Silver Screen Surroundings: Outlander S1E2 - Wining and dining in 18th century Scotland

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxm6g1XXjJha8U_K3kiLWTHI_QiU2g7rOlsLk25iHAo9N6MyhIU9_UZpRCaw-TLJtPjLLwIUNfd2-c0Zv7MduojU9MOQwn50_mnBakyTJdrgNs7Vu6tSdOGgpazhgsS3fycuavwJMnFI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-18+at+10.25.57+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxm6g1XXjJha8U_K3kiLWTHI_QiU2g7rOlsLk25iHAo9N6MyhIU9_UZpRCaw-TLJtPjLLwIUNfd2-c0Zv7MduojU9MOQwn50_mnBakyTJdrgNs7Vu6tSdOGgpazhgsS3fycuavwJMnFI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-18+at+10.25.57+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this week's episode of the Starz series <a href="http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander/" target="_blank">Outlander</a> (S1E2) we get to know Castle Leoch, seat of the clan MacKenzie, and Laird Colum ban Campbell MacKenzie (seen above a dinner with his wife Letitia on the left). Colum has major health issues and his brother Dougal (who brought our heroine Claire to the castle) acts as his legs and is War Chieftan. Colum's health problems don't affect his mental state and he gets down to business interrogating Claire while plying her with food and drink. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjx5Bzdsn9H5ZLJgbK19qjgx4JkWrdxKta4dohefGo-Gw_9jGlK0rSnL8-WDpDhd6IShbzQXGea_oO_3DFf3GfO7ANX0qVwLBZ8mq2-BHLRcpPvQStzCQ-4rESxcVRfagacsXHkpDZgw/s1600/glassware2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjx5Bzdsn9H5ZLJgbK19qjgx4JkWrdxKta4dohefGo-Gw_9jGlK0rSnL8-WDpDhd6IShbzQXGea_oO_3DFf3GfO7ANX0qVwLBZ8mq2-BHLRcpPvQStzCQ-4rESxcVRfagacsXHkpDZgw/s1600/glassware2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />After refilling Claire's wine glass with whatever their "house" wine is, he has a decanter of his personal Rhenish wine brought out. Rhenish is from the Rhine region of Germany which has a very high alcohol content, which Colum uses as a pain reliever for his physical ailments. It also will go to a girl's head pretty quickly.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6sxFy8QKo9I" width="640"></iframe><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3JQ5axYyrWYxn753AltUvK_bx3C_2w9cKXa6Ew3B-CHqG36EUaVlKkBlxx3c6UQfHCJreu1kNEXxzPtQuowBbQ1HpUNNqqSUI0DXLMOL_Cr725uAojz9mCTZKWKLeHi-PFHDYwvYPxY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-18+at+10.22.53+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3JQ5axYyrWYxn753AltUvK_bx3C_2w9cKXa6Ew3B-CHqG36EUaVlKkBlxx3c6UQfHCJreu1kNEXxzPtQuowBbQ1HpUNNqqSUI0DXLMOL_Cr725uAojz9mCTZKWKLeHi-PFHDYwvYPxY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-18+at+10.22.53+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />When I first saw the previews of this scene, I was struck by the use of matching wineglasses. Plus, they reminded me of the Simon Pearce <a href="http://www.simonpearce.com/products/cavendish-goblet" target="_blank">Cavendish</a> glassware featured in the movie "Something's Gotta Give".<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/736x/af/90/c8/af90c8d8b8009ebfc07d430dbcd8395e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/736x/af/90/c8/af90c8d8b8009ebfc07d430dbcd8395e.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I admit to knowing next to nothing about the use of glassware during the period of the 18th century, but would have assumed if asked that a remote Highland castle (even a fairly wealthy one) would be more likely to use pewter or stoneware, not hand blown glass - particularly matched sets. Not to mention, would the general population (those not seated at the Laird's table) be drinking wine at all versus ale or beer? A little research brought me to a Christie's article: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Though numerous forms of wine cups had existed since the classical period, it was the 14th century merchants of Venice that set a new standard of elegance in wine-drinking by combining the skills of the glassblower and designer. The clarity and transparency of their </span><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">cristallo</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> glass allowed the color of the wine to be fully appreciated."