tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post8536806152122022710..comments2024-03-19T11:13:18.852+00:00Comments on a house in france: PICARDIEJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-44011830744904118222018-10-04T11:47:41.221+01:002018-10-04T11:47:41.221+01:00In San Francisco, the water wasn't hard at all...In San Francisco, the water wasn't hard at all, but even so our Duralex glasses and plates got etched when we put them in the diswasher.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-1216156405428467152018-10-03T14:52:30.014+01:002018-10-03T14:52:30.014+01:00That's interesting about them getting spoiled ...That's interesting about them getting spoiled in the dishwasher. I wondered if it was because of our hard water and for years I have hand washed all our glasses for that reason. I don't mind hand washing a few things and glasses are easier than plates or pans.<br />I noticed yesterday that you can get the taller tumblers made by Duralex in Intermarché. I resisted!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-90512250596430020262018-10-03T10:29:26.097+01:002018-10-03T10:29:26.097+01:00What's too bad is that the Duralex factory nea...What's too bad is that the Duralex factory near Orléans doesn't have a boutique where you can buy items like these. We have full sets of Picardie glasses in two or three sizes. And as for the dishwasher, these glasses will definitely get etched and cloudy over time. Maybe it depends on what dishwasher tabs or powder or liquid you use. Oh, I just went and found a whole box of Picardie glasses in our cellar, in three sizes. I think we must have bought them in California.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-74317360642851881282018-10-01T12:13:48.515+01:002018-10-01T12:13:48.515+01:00Interesting, I did not know the history at all. T...Interesting, I did not know the history at all. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your week DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-46417766540188649032018-10-01T11:52:12.655+01:002018-10-01T11:52:12.655+01:00Susan, you can now buy larger Picardie style tumbl...Susan, you can now buy larger Picardie style tumblers in every UK supermarket, they seem to be very fashionable although I doubt they're all made by Duralex. <br />You can also buy stemmed wine glasses in Ikea but they're quite chunky.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-76562648041680459632018-10-01T11:49:01.719+01:002018-10-01T11:49:01.719+01:00Thanks for the link to the article, it's very ...Thanks for the link to the article, it's very interesting.<br />There's nothing on the bottom of the last one, all I know is what the stallholder told me. Which may be correct or may be just "marketing"!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-88321942780497798382018-10-01T11:47:36.528+01:002018-10-01T11:47:36.528+01:00As you may already know...it's the bronze bust...As you may already know...it's the bronze bust of Charles V111 in the château at Loches, his nose made shiny by visitors giving it a sly rub! He died prematurely in the château at Amboise when he accidentally walked into a lintel and banged his head.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-79957156701486416512018-10-01T11:40:06.635+01:002018-10-01T11:40:06.635+01:00I only recently discovered Southern Comfort, havin...I only recently discovered Southern Comfort, having never had it before until Gail tempted me with a glass.....then I saw a bottle on the end of the aisle when walking through Tesco's and swooped!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-28660855928430970452018-10-01T06:21:34.141+01:002018-10-01T06:21:34.141+01:00And I like the new header picture.... works rather...And I like the new header picture.... works rather nicely!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-78680471781633627472018-10-01T06:20:08.550+01:002018-10-01T06:20:08.550+01:00Southern Comfort still exists? That takes me back ...Southern Comfort still exists? That takes me back to college days.... Southern Comfort and lemonade was one that I often had to make for customers [yes, I often worked behind the bar!!]<br /><br />To read this post.... interesting to degree level "fascinating"... thanks Jean, a little bit of everyone's historyLe Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-53453674735810007792018-09-30T07:55:19.627+01:002018-09-30T07:55:19.627+01:00All very interesting. I knew nothing of the histor...All very interesting. I knew nothing of the history. May have to steal the topic for our blog at some point :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-17549621332132188572018-09-29T13:12:20.876+01:002018-09-29T13:12:20.876+01:00The tempered glass process developed by Saint-Goba...The tempered glass process developed by Saint-Gobain, was bought in 1934 by Duralex and manufacturing of the glasses began in 1939. I remember the ones we used at school and those my mum had, which must have been some of the earlier ones as she married in 1933 and added very little to her household items subsequently, preferring to "make do". There's an interesting article https://www.independent.co.uk/property/interiors/the-secret-history-of-the-duralex-glass-range-2144130.html<br />Is the one at the bottom stamped Duralex? Never seen one like it. you may have a rarity there!Colin and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-42588996222200251572018-09-29T11:58:01.264+01:002018-09-29T11:58:01.264+01:00Tom, they're rather elegant I think, and I lik...Tom, they're rather elegant I think, and I like the idea that they could be quite old - older than me in fact!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-82143291072391522442018-09-28T23:16:18.930+01:002018-09-28T23:16:18.930+01:00The last one looks similar to an English ogee Rumm...The last one looks similar to an English ogee Rummer.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com