Comments on: La Gloriette…………in all its glory

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:16:55 +0000

Wow - it looks great. Must have been a big job!

By: Nicole Cooke

Nicole Cooke — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:06:07 +0000

Don and Don remembered when we came the first year you came you. What a job it must have been job.

Are you planting something ?. Vine would be nice as the leaves are light.

By: Nicole Cooke

Nicole Cooke — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:07:26 +0000

I did not know what is a gloriette!

By: bruce

bruce — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:23:52 +0000

It was Carolyn! Great to have the ’skippy’ so close next door!

By: bruce

bruce — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:25:47 +0000

Nicole, it is not often I can teach a French person something! Your suggestion of a vine is spot on, there is on eplanted in the front right hand corner, you can see it just above Peter and Dianne’s heads!

By: Cees van Halderen

Cees van Halderen — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:08:19 +0000

Hi Bruce,
As usual we were watching “Questions pour un champion” last night, with subtitles for the slow of hearing. When the question was launched “Give the name of a big bird cage in a garden”, we bothe shouted “Volière”, which was also the first answer of one of the candidates. The correct answer was however “Gloriette”.
French Wikipedia says:
“Aujourd’hui, ce terme désigne aussi bien un petit pavillon de jardin qu’une grande cage à oiseaux[1]. Les deux objets ont la même forme. La gloriette est souvent en fer forgé et, rarement, en bois.”
If you ever feel the need to start an avaiary, you are already half way there!

By: bruce

bruce — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:45:55 +0000

Now that is very interesting Cees, merci beaucoup. The subtleties of the French language remain very challenging - comme habitude!!

By: Sally Bary

Sally Bary — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:52:36 +0000

Bruce - this is fantastic! what amazing friends. Well done for all that hard work. Cheers
Sal