09:35.859-05:002011-01-28T15:09:35.859-05:00sinply ghastly. huh, my house didn't come with...sinply ghastly. huh, my house didn't come with a doorbell, just one of those simple plug in doo-dads, which finally died and i still havent replaced it. Don't even bother knocking, Toby will let us know if you're on the doorstep.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948978798395906663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73909631512674713122011-01-28T14:55:42.593-05:002011-01-28T14:55:42.593-05:00Seems as if bells have secret lives too...and why ...Seems as if bells have secret lives too...and why not, in a place where ghosts may dwell??Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-29691766685615848662011-01-28T14:49:57.403-05:002011-01-28T14:49:57.403-05:00My doorbell plays Jack Nicholson saying "Litt...My doorbell plays Jack Nicholson saying "Little, pigs, little pigs, let me come in! Not by the hair on your chinny chin chin? Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in!"<br /><br />It keeps the debt collectors away.R.A.D. Stainforthhttp://schwarzehunde.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-42902249377500357942011-01-28T12:49:41.872-05:002011-01-28T12:49:41.872-05:00I love this post!
The dong has returned.I love this post!<br />The dong has returned.Lisa Ursuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906234995763166824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-44654383558992284702011-01-28T12:02:49.203-05:002011-01-28T12:02:49.203-05:00Sounds brilliant. Even the faults are good!Sounds brilliant. Even the faults are good!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-26502207499949609962011-01-28T11:51:30.296-05:002011-01-28T11:51:30.296-05:00Love your manor house stories ~Love your manor house stories ~Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-90717494525227602802011-01-28T08:32:05.884-05:002011-01-28T08:32:05.884-05:00What a great old house. Four acres would be heaven...What a great old house. Four acres would be heaven to inhabit. The sound you describe for the choking sound of the doorbell would indeed add to the fun of the abode. Thanks for sharing the bits of nuances.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-77798414470330985142011-01-28T08:12:13.662-05:002011-01-28T08:12:13.662-05:00I love it when you talk about Willow Manor's q...I love it when you talk about Willow Manor's quirks. This was a particularly interesting and mysterious one!Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-81433551052224487442011-01-28T07:09:43.192-05:002011-01-28T07:09:43.192-05:00I love it Tess! The "young bell woman" h...I love it Tess! The "young bell woman" has set the tone for my day. Ghost woman and vibrant Tess, flip sides, what keeps life interesting; made me smile. Thanks!Ann Grenierhttp://www.knotinline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-90581473681760198682011-01-28T06:19:59.027-05:002011-01-28T06:19:59.027-05:00"But the place had a certain irresistible cha..."But the place had a certain irresistible charm that rose from its nooks and crannies like the scent of baking bread".<br />Few people I know can crafty a sentence like you Tess. Quality, always quality, never disappoints.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-35424794153170381432011-01-28T00:17:08.877-05:002011-01-28T00:17:08.877-05:00Pest Control.
Re the doorbell that had lost its ri...Pest Control.<br />Re the doorbell that had lost its ring,<br />Then the ‘dong’ came back, next comes the ‘ding’?<br />I warn you, let’s face it, <br />You’d better replace it <br />Those 'Ding Dongs’ mean Avon is calling!Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-58231810456118556452011-01-27T23:53:38.611-05:002011-01-27T23:53:38.611-05:00I guess your bell was just taking a small break an...I guess your bell was just taking a small break and has now sprung back to life. Maybe the other part of it is destined for a sabbatical soon. Your home sounds so wonderful and I agree with the other commenter, you should once again plant willows along the river.RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-80961965954043964252011-01-27T22:04:55.317-05:002011-01-27T22:04:55.317-05:00Idiosyncratic: that's the word to describe the...Idiosyncratic: that's the word to describe the bell.Miss Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08569594607534260565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-61555030141313644582011-01-27T21:43:12.541-05:002011-01-27T21:43:12.541-05:00The quirky charm of old houses allows us to overlo...The quirky charm of old houses allows us to overlook many an imperfection.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-22116920894525606112011-01-27T21:13:16.849-05:002011-01-27T21:13:16.849-05:00A bit quirky (or spooky) but so cool! It must be a...A bit quirky (or spooky) but so cool! It must be a total adventure restoring and keeping up with a place like that...<br />Your post was so well written and interesing also!Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com