tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post2740596972698417007..comments2024-03-19T02:13:24.593+00:00Comments on Going Gently: House NamesJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54315445576947973432012-07-08T23:51:49.969+00:002012-07-08T23:51:49.969+00:00Redbud...for the trees all around the property. T...Redbud...for the trees all around the property. They're actually quite weedy and come up everywhere but they have the most beautiful blooms in early spring. <br /><br />Privately though, I call it Sanctuary. <br />DxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45758962413743755292012-07-08T19:08:57.274+00:002012-07-08T19:08:57.274+00:00blue heron hill in WELSH
is
Crëyr glas bryn
hope t...blue heron hill in WELSH<br />is<br />Crëyr glas bryn<br />hope that helps xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81963165823622691582012-07-08T17:38:02.220+00:002012-07-08T17:38:02.220+00:00Mine is Blue Heron Hill. I'm on a hill on a c...Mine is Blue Heron Hill. I'm on a hill on a creek with lots of blue herons around. I want to have a custom sign made in Gaelic. Can anyone send me Blue Heron Hill in Gaelic?Galestormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561727439124466050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59876067900238344782012-07-07T18:44:39.721+00:002012-07-07T18:44:39.721+00:00My place is called "Ever Dusty".
Becaus...My place is called "Ever Dusty".<br /><br />Because it is.Archguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14335766004103620678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26247964775009245922012-07-06T19:56:34.852+00:002012-07-06T19:56:34.852+00:00Well, crap. I feel so underprivileged here with my...Well, crap. I feel so underprivileged here with my poor little no-name house. However, she said, smiling brightly, my father-in-law made us a sign years ago that says, "Polish Pavilion." Yep. I'll claim that as the official name of our humble abode.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14922123172752892112012-07-05T22:49:25.629+00:002012-07-05T22:49:25.629+00:00Peapods! From a random trashy chick lit novel. -...Peapods! From a random trashy chick lit novel. - it fitted our tiny three up two down mid terrace perfectly cos we're near enough popping out of it!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008689476612298969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12471454263944002992012-07-05T21:46:06.738+00:002012-07-05T21:46:06.738+00:00Our's is called Sunnyside Cottage but it's...Our's is called Sunnyside Cottage but it's not living up to it's name just lately!Little Blue Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616392505984609128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-73822663205945153422012-07-05T17:44:54.792+00:002012-07-05T17:44:54.792+00:00Hopewell House (but, of course we also have a numb...Hopewell House (but, of course we also have a number).<br /><br />The weather in the Pacific Northwest, which is often just like Wales, finally is starting to turn nice. We have had sunshine for two days in a row!<br /><br />plufrompdx.blogspot.comehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477806052578880686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42524633909776681452012-07-05T11:24:41.980+00:002012-07-05T11:24:41.980+00:00A couple we know, have a villa in Spain, and it...A couple we know, have a villa in Spain, and it's called Villa Legover. I thought it sounded quite Spanish, until I realised what it really said. But then again they did make their money from the porn industry. Funny !gretahjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295303671083481851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85126408077553758262012-07-05T08:24:47.819+00:002012-07-05T08:24:47.819+00:00Ours is called North Lodge as it's the gatehou...Ours is called North Lodge as it's the gatehouse at the Northern entrance to Gyrn Castle!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708582689966904050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-91408114477665374642012-07-05T06:15:48.928+00:002012-07-05T06:15:48.928+00:00Ours is called Les Bouleaux (The Birches). And the...Ours is called <i>Les Bouleaux</i> (The Birches). And there are, in fact, a few around.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15271263185600317762012-07-05T01:50:01.215+00:002012-07-05T01:50:01.215+00:00I've always wanted to call our house Manderley...I've always wanted to call our house Manderley....but I'm too afraid...we'll stick with Cat Crap Towers.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25535694580948940962012-07-04T21:49:04.956+00:002012-07-04T21:49:04.956+00:00My farm is called Stargate Farm. and you can cert...My farm is called Stargate Farm. and you can certainly send the damn rain over her to Texas. I'll send you all the sun you want!!!!!!!!!!dindinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12244875497233803814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14112003802886622742012-07-04T20:28:25.115+00:002012-07-04T20:28:25.115+00:00Dun Roamin.Dun Roamin.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56293263077711937972012-07-04T19:54:18.174+00:002012-07-04T19:54:18.174+00:00Churn Dash, that is so funny, it cheered me up no ...Churn Dash, that is so funny, it cheered me up no end !!<br />As did the patient I saw today who said he got a voucher when he paid for his shopping in Sainsbury's giving him 5p off per litre if you spent £15 on Immodium !!