tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post1645501101207807180..comments2024-03-23T19:16:04.564-07:00Comments on Quotidian Life: House Tour~ The SalonQuotidian Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621964632808884901noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-75931629845984951942011-12-10T04:29:09.919-08:002011-12-10T04:29:09.919-08:00Ah, there you have it--why I have never volunteere...Ah, there you have it--why I have never volunteered to learn how to use a lawn mower! Not that we've had one for the past 15 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-14912139158173942522011-12-09T02:17:10.585-08:002011-12-09T02:17:10.585-08:00Laura, I think we were able to settle in so quickl...Laura, I think we were able to settle in so quickly because Tom went through all the trouble of the repairs, painting, etc. with some hired workers before we moved in. As I read your kitchen story I found it to be similar to what Tom had had to oversee during the summer. One benefit of our location/culture: it would have been completely inappropriate for me to oversee the repairs/painting--that is strictly man's work! Maybe in Amman I could have helped a bit more, but our new location is much more traditional.Quotidian Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621964632808884901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-39989988776170417032011-12-09T01:50:57.141-08:002011-12-09T01:50:57.141-08:00Opps--Amy, I meant to say that the table base is a...Opps--Amy, I meant to say that the table base is an inexpensive base, not an expensive one, but maybe you caught that.Quotidian Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621964632808884901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-11220934513725843902011-12-08T22:31:29.115-08:002011-12-08T22:31:29.115-08:00Hi Melissa,
I've been meaning to comment here...Hi Melissa,<br /><br />I've been meaning to comment here for days. I really appreciated this explanation of the Arab concept of a guest room. Interesting that we Americans spend so much time trying to get an eclectic look with different styles and fabrics, while the Arab idea is to have everything match. <br /><br />Here in Torino, chandeliers are also popular, but a surprising number of them are real. Now every time I see one, I think of your sentence about "eschewing the opulent faux-crystal chandeliers." We have eschewed them, all right, but for different reasons, perhaps. Our ceilings still sport bare bulbs hanging from wires. <br /><br />I really do appreciate how you've blended American and Jordanian culture in your home. And I'm a bit amazed at how quickly and well you've settled into the new place!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-8316022169022257652011-12-05T08:18:06.256-08:002011-12-05T08:18:06.256-08:00I love the spaceousness of your home, and learning...I love the spaceousness of your home, and learning the custom of where to sit a guest. Best of all, the Damascus wedding chest--I'm drooling. My daughter lives overseas. There are certain wedding gifts she had been given. She told me that if they ever move to the States, she hopes her husband will understand that those items will be shipped back with her. :)Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934973314360291318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-40859961950333390092011-12-02T09:24:07.760-08:002011-12-02T09:24:07.760-08:00Melissa, I enjoyed the tour! I want to see the kit...Melissa, I enjoyed the tour! I want to see the kitchen!Pictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011776793189442752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-12486597276369144052011-11-27T11:27:10.629-08:002011-11-27T11:27:10.629-08:00Amy, the octagonal table base is an expensive Indi...Amy, the octagonal table base is an expensive Indian made base my husband found in a local souvenir store. He was searching for something to hold the brass plate he brought back from Damascus last spring. Jordan doesn't have much local handicrafts--the best things come from Syria and Egypt.<br /><br />Martha, yes, the ideas are related. Many of the ancient Middle Eastern traditions found in the Bible have come alive from living in Jordan. I have come appreciate many of the traditional customs and greetings, still practiced here.Quotidian Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621964632808884901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-73968129991248255602011-11-26T17:45:45.024-08:002011-11-26T17:45:45.024-08:00You have a sunroom *and* a salon! The room is love...You have a sunroom *and* a salon! The room is lovely. I am enjoying reading the cultural notes. Very interesting! Asking a guest to move to the seat of honor away from the door reminds me of the biblical of story in which the guest at a wedding takes a low seat and is urged to move higher. I suppose the ideas are related?Woman of the Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281605927650100295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-64071977907198733592011-11-26T10:29:05.722-08:002011-11-26T10:29:05.722-08:00Your salon is beautiful! That chest is absolutely ...Your salon is beautiful! That chest is absolutely exquisite. Is there are story behind the center table? Is the base octagonal?Mrs. Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164426014157039784noreply@blogger.com