</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.christies.com//images/pages_content_archive_NEW/2010/history-tarshis-balustrade-glasses-340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="http://www.christies.com//images/pages_content_archive_NEW/2010/history-tarshis-balustrade-glasses-340.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">image via Christies</span></div><br />By the late 17th century a<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> "more simplified style of balustrade stems consisting of bold, massive “knops” came into fashion, modeled after the furniture of the time."</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://c252289.r89.cf3.rackcdn.com/262373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://c252289.r89.cf3.rackcdn.com/262373.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">image of late 17th century French armchair via <a href="http://www.bada.org/antiques/d/a-late-17th-century-french-walnut-armchair-re-upholstered-in-19th-century-bar/79839" target="_blank">British Antiques Dealers' Association</a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlSSZO4w0HvVc7SF2WW0CFxXiaRWX4tJEsmswH08TB2C9fvRbSPopfORqfK0HACGIz_CNqUp3iNp7PDTOk_ZYKLzLNBzPUuzoZvbtQoXOcxC00B1XBvExYiT8OVkIaiSFW6AWE7LLbAk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-18+at+10.25.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlSSZO4w0HvVc7SF2WW0CFxXiaRWX4tJEsmswH08TB2C9fvRbSPopfORqfK0HACGIz_CNqUp3iNp7PDTOk_ZYKLzLNBzPUuzoZvbtQoXOcxC00B1XBvExYiT8OVkIaiSFW6AWE7LLbAk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-18+at+10.25.27+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />An image of the general castle populace eating and drinking.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9BbUuO26XKeJPit1XDG8w6-rcbDjL5RPvxcJ5OHJ1gMH6ve7fMFg3yZy7FaqCzXydRRmSx1aMAuTBSt_krZmzb3m4ccEXkrdRHCjtYG3klwqbhGG1sR7-OBsjTzkEqcuKVhMRo_SK4U/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-18+at+10.21.37+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9BbUuO26XKeJPit1XDG8w6-rcbDjL5RPvxcJ5OHJ1gMH6ve7fMFg3yZy7FaqCzXydRRmSx1aMAuTBSt_krZmzb3m4ccEXkrdRHCjtYG3klwqbhGG1sR7-OBsjTzkEqcuKVhMRo_SK4U/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-18+at+10.21.37+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And a closeup of the glassware used which features a "twisted" balustrade stem which is very pretty and unusual. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, does anyone know enough about 18th century Scottish castle dining customs to know if the entire population would be drinking wine out of wine glasses? And would a castle, even a wealthy one, of this time have hundreds of matched wine glasses? Between the cost of the glass itself, the English taxes placed on wine imports and the simpler tastes of the common people, it's hard for me to imagine. But as I said, I am no expert.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjX8tPPc29Dxx92bUSroFV7JlefwnB4av7MDq3M0Ke97_qdzu4wWmFiVhLsHHQK8fwwmGXNcnoNLzovExA5alQ-OptB2lY4xCH4RtwBt7Xa8_-XOxfTEQAYj8F_Nxn2teFbyYk0063pg/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjX8tPPc29Dxx92bUSroFV7JlefwnB4av7MDq3M0Ke97_qdzu4wWmFiVhLsHHQK8fwwmGXNcnoNLzovExA5alQ-OptB2lY4xCH4RtwBt7Xa8_-XOxfTEQAYj8F_Nxn2teFbyYk0063pg/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Silver Screen Surroundings: Outlander S1E2 - Wining and dining in 18th century Scotland