<br /><br />Two laughs in one day is a good score, I think !!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6645101946403680602012-07-04T19:39:57.851+00:002012-07-04T19:39:57.851+00:00We watched a new house being built in the lane ful...We watched a new house being built in the lane full of old houses where I grew up which was duly named, "Bunny Burrows" !<br /><br />We have a number but also a stone plaque I found in a flower bed which has WILKES HOUSE inscribed... <br />Samuel Wilkes was like an early turn of the century property developer but with style, taste & humanity I believe.BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51988751307927462732012-07-04T18:25:26.013+00:002012-07-04T18:25:26.013+00:00Years ago when my son bought his very first house ...Years ago when my son bought his very first house on a new build estate he was as pleased as punch until the new neighbours moved in and called their house "vindaloo" !!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596425511240774220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72055920331089073292012-07-04T17:49:16.752+00:002012-07-04T17:49:16.752+00:00I've always enjoyed the house names in the UK....I've always enjoyed the house names in the UK...real and fictional! such imagination! my mother named our acres in the country "Demesne" (she had delusions of grandeur), Don and I called our place in the country "Rainbow Ranch" (for me rainbows are a symbol of God's promise, for Don he was in the Rainbow Div during WWII and we had recently moved from the wide open spaces of Arizona), my grandparents little house in the woods was called "Holly Hill" (there were actually beautiful berried hollies and a hill)! mostly the older homes in the little community where I grew up were named after the family who lived in them, such as: "The Bingham Place", "The Jones Place"<br /><br />so sorry about your wet and boggy weather...wouldn't it be nice if we could share our weather with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-63053933037551456372012-07-04T17:07:45.401+00:002012-07-04T17:07:45.401+00:00My father named his house Greenbank after The Gree...My father named his house Greenbank after The Greenbank Club at the University of Liverpool.<br /><br />My sister and her fiancee bought a house and gutted it, literally all that was standing were the outer walls - no floors at all. During the process they found an old bottle. On it was the word "Swallow". They had romantic ideas of summer swallows and called the house "Swallow Cottage". It was only later when they cleaned the bottle properly that the swallow was part of "swallow one teaspoon".Churn Dashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060909536864106475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35842147412865960972012-07-04T16:47:19.671+00:002012-07-04T16:47:19.671+00:00Greystones! So depressing, even more so when it...Greystones! So depressing, even more so when it's wet and raining !gretahjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295303671083481851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45350382079032747292012-07-04T15:26:54.580+00:002012-07-04T15:26:54.580+00:00Here in California, and also in Texas, people name...Here in California, and also in Texas, people name their properties, not just their houses. The older properties use the family's last name: Brown Ranch, Davis Ranch, Garamendi Ranch. People who live on "ranchettes," usually ones who have recently moved to the area, are more likely to use physical or idealistic names: River View Ranch, Dos Pinos, Wildflower Farm. When oldtimers refer to property they say: the Grimshaw Place, the Sheldon Home, the Daylor Estate, even though there was never a sign by the road with those names on them.Jan Blawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697621979002856884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22982411207734620512012-07-04T15:05:58.334+00:002012-07-04T15:05:58.334+00:00We have a hand carved sign over the front porch pr...We have a hand carved sign over the front porch proclaiming our house "The Handbasket."oldewavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283421440396246668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55585925646600190612012-07-04T14:42:47.396+00:002012-07-04T14:42:47.396+00:00I am enjoying these coments
keep em comingI am enjoying these coments<br />keep em comingJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55112484474098106792012-07-04T14:40:15.651+00:002012-07-04T14:40:15.651+00:00We didn't name the house we helped build. Down...We didn't name the house we helped build. Down the street and around the corner was a farm named "Dare to Dream" but we had a rural route number and later, when 911 became the standard emergency number, a house number.<br /><br />Where we are now was known as the "Oxton Homestead" as Mr Oxton built the house in 1830, although most people refer to our house by the last name of the people who owned the house just before us. Some older locals still think of it as the house owned by the family who owned it just before them, who had lived here for years.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54285483984981753482012-07-04T14:25:10.956+00:002012-07-04T14:25:10.956+00:00I doubt there are many houses in Canada that have ...I doubt there are many houses in Canada that have a name. My hubbies folks named their farm Tempis Fugit (spelling?). I think I'm going to name our house and start a trend. Any suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com