“Bullshit!”
“Probably, yea. The bull was always the farmer’s most valuable asset. So he kept it in the cosy shelter of a barn. Whereas the cows were more likely left in the field until the severest winter weather forced the farmer to bring them in. Less need to find winter fodder. So most probably the bulk of the dung they used was bullshit.”
“You mean they used…dung? For building?”
“A vital ingredient of daub. And this wall is genuine seventeenth century wattle and daub. Nice piece of work, too.”
My apologies for the language, ladies, but I’m a country lass and, well, you know…
And while that wall doesn’t look like wattle and daub, apparently components of it is (probably only visible inside)
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This is interesting Crispina. 😅😂
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Blame it on my interest of vernacular architecture
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Yes, it is apparent. 😂
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These things never leave us!
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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I love this little bit of woven fact and fiction!
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I’m a history nerd, though not for kings, queens and battles. For the common folk, for rural life, for the local small scale history
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Love it! 🐂
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Thank you. I absolutely love this place. Parts are C17th, some parts are later. It’s totally off the beaten track, hidden away. My kind of place
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My first attempt to comment didn’t post. Trying again. I thank you. This is my most favourite hidden hideaway. Wish I could live there
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Ah, see, my first attempt did post!
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Oh, that’s good! I really feel badly when readers have trouble commenting.
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I was having a windows update download on the laptop. Explanation!
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true all true 💜
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Me, being a nerd!
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and why not 💜💜
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👍🤪
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great!
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Thank you, Jemima 🥰
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