In this week's episode of the Starz series Outlander (S1E2) we get to know Castle Leoch, seat of the clan MacKenzie, and Laird Colum ba...

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A great shower: It's the little things that make a big difference

Last summer, the kind folks at Brizo Faucet Company flew nearly 200 designers and bloggers to Memphis for a reunion of the various "Blogger 19" groups. For 3 or 4 years prior, they had been bringing together small groups of 19 to New York for fashion week and to share their newest products lines. So, the opportunity to all get together and take a tour of the huge Delta/Brizo faucet factory, be wined and dined, see old friends and make some new ones was a one in a million opportunity. As a generous parting gift, we each received our choice of a beautiful new shower head from their <a href="http://www.brizo.com/bath/baliza/shower-faucets/86200-PC.html?showPhotoGallery=false#.U_Ozi1b-rwJ" target="_blank">Baliza Hydrati 2|1 Shower</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/736x/a7/69/90/a7699021707a26f5092efe004296735d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/736x/a7/69/90/a7699021707a26f5092efe004296735d.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />They had demonstrated how their new H20kinetic technology works, which is pretty amazing. You can see it in this video:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lxWeyd-pnK8" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />The existing handheld faucet in my new little rental cottage was of the very generic plastic variety. The nice thing about shower heads is how easy they are to replace.  In my Mom's house last year, the existing hand held needed replacing (there must have been a lot of built-up deposits inside because the flow was practically non-existent) and I used a Kohler rain shower head that I had kicking around. The difference was amazing. As we all know, a great shower can be both invigorating and relaxing - all for a relatively small amount of money.<br /><br />So, even though I'm in a rental, I didn't hesitate to have my still in the box shower head installed. Not only is it beautiful to look at and immediately upped the look of the shower (good-bye nasty used plastic thing)  but I am also treated with a fantastic shower experience. There are difference water settings on the handheld which are activated with the push of a button - versus having to rotate the head - and it easily docs back into the shower head. The water pressure is amazing and yes, as the video says - it's very warm as well. I actually have to keep lowering the heat setting.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmcpzBo5Q6Uee7c8eA-VGHAMNXyJiN2L2HSlwU_KolJTn7yMD4WfEaEyK_QY1T8SVydUyiha3PY8ivz-PZms4B8ZAUA_0hmllcl9xdLuM6LtSSKQxHP-L1LDbADMykAbx9KZ4SIvB6yk/s1600/IMG_4978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmcpzBo5Q6Uee7c8eA-VGHAMNXyJiN2L2HSlwU_KolJTn7yMD4WfEaEyK_QY1T8SVydUyiha3PY8ivz-PZms4B8ZAUA_0hmllcl9xdLuM6LtSSKQxHP-L1LDbADMykAbx9KZ4SIvB6yk/s1600/IMG_4978.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br />Even in a rental or other temporary situation don't hesitate to make some changes that could make a big difference in your daily routine. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSxXPgOnI3FRifPc8iSVsicIxMtm3IrfH4pyTYgtwX1z7FlMZbZM059BIq2CFAM15m8Id_06eG8o6DtO-HUFi9BfG5mu0giF3n8iMF2ZeG5u3nr7C9hLQk-LEKuhOeCIJDOm-XZqpw_s/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSxXPgOnI3FRifPc8iSVsicIxMtm3IrfH4pyTYgtwX1z7FlMZbZM059BIq2CFAM15m8Id_06eG8o6DtO-HUFi9BfG5mu0giF3n8iMF2ZeG5u3nr7C9hLQk-LEKuhOeCIJDOm-XZqpw_s/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" /></a></div><br />

A great shower: It's the little things that make a big difference

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Hide the tv?

