Comments on: Work in progress http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2008/12/305/ an Oregonian on the French Riviera Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:36:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: fraise http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2008/12/305/comment-page-1/#comment-8007 fraise Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:15:33 +0000 http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2008/12/305/#comment-8007 Je savais pas que c'était carrément du Var ! Excellent, j'adore quand un appart/une maison est fait de choses locales. (Je viens de visiter <a href="http://www.officetourisme-salernes.fr/" rel="nofollow">leur site</a>, il y a même une tomette pour représenter la ville :) Ah tiens, il y a un <a href="http://www.salernes.com/" rel="nofollow">site de céramique</a> aussi, chouette.) For others -- Charlotte said that tomettes are from <a href="http://www.salernes.com/en/" rel="nofollow">Salernes</a>, a <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=salernes,+france&sll=43.717012,7.253292&sspn=0.009181,0.014999&ie=UTF8&ll=43.544567,6.624756&spn=1.178569,1.919861&t=h&z=9&iwloc=addr" rel="nofollow">village in the region</a>. I had no idea -- it's great. Merci Charlotte! Je savais pas que c’était carrément du Var ! Excellent, j’adore quand un appart/une maison est fait de choses locales. (Je viens de visiter leur site, il y a même une tomette pour représenter la ville :) Ah tiens, il y a un site de céramique aussi, chouette.)

For others — Charlotte said that tomettes are from Salernes, a village in the region. I had no idea — it’s great. Merci Charlotte!

]]> By: Charlotte http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2008/12/305/comment-page-1/#comment-8005 Charlotte Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:12:08 +0000 http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2008/12/305/#comment-8005 Bravo Anna ! moi j'adore les tomettes, j'ai grandi dans un vieil appartement niçois, où pratiquement tous les sols étaient en tomettes, j'en suis nostalgique ! Tu sauves nos traditions car la tomette est d'ici (de Salernes dans le var) merci à toi ! Bravo Anna ! moi j’adore les tomettes, j’ai grandi dans un vieil appartement niçois, où pratiquement tous les sols étaient en tomettes, j’en suis nostalgique ! Tu sauves nos traditions car la tomette est d’ici (de Salernes dans le var) merci à toi !

]]> By: fraise http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2008/12/305/comment-page-1/#comment-7868 fraise Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:32:45 +0000 http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2008/12/305/#comment-7868 I wouldn't call it a prejudice, just a matter of taste! Reading <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/">ApartmentTherapy</a> has freed me of so many self-imposed home design restrictions... I'd always had other peoples' ideas of taste pounded into me, mine often being ridiculed (which continues, make no mistake about it), but seeing how different people are finally made me realize that what I enjoy is fine, and what others enjoy is fine too. I understand how people can dislike tomettes, it's not often they're very well-kept, and like you say, when you see them it's often a sign the place hasn't been renovated for a while. I've always liked terracotta, and burgundy is one of my favorite colors (as attested by the drape in my bedroom...!). I wouldn’t call it a prejudice, just a matter of taste! Reading ApartmentTherapy has freed me of so many self-imposed home design restrictions… I’d always had other peoples’ ideas of taste pounded into me, mine often being ridiculed (which continues, make no mistake about it), but seeing how different people are finally made me realize that what I enjoy is fine, and what others enjoy is fine too. I understand how people can dislike tomettes, it’s not often they’re very well-kept, and like you say, when you see them it’s often a sign the place hasn’t been renovated for a while. I’ve always liked terracotta, and burgundy is one of my favorite colors (as attested by the drape in my bedroom…!).

]]> By: Bouks http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2008/12/305/comment-page-1/#comment-7852 Bouks Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:40:56 +0000 http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2008/12/305/#comment-7852 I have a confession: I *hated* tomette-covered floors when I lived in France. The color did not appeal to me, and I came to associate them with depressing, dilapidated property that needed renovating. However, because of your blogging about your home renovation experiences, I am developing a new appreciation of tomettes. I didn't know about their history or value until I read your explanation, and your enthusiasm is contagious. Moreover, I am realizing now that my association of the tomettes had more to do with difficult personal circumstances while living in certain residences that had these tomettes, than with the tilework itself. So I am putting my prejudices aside, congratulating you and cheering you on. Work happily and safely! I have a confession: I *hated* tomette-covered floors when I lived in France. The color did not appeal to me, and I came to associate them with depressing, dilapidated property that needed renovating.

However, because of your blogging about your home renovation experiences, I am developing a new appreciation of tomettes. I didn’t know about their history or value until I read your explanation, and your enthusiasm is contagious. Moreover, I am realizing now that my association of the tomettes had more to do with difficult personal circumstances while living in certain residences that had these tomettes, than with the tilework itself. So I am putting my prejudices aside, congratulating you and cheering you on. Work happily and safely!

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