tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post8368211174244146708..comments2023-05-23T11:45:23.948-04:00Comments on I need orange: March12I need orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-78428231308586858372017-03-28T12:59:27.366-04:002017-03-28T12:59:27.366-04:00That necklace really made me think of yours, which...That necklace really made me think of yours, which is why I wondered.<br /><br />Yes, probably Pompeii had more kitchens than was typical, but I thought it was wrong of them to leave the impression that houses had kitchens. I remember the MOOC teacher saying "people always ask where the kitchens were!" It doesn't take much to say "It is believed that only the wealthiest households had cooking done on the premises. It is thought that everyone else ate out or brought home take-out." And, I suppose, it's possible that this info was there and I didn't see it. I did not read every last thing there was to read.<br /><br />Personally, I believe I'd rather do without a kitchen that without a bathroom, she said, imagining the stench of living there, then..... :-)<br /><br />And -- if it didn't work, they wouldn't have used it, for sure, but there's "works better than nothing" and there's "works really well!" And everything in between....... :-) I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-21047925998495129712017-03-28T11:55:19.820-04:002017-03-28T11:55:19.820-04:00That looks a lot like what I think of as Viking wi...That looks a lot like what I think of as Viking wire weaving, but I'm no expert. D or M (who have actually done it) would have a better opinion.<br /><br />I'm wondering if Pompeii had more kitchens than usual because rich people could afford to have cooks on staff? As you pointed out, it was the playground for the rich and (probably) famous, so using it as a "this was typical" setting is fraught with danger.<br /><br />The Roman's had steel, albeit not high quality, to make cook wear out of, so I imagine it worked just fine. After all, if it didn't work, they wouldn't have used it.clayt666https://www.blogger.com/profile/00764747339291194464noreply@blogger.com