I'm not a big tv watcher. And by big tv, I mean literally BIG tv. I certainly have my favorite shows, but the television doesn't ever take center stage, nor should it in most rooms. I've never had one in the bedroom or living room if I can help it. My new little house, Nook Cottage, is pretty tiny and one small tv set will do me. The living room is very small - room for a 75" sofa (coming soon!), a small Hepplewhite settee, coffee table, and something to put the tv set on. There's no room for side tables - so I've installed plug in sconces to light up the room.<br /><br />Do you like to hide your tv or just let it hang out there?<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hvtvmounts.com/images/motion%20bnr_Flip%20Around_grey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="http://www.hvtvmounts.com/images/motion%20bnr_Flip%20Around_grey.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">via Hudson Vision</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These flip around tv/art piece installations are interesting, but I seriously doubt that people really flip them back and forth all that often - maybe for company. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img1.southernliving.timeinc.net/sites/default/files/image/2007/01/hide-your-tv/hidden-tv-x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img1.southernliving.timeinc.net/sites/default/files/image/2007/01/hide-your-tv/hidden-tv-x.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">via <a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/solutions/hide-your-tv-in-style" target="_blank">Southern Living</a></span>  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This set of built-ins with the tv hidden behind are very beautiful. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/0c/3e/66/0c3e667f298ef3b413e7712ebe920d2f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/0c/3e/66/0c3e667f298ef3b413e7712ebe920d2f.jpg" width="617" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Julia Blailock at Pink Ribbon House. Decorative Painting by Segreto </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not a big fan of doors that wouldn't normally be there hiding a tv. The cabinet doors above are beautiful, but they look out of place, just as much as a tv set would, I think. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d1/f6/20/d1f620bb8ba4a54495c5ed40285d8549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d1/f6/20/d1f620bb8ba4a54495c5ed40285d8549.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://sphotos-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1185400_10151795864330240_75226314_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://sphotos-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1185400_10151795864330240_75226314_n.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">"Hiding" a tv amongst a bunch of other stuff is more to my liking. The bottom image is more successful because the dark cabinet balances the tv, which is mounted to the wall along with the rest of the artwork. The top picture with its white cabinet and tv sitting on top isn't bad, but it does nothing to obscure the big black box. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've got a LONG way to go with my organizing and decorating as you can see. It's hard to take a photo because the living room is very dark in the back of the house and it looks towards the dining room which has a big picture window overlooking a river. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6Mn5c-xc786hP3skzWVugMZdvmkZaKcuS4JjmO1ih2vjMLQ-10JVtfS3Jd1JLUXAn8T9VmMHihCWlBuKVwEQAXRBDGvu4b19EBLvjNl-pAOF864J8Y9IrkQob5Dw6mzKFfhHg2ysWVA/s1600/IMG_4965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6Mn5c-xc786hP3skzWVugMZdvmkZaKcuS4JjmO1ih2vjMLQ-10JVtfS3Jd1JLUXAn8T9VmMHihCWlBuKVwEQAXRBDGvu4b19EBLvjNl-pAOF864J8Y9IrkQob5Dw6mzKFfhHg2ysWVA/s1600/IMG_4965.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The top view is from the sitting position on my sofa (well, settee until the comfy new sofa comes!). You can get an idea how small the space is. I toyed with mounting the tv on the wall above some kind of console, but I had the baker's rack and it fit so nicely in that it made sense to use it. I've hidden the cable box in the basket on the shelf right below the tv. I still need to work on taming the wires. The bottom basket holds DVD's, though I don't actually have a DVD player...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi284bOmBK8xfDp5_UK3KOPcvL6d9DN6kUMQ1E8On3yggvCw6nfNOxsM-JPUV0t9ZTwy6a46lZNjBGcmjc7zEIx_V0qOCJc-XYCBcuBYR5w_K6yJFYwnzzRc6lctQPiEA6WEkLSQFHhG-E/s1600/IMG_4975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi284bOmBK8xfDp5_UK3KOPcvL6d9DN6kUMQ1E8On3yggvCw6nfNOxsM-JPUV0t9ZTwy6a46lZNjBGcmjc7zEIx_V0qOCJc-XYCBcuBYR5w_K6yJFYwnzzRc6lctQPiEA6WEkLSQFHhG-E/s1600/IMG_4975.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another angle. Obviously, I'm still working on accessorizing. I need to get glass shelves made so things sit properly. One came with the piece, which is the shelf the tv is on. 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