tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post2730027965196807148..comments2023-05-02T12:33:58.182+01:00Comments on Perpetually In Transit: The tale of a swing-seatPerpetuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-71909651646015074732011-03-10T23:21:15.598+00:002011-03-10T23:21:15.598+00:00That seems typical of the French supply chain from...That seems typical of the French supply chain from what I've heard, Fly. If it's any comfort I too loathe hammocks, which feel so insecure and tip me ignominiously onto the ground when I try to get out.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-27263255419259466912011-03-10T17:18:59.996+00:002011-03-10T17:18:59.996+00:00I have always wanted a swing-seat...my nearest to ...I have always wanted a swing-seat...my nearest to getting one was when one of the local Leclercs had them on offer, but, of course, on charging down there before they could run out I found that the wretched things had never arrived!<br /><br />Here, the hammock is king...and I loathe the things.<br />A leg is the least one shows on getting out of it in a hurry.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-67560166056752712382011-03-08T11:33:25.592+00:002011-03-08T11:33:25.592+00:00Nice of you to visit, hausfrau, and glad you like ...Nice of you to visit, hausfrau, and glad you like it :-) I know what you mean about swingseats on porches, but to me they are synonymous with tea on the lawn. As I have a better approximation of a lawn in France than here, we really should wrestle it apart and take it.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-79291337158730938342011-03-08T09:44:12.933+00:002011-03-08T09:44:12.933+00:00Thank-you for visiting me at mine. It is a pleasur...Thank-you for visiting me at mine. It is a pleasure to find new readers and things to read. What a lyrical style you have. I always think of swing seats as American: something you should have on your veranda/porch by the front door, sounds like yours needs to go to France!hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311075972682014843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-18277078226769085452011-03-07T20:01:37.483+00:002011-03-07T20:01:37.483+00:00That's fascinating, PolkaDot! I knew about the...That's fascinating, PolkaDot! I knew about the valley full of smoke when the mills were working, but had forgotten about the tea-room and the earlier swing. Perhaps I'm programmed by my childhood surroundings to enjoy swinging :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-46123506496022510702011-03-07T19:58:47.927+00:002011-03-07T19:58:47.927+00:00Goldenoldenlady, if it moves while you're sitt...Goldenoldenlady, if it moves while you're sitting in it, it counts :-) I have certainly never spilt my drink while swinging in my seat, though I did knock over the teapot once when I put the table too close to the seat!Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-55180143225614206262011-03-07T18:49:49.623+00:002011-03-07T18:49:49.623+00:00P-I-T will remember the swing at her childhood hom...P-I-T will remember the swing at her childhood home but she may not know that there was a swing almost in the same position over a hundred years ago.<br /><br />Her moorland cottage home was then a tea room for walkers. Although probably intended for the children of customers, as well as the little girl that lived there, no doubt many adult customers used the swing also.<br /><br />One can imagine them swinging back and forth, taking lungs full of the bracing, smoke-free air, before their walk back to the local mill town and another long week weaving in a in a stifling dusty atmosphere.<br /><br />It was said that the town could not be seen from the nearby hills except during Wakes Week when there was no smoke from the many mill chimneys.PolkaDothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753780150155246671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-87472957633315769572011-03-07T18:30:51.227+00:002011-03-07T18:30:51.227+00:00I have a rocking deckchair. Can this count? Att ...I have a rocking deckchair. Can this count? Att least for the next - as it seems now - five years of my semi-retirement (I don't think I will feel properly retired until The Husband is, too). Once we have remodelled our little Welsh house for permanent full-time living I might consider a swing seat, so long as it doesn't make me spill my G&T.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702475308562601190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-78573227533656380402011-03-06T10:54:22.265+00:002011-03-06T10:54:22.265+00:00Oh, you must have a lovely wooden one, Rosie. Luck...Oh, you must have a lovely wooden one, Rosie. Lucky you! I couldn't afford wood, so mine definitely won't last 100 years, but it still swings beautifully.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-36238380566654131102011-03-06T10:47:49.316+00:002011-03-06T10:47:49.316+00:00We have an inherited one that I love - must be nea...We have an inherited one that I love - must be nearly 100 now. It adds the feeling of continuity to the peace of rocking gently. Can't wait for summer.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01944155516559194389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-81216976287588029402011-03-06T10:35:03.725+00:002011-03-06T10:35:03.725+00:00There's nothing quite like it, Wylye Girl. We ...There's nothing quite like it, Wylye Girl. We really must tackle taking it apart and trust that it wil all go back together in France :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-44865474735004146372011-03-05T19:11:45.740+00:002011-03-05T19:11:45.740+00:00There is something incredibly soothing about swing...There is something incredibly soothing about swinging isn't there? I just love it and I'm glad your swing seat has played such an important role in your life. It has obviously been much loved and much used.Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.com