tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post6335116647266009368..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: Tess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-21271457123133132332009-09-26T18:05:27.638-04:002009-09-26T18:05:27.638-04:00I wish it were so for me now, Willow. At 65, I li...I wish it were so for me now, Willow. At 65, I live downstairs, my two sons are upstairs and, because it's hard for me to climb up and down the stairs, I don't do so more than a couple of times a week. Then, I will cook, in the midst of my 500 cookbooks, acquired in world wide travels and I do remember those wonderful days of entertaining when the kitchen truly was the gathering place. For a brief time, though, I linger with my boys ( sometimes, the 3rd son is down from Sacramento )and it is a fun time of laughter, good wine, fine food and festivity.<br /><br />Unfortunately, 21 years of being on call, almost nonstop, interfered with entertaining since that inevitable shrill beep would shatter the intimacy.RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-6185319285013150252009-09-25T17:25:42.698-04:002009-09-25T17:25:42.698-04:00Now I wonder why we migrate to the kitchen, probab...Now I wonder why we migrate to the kitchen, probably because the lady of the house is usually working there!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-72248811293796888822009-09-24T17:52:19.360-04:002009-09-24T17:52:19.360-04:00I have to say that I agree with the quote heading ...I have to say that I agree with the quote heading your post. Although in my case our kitchen is the first room you enter in our house. It's right by the entrance.<br /><br />Cracking post.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-33783916214067147892009-09-24T12:18:09.856-04:002009-09-24T12:18:09.856-04:00Stimulates all five senses? hmmm...hadn't thog...Stimulates all five senses? hmmm...hadn't thoght of that. How very true Betsy's comment.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712046924863763290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-20766516344241603242009-09-24T08:18:03.601-04:002009-09-24T08:18:03.601-04:00Isn't this the truth? I designed our kitchen ...Isn't this the truth? I designed our kitchen with this in mind.....best decision of the remodel (!)High Desert Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612606483622054573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-21675066155697151002009-09-23T20:52:09.290-04:002009-09-23T20:52:09.290-04:00Absolutely, Willow! Here at Necky Knoll House the ...Absolutely, Willow! Here at Necky Knoll House the kitchen is always a hub of activity, inactivity, peace and chaos! All at once.Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-76217770248309728352009-09-23T17:21:03.893-04:002009-09-23T17:21:03.893-04:00We have a big house with a tiny galley kitchen . ....We have a big house with a tiny galley kitchen . . . that everyone wants to squeeze into! Your descriptions are so apt -- and wonderfully sensual.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-46608855919057318192009-09-23T17:17:28.034-04:002009-09-23T17:17:28.034-04:00Seriously...I know what you mean. I had a few frie...Seriously...I know what you mean. I had a few friends over the other night and we were bumping into each other in my kitchen...take a look!<br />maggiessecretgarden.blogspot.com<br />It was crazy fun!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749464659476217501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-68164727048256808482009-09-23T17:07:37.735-04:002009-09-23T17:07:37.735-04:00My father never allowed us in the kitchen while he...My father never allowed us in the kitchen while he was cooking. Nor does he now!<br /><br />We're more often porch-sitters at our gatherings...Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-4869799823919854322009-09-23T16:48:50.360-04:002009-09-23T16:48:50.360-04:00Gravitate-to-the-kitchen phenomenon. You can't...Gravitate-to-the-kitchen phenomenon. You can't swing a cat in my kitchen but in they come.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-66360504634679504922009-09-23T14:31:12.636-04:002009-09-23T14:31:12.636-04:00I think every important talk happens in the kitche...I think every important talk happens in the kitchen. There's such comfort and nourishment there, heart, mind and soul.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-39657349158423553112009-09-23T14:24:32.873-04:002009-09-23T14:24:32.873-04:00I do love a nice comfy kitchen to hang out in.I do love a nice comfy kitchen to hang out in.sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-5323795434955471832009-09-23T14:12:08.732-04:002009-09-23T14:12:08.732-04:00Certainly the hub at our house. When we lived in G...Certainly the hub at our house. When we lived in Georgia, we had a large 3-story house with huge windows and panoramic views on all all levels. It was one of those "open" houses where you could look down from the top level and see everything. Since the house was built on a side of a mountain the kitchen, dining room, a bed and separate bath, along with a small sitting area, were on the entry level floor which was actually the second floor. The large living area shared the same floor, the upper floor, with another bed and bath. On the lower level there was a large rec room, bed and bath.