[AT] OT Merry Christmas! And ramble

[Mattias Kessén]

Gene,
Thank you. The building here haven't been challenging since the builders
simply followed the terrain. But at work were we pour a lot of slabs for
houses it takes some explosives, but that's really not a problem. Problem is
clay or what we call Pinnmo (Gravel ground so hard that a modern 25-ton
excavator will have to use the thawhook(?) to make some furrows in it)

Mattias


2007/12/25, Gene Dotson <gdotsly at watchtv.net>:
>
>    Mattias;
>    That is a beautiful house and great setting. Looks like what we would
> look for to spend a vacation.
>    Must be a challenge to build on that terrain. Not like here where most
> of my land is flat.
>
>                    Gene
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mattias Kessén" <davidbrown950 at gmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >
> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 12:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT Merry Christmas! And ramble
>
>
> > Larry, there is not one answer to your question. We've had similiar
> plans
> > but noone builds like that today :-(  our house is originally built
> before
> > the 1840's since we have one big chimney (without ladder and such) but
> > there
> > are two stone walls and a bottom that is 1,5 X 2 metres. In the older
> days
> > the fireplace was att the floor at the base but in the 1840's the
> > kerosenelamp became common. Before this the only cheap source of light
> was
> > the open fire so most people gatherred in this one room often the only
> > heated room at small farms were this room/the kitchen so everybody slept
> > there too. But in the 19th century most things changed since you had
> > kerosene light there was no need for an open fire so people got
> > woodenstoves. In this picture
> > http://public.fotki.com/Duplobarbaren/home/kk.html  is a part of our
> > kitchen. The bottom original wall of the chimney begins left of the
> > cupboard
> > and goes all the way behind the stoves. this kitchen was probably all
> that
> > was a long time ago. maybe a part of the room behind it existed but was
> > not
> > heated during winter.
> http://public.fotki.com/Duplobarbaren/home/sal.html
> > The
> > same wall from the other side. If you look at the outdoor pictures it's
> > the
> > chimney left of the entrance but it is now higher than it originally
> was.
> >
> > Mattias
> >
> >
> > 2007/12/25, Mattias Kessén <davidbrown950 at gmail.com>:
> >>
> >> Gene and Charlie thank's.
> >>
> >>
> >> Mattias
> >>
> >>
> >> 2007/12/25, Gene Dotson <gdotsly at watchtv.net>:
> >> >
> >> >    Mattias;
> >> >
> >> >    This room would be known as a pantry in our part of the world.
> >> >
> >> >    Merry Christmas to you and your family
> >> >
> >> >                    Gene
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Mattias Kessén" <davidbrown950 at gmail.com>
> >> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <
> >> > at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 5:42 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: [AT] OT Merry Christmas! And ramble
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > It's always nice to be able to help.
> >> > >
> >> > > In Sweden Santa Claus arrives at Christmas Eve. Now the kids are
> >> > playing
> >> > > with their new toys.
> >> > >
> >> > > I had the pleasure of being Santa at the neigbours, it's always
> nice
> >> > to
> >> > > see
> >> > > the kids excited, glad and a little frightened at the same time.
> All
> >> > the
> >> > > smells from the food, the glögg and the christmas tree. Our room
> >> > > where
> >> > we
> >> > > store all the food (can't find the word right now but it's a 8'X8'
> >> > cold
> >> > > room
> >> > > in the north of our house where we store food) smells so wonderful.
> >> > >
> >> > > Now I've eaten leftovers as late big breakfast and feel so good (if
> I
> >> > > don't
> >> > > try to move ;-)
> >> > >
> >> > > Oh we discussed it the other day me and Magdalena but we couldn't
> >> > > remember/didn't know, why is it called boxing day?
> >> > >
> >> > > Mattias
>
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