tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post4666898744252493476..comments2024-03-28T07:18:30.956-05:00Comments on COTE DE TEXAS: READER’S KITCHEN SERIES: INSPIRED BY A MOVIEcotedetexashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-11529408225681298282013-10-25T05:17:16.481-05:002013-10-25T05:17:16.481-05:00Very Nice website. I just finished mine and i was ...Very Nice website. I just finished mine and i was looking for some ideas On <a href="http://svprosquad.com/shop-products/accessories/laces-black-72" rel="nofollow">Danner Laces 72</a><br /> and your website gave me some.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416506833826794535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-32998744020102278822013-03-17T00:13:35.170-05:002013-03-17T00:13:35.170-05:00I loved this entire article! I have seen the BIG ...I loved this entire article! I have seen the BIG CHILL, loved the movie. The house just came on the market this last week in Beaufort. My partner and I are looking to possibly buy the home to keep the history and the integrity of the house intact. I love all the oak trees dripping with the spanish moss and all the azaleas. Keep your fingers crossed that it works and we can keep it for our Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164650820044877796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-11258498070484636062012-07-24T23:27:48.797-05:002012-07-24T23:27:48.797-05:00I love your designs and think you have excellent t...I love your designs and think you have excellent taste! I also absolutely love The Big Chill. William Hurt, Kevin Kline, in fact the entire cast is brilliantly funny... I think its one of the best films of its time. True, the decor is hideous, but so was our hair in the 80's. No doubt we may look back on all the greige of today as so dated and 2010.... and as for pot smoking, uh, its hardly Heather Keyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838967031190023079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-87668460968446423482012-06-13T21:55:15.815-05:002012-06-13T21:55:15.815-05:00Wow. Lisa your home is incredible. The winter pict...Wow. Lisa your home is incredible. The winter pictures make me ache (wish it got cold here in Queensland, Australia) and the kitchen is to die for! Thanks Joni for sharing. ChereeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-7314173309414594382012-06-13T14:57:18.860-05:002012-06-13T14:57:18.860-05:00That mansion looked brilliant up until the cars ap...That mansion looked brilliant up until the cars appeared in front of it.Roberthttp://www.beststairrods.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-86010905432655408722012-06-13T10:30:10.660-05:002012-06-13T10:30:10.660-05:00Peonies are easy to grow as long as you get a nice...Peonies are easy to grow as long as you get a nice hard freeze every year. So...probably not in Houston!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-2579320544341081422012-06-12T21:51:52.238-05:002012-06-12T21:51:52.238-05:00Glenn close is the only one still well known today...Glenn close is the only one still well known today?????? i think not.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-21465514743233624262012-06-12T20:49:44.941-05:002012-06-12T20:49:44.941-05:00You are so right. It is most often about money. ...You are so right. It is most often about money. Older homes require a major financial investment to bring them into the current building code and modernity. One such person who has the resources to restore historical properties is Richard Jenrette of the banking firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He has restored fourteen homes, both in the north and south and often opens portions of them Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-56894619262432559932012-06-12T15:23:13.738-05:002012-06-12T15:23:13.738-05:00Many times people purchase or inherit great old ho...Many times people purchase or inherit great old homes then discover they do not have the money to furnish them properly. Imagine the maintenance required by a home built so long ago! <br /><br />It is not always a lack of taste. Sometimes, it is merely the lack of money. While we may critique the decor, we should not critque the people. We have no idea what their financial circumstances mightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-24175172780071132082012-06-12T13:40:49.073-05:002012-06-12T13:40:49.073-05:00More pictures of the Tidalholm kitchen in its &qu...More pictures of the Tidalholm kitchen in its "Big Chill" incarnation can be seen on architect Benjamin Marcus's blog:<br /><br />"Great Kitchens in Film."<br />http://greatkitchensinfilm.blogspot.com/2010/11/big-chill-1983.html<br /><br />I wonder if "Big Chill" set designer George Gaines created the decor to show that owners Sarah and Harold Cooper were peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-45705150683262707632012-06-12T13:17:50.633-05:002012-06-12T13:17:50.633-05:00only an anonymous person would make a snotty remar...only an anonymous person would make a snotty remark like that. shame on you......shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231859755559008915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-51652649397554322682012-06-12T12:55:20.195-05:002012-06-12T12:55:20.195-05:00The radiance of this Tidalholm Mansion is priceles...The radiance of this Tidalholm Mansion is priceless. Imagine the privilege of being depicted in two different motion pictures! Maybe its All-American spirit is the main reason why it has been used in different films. And looking at it now, I can still say it has that effervescent magic that, even though its outskirts look deserted during