tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post2096744134522180227..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Sancerre and other things, like stovesKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42443854588322610272015-05-06T21:01:08.362+02:002015-05-06T21:01:08.362+02:00The advantage to having the bottom stove is one co...The advantage to having the bottom stove is one could enjoy the fire AND think it was Christmas Eve all of the time (our local stations always had Christmas Carols playing with a rip-roaring fire shown on the screen!). My family didn't jump for a TV until I was in the 5th grade - probably 1960. <br /><br />Mary in OregonMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-11699195045225843412015-05-06T20:37:03.647+02:002015-05-06T20:37:03.647+02:00intéressant villageintéressant villageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48988688730738405502015-05-06T20:10:48.091+02:002015-05-06T20:10:48.091+02:00It does look better... but I agree with Judith... ...It does look better... but I agree with Judith... <br />it is just missing the words... Sony Trinitron...<br />and the big tuning knob...<br />but, that said....<br />it seems to be what I would call "ageless" in design...<br />and therefore fit in with most decor without a problem....<br />I notice also that it burns with a better flame..... ;-{)Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43876393483191740802015-05-06T19:16:17.773+02:002015-05-06T19:16:17.773+02:00We love the little town of Sancerre and the wine t...We love the little town of Sancerre and the wine too....it's a real treat for us and hard to find here in AZ. So we do with every day Sauvignon Blanc.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638031212346458820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29906297772984195452015-05-06T15:32:32.413+02:002015-05-06T15:32:32.413+02:00That's definitely a Darth Vader look. Once ins...That's definitely a Darth Vader look. Once installed, it might not look that way, though.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-39295743466985414782015-05-06T14:49:15.189+02:002015-05-06T14:49:15.189+02:00Say no to Darth Vader. I think we got our first tv...Say no to Darth Vader. I think we got our first tv a little earlier, my dad loved to watch the fights and baseball. Going from the radio to tv was a giant step. Then came another memorable moment- the one when we got on the world wide web for the first time. Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-66158378169722846002015-05-06T14:40:56.900+02:002015-05-06T14:40:56.900+02:00LOL, it does look like a 1950s TV set. When I was ...LOL, it does look like a 1950s TV set. When I was growing up, we got our first TV in 1956, for Christmas. At the time, we got a single channel, and the reception wasn't very good. Lots of snow.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-82438143944246049092015-05-06T13:23:51.103+02:002015-05-06T13:23:51.103+02:00I'm certainly glad that someone has agreed tha...I'm certainly glad that someone has agreed that you don't need to re-do all of your insulation and liner!<br />That bottom stove looks like a 1964 TV :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84663144643740253052015-05-06T12:55:50.584+02:002015-05-06T12:55:50.584+02:00I updated my post to add an advertising photo of a...I updated my post to add an advertising photo of another stove we're interested in. It might be too big though.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24134297110128802522015-05-06T12:19:03.432+02:002015-05-06T12:19:03.432+02:00You said it, not me....
but SciFi was vaguely in ...You said it, not me.... <br />but SciFi was vaguely in my mind... <br />except the badge looks a bit "Trekky" to me...<br />It's a fire, Jim... <br />but not as we know it!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34343627804662959082015-05-06T08:54:45.049+02:002015-05-06T08:54:45.049+02:00But the more I look at that stove, the more Darth ...But the more I look at that stove, the more Darth Vaderish it appears.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17691383656259206182015-05-06T08:38:28.918+02:002015-05-06T08:38:28.918+02:00I like the plain, almost industrial look. It goes ...I like the plain, almost industrial look. It goes with our house and furnishings.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59636279170933118332015-05-06T08:37:54.976+02:002015-05-06T08:37:54.976+02:00That outfit is just trying to push the more expens...That outfit is just trying to push the more expensive stoves that they sell.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41999073887312700622015-05-06T08:07:56.146+02:002015-05-06T08:07:56.146+02:00I'm not sure that the stove above is your fire...I'm not sure that the stove above is your fireplace fitting at all!<br />It looks very "cold"... almost industrial...<br /><br />At least you got confirmation from your previous installer that the life expectancy of the fittings is more than nine years....<br /><br />There is a very good brewery in Sancerre, too.... <br />the last one in the area to close in the mid-'60s...<br />We blogged about it here....<br />http://livingtoeat-pollygarter.blogspot.fr/2010/12/were-only-here-for-biere-part1.html<br /><br />Life isn't just about the wine.... honestly?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44115478034505824602015-05-06T08:05:37.096+02:002015-05-06T08:05:37.096+02:00Most people I know have an Invicta stove - I didn&...Most people I know have an Invicta stove - I didn't realise they were cheap and nasty!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.com