<br /><br />We sat out food and drink all over the house when we had people over. We could have been serving gold on the lower and upper floors and still the kitchen would have been packed.<br /><br />When we retired, we downsized and have a much smaller kitchen. Still, it is always full of people. <br /><br />I think they put people people-magnets in ovens and other kitchen appliances so we will use them more and they will wear out faster.aurbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234712574405718245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-71989044079670657592009-09-23T13:49:25.071-04:002009-09-23T13:49:25.071-04:00I have to say willow that we almost live in our ki...I have to say willow that we almost live in our kitchen - the Aga never goes out and we vie for a place by it - dogs, cats, people - it is everyone's favourite place. Trying to put something in the oven to cook is a work of art as people lean up the rail and i have to move them out of the way.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73582374946973222832009-09-23T13:45:56.310-04:002009-09-23T13:45:56.310-04:00Same thing happens here. Everybody hangs in the k...Same thing happens here. Everybody hangs in the kitchen. And my cooking is far from a riveting drama.<br /><br />You're right: most of us have such warm associations with kitchens and foods. It's all about nurturing--not just our bodies but our souls.Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245301334922883500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-53936042468010095872009-09-23T13:36:08.603-04:002009-09-23T13:36:08.603-04:00Oh, who doesn't love the kitchen. It represen...Oh, who doesn't love the kitchen. It represents sustenance, both physical and emotional. Lovely.suehttp://www.abrushwithcolor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-1128452017659783042009-09-23T13:29:23.158-04:002009-09-23T13:29:23.158-04:00Dear Willow when my husband cooks the migration to...Dear Willow when my husband cooks the migration to the kitchen is like cattle. When I cook, all of a sudden different rooms in the house become priceless.Yolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068063513978782703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-62498464227854705562009-09-23T12:51:14.953-04:002009-09-23T12:51:14.953-04:00I couldn't agree with you more Willow. The kit...I couldn't agree with you more Willow. The kitchen is where plans are made and discussed, problems are aired and faced, wrongs are righted and so much more.<br />I always have believed it goes back to 'our' time as cave dwellers, gathered round the fire for comfort, companionship and most importantly food!<br />Make room for one more Willow...smiling.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097990715636294118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-22667185176734622212009-09-23T12:50:56.420-04:002009-09-23T12:50:56.420-04:00Tony, I love practical alchemy. That would be a gr...Tony, I love practical alchemy. That would be a great title to this post. I just might have to add it.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-29576293543237984662009-09-23T12:02:17.009-04:002009-09-23T12:02:17.009-04:00The Kitchen is Where The Practical Alchemy Happens...The Kitchen is Where The Practical Alchemy Happens.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-43366203093569255712009-09-23T11:35:08.107-04:002009-09-23T11:35:08.107-04:00The kitchen IS the hearth. Here in the house on Te...The kitchen IS the hearth. Here in the house on Tennessee Ave, we spend most of our time right there.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-61676614480841485132009-09-23T11:01:28.070-04:002009-09-23T11:01:28.070-04:00My apartment has a kitchen that would be right at ...My apartment has a kitchen that would be right at home on a 737! I miss the large kitchen from my childhood, in the Queen Anne style home in which I lived, with a large formal dining room... especially on Thanksgivings and Christmases!Skip Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893145208347596418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-55262876152713183412009-09-23T10:54:40.835-04:002009-09-23T10:54:40.835-04:00OH yes! Oh yes! When we labored over the plans fo...OH yes! Oh yes! When we labored over the plans for Killeny Glen...we spent the MOST time on the kitchen...we wanted it to be LARGE and SPACIOUS so that not only our family would have a warm gathering place but our frequent company...we KNOW they will be in the kitchen!!!<br /><br />Oh, and I am inviting myself for dinner (hope you don' mind) short ribs and cheesy polenta sounds SOOOO good!Jill from Killeny Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639521470702814007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-63731029854076108562009-09-23T10:24:37.860-04:002009-09-23T10:24:37.860-04:00True ... every home I have ever visited has had a ...True ... every home I have ever visited has had a kitchen that draws people in ...Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-48501726094505452142009-09-23T10:22:25.025-04:002009-09-23T10:22:25.025-04:00My kitchen is too small for anybody but the cook (...My kitchen is too small for anybody but the cook (me!) to be in it. If that's a photo of your kitchen, Willow, then I'm right jealous!PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.com