winter, it makes me feel like going there and getting cozy Abdul Jacksonhttp://south-carolina.churchillmortgage.com/calculators/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-39265033593189243082012-06-12T07:54:39.254-05:002012-06-12T07:54:39.254-05:00Hi Joni~Gorgeous kitchen and I would die for a wra...Hi Joni~Gorgeous kitchen and I would die for a wrap around porch like that! I sent a little message to you in todays blog post! :) Hope you check it out! <br /><br />http://www.mysweetsavannah.blogspot.com/2012/06/farm-chicks-purchases-and-our-new.html<br /><br />Have a great day! xoxo, MelaineMelaine Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057779437729746519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-83222504838466420482012-06-12T07:45:59.294-05:002012-06-12T07:45:59.294-05:00Lee's garden in fabulous! Makes mine look like...Lee's garden in fabulous! Makes mine look like a sandbox. Thanks for sharing.Linda @ a design snackhttp://accessdesigngroup.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-84703775388699576482012-06-11T23:04:58.542-05:002012-06-11T23:04:58.542-05:00Hi Joni, When will the interview be available? ...Hi Joni, When will the interview be available? I alerted several of my friends who also follow Veranda. We are all looking forward to it!Charlotte Des Fleurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12569095144803584465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-38617244491753680482012-06-11T20:18:14.947-05:002012-06-11T20:18:14.947-05:00Lisa has modestly refrained from mentioning that t...Lisa has modestly refrained from mentioning that the novel she's writing contains scenes set in all of these parts of her home---the kitchen, the garden, the porch---so vividly that when I look at her photos they're exactly the way I've pictured them from her descriptions. The way she's created her story the house is the single unifying theme that brings together the characters asVictoria Mixonhttp://victoriamixon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-78180904745289881412012-06-11T19:27:00.828-05:002012-06-11T19:27:00.828-05:00Please paint your computer monitor. It may help a...Please paint your computer monitor. It may help all of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-7523413243944499312012-06-11T19:22:47.460-05:002012-06-11T19:22:47.460-05:00So true. Lovely winter scenes. Such a beautiful ...So true. Lovely winter scenes. Such a beautiful home for all seasons. Lisa has done a great job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-44280018755603748602012-06-11T19:20:58.589-05:002012-06-11T19:20:58.589-05:00Can she ever shut up - NOCan she ever shut up - NOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-73306438402467898612012-06-11T19:20:12.509-05:002012-06-11T19:20:12.509-05:00OMG, I thought we were using haint blue to ward of...OMG, I thought we were using haint blue to ward off "certain spirits". Guess it's not working.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-66707568627844797832012-06-11T19:05:47.502-05:002012-06-11T19:05:47.502-05:00For the inquisitive out there, Sherwin Williams ha...For the inquisitive out there, Sherwin Williams has a very detailed article about the history of Haint Blue. It is supposed to keep the "Haints" or Haunts (aka ghosts) away. If you simply like the look, they give you suggestions for specific blue colors. <br /><br />http://www.swstir.com/color-smarts/article/the-whys-behind-the-blue-porch-ceiling/Charlotte Des Fleurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562431660483372584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-33014060994771811872012-06-11T18:38:34.519-05:002012-06-11T18:38:34.519-05:00We just did the entire ceiling of the new boathous...We just did the entire ceiling of the new boathouse and sun deck in "haint blue." We've gotten so many compliments! It's "supposed" to keep out carpenter bees, wasps, etc. so we'll see if they let us be. frankiMerlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942151181292183080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-82057399841016755352012-06-11T12:59:42.121-05:002012-06-11T12:59:42.121-05:00Oh, and have been e-mailing the Lone Ranger re. a ...Oh, and have been e-mailing the Lone Ranger re. a secretary. Hoping he cans end me a sample of the finish, but I think he might be in Europe. Another great site you referred me to. Thanks.<br />PPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951902565778649900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-20634265717840864572012-06-11T12:57:23.952-05:002012-06-11T12:57:23.952-05:00Hilarious.......you will be flattered to know that...Hilarious.......you will be flattered to know that I totally pictured you as much younger.......I still love The Big Chill, icky furniture and colors and all. I guess it is mainly the soundtrack that still pulls me in. It's one of those movies that I get stuck on whenever I stumble on it if I am bored and on a Channel Surfing Safari. (My husband is Top Gun, Braveheart, and My Cousin PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951902565778649900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-3843382002750700522012-06-11T10:52:36.784-05:002012-06-11T10:52:36.784-05:00Wonder if the "blue keeps away evil spirits&q...Wonder if the "blue keeps away evil spirits" came from the French settlers in the area? Shutters and doors in southern France were often painted blue for supposedly the same reason. Copper Sulfate was added to paint as a fungicide and algicide. It makes a beautiful blue color and preserves the wood.Charlotte Des Fleurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562431660483372584noreply@blogger.com