Well at least someone agrees with me! I don't have any curtains either.
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I think blinds have been around for a long time. They certainly aren't modern.
http://www.signatureshuttersofhouston.com/history-of-window-blinds-houston/
Here is an advertising image from the 1930's - with curtains as well!
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Blinds in the '50's:
Yes I know but, like so many fashions, they have made a comeback haven't they?
http://www.housebeautiful.co.uk/dec...atments-blinds-curtains-shutters-trends-2017/
(I wish I never mentioned my net curtains now - it was more about replacing them due to the crystals that I hang on them! They are not boring nets but beautiful, ornate ones that cannot be bought now).
I thought it was a fascinating topic.
Only a century or two too late, and the wrong continent as well.
"The term “Venetian Blinds” is actually a little misleading. Horizontally slatted blinds did not originate in Venice. Ever since the ancient Egyptians wove reeds into slats to provide shade from the sun, while also lighting their homes, this type of blind has been growing in popularity.
The first records of Venetian blinds actually reaching Venice, show that it was returning trade missions from Asia & the Middle East which first delivered slatted blinds to Italy, where they slowly grew in popularity.
It wasn’t until the 18th century when migrants from Italy started to spread Venetian blinds, first to France, then England and the Americas."
https://www.wooden-blinds-direct.co.uk/blog/the-history-of-venetian-blinds/
Lullabelle
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My new orange azelea is a lovely shade of red 
I'd prefer that to orange....you don't then? Colours of flowers can change due to soil conditions.My new orange azelea is a lovely shade of red
Lullabelle
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I do like red but I chose orange because it is a colour we don't have in the garden.
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We have UV sun blinds in the sun room and the laundry room for obvious reasons in Australia... But they are only down when needed, right now, they are rolled up and out of the way. I want those rooms as warm as possible. The curtains in the sitting room are drawn at night (in winter only) for one reason and one reason only - warmth. the house I'm in has no insulation and in certain areas you can see daylight through the joins (this and the no insulation is very common in Australia). It is not warm and hence the curtains are used for one reason only - single glazing and holes at the edges makes for a cold house and whilst I don't mind cold in the bedroom (cold nose, warm toes policy), I do occasionally like to be somewhere above freezing not below it during the day! Curtians only happen in the sitting room and only in winter (though they can be useful in summer when it is 30-40C and you don't want the house as warm!
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All this talk of sunshine reminds me that the fellow who sweeps our local high street has an extraordinary permanent bronze glow about him. He is now known, at least in this house, as the Suntan of Sweep.
Lullabelle
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My azalea is stunning again this year, a mass of amazing flowers so I have taken a few pictures because once the weather sets in on Friday it will be ruined 
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I had closure today of the possibility of travelling. To explain, I am a contented semi-recluse (i.e. by choice) so travelling is out of character.
In a documentary, I was SO inspired seeing the orgasmic impact of eating stone crabs was that, today, I found myself checking out the feasibility of going there..... 9 hours away and over £500....that was offputting. I have never flown for over 2 hours. However, the clinching factor was that I subsequently learnt that the crabmeat was 'very sweet'....that is not the flavour of it that I particularly like - but the less dominant, fishy taste. So that's that then!
In a documentary, I was SO inspired seeing the orgasmic impact of eating stone crabs was that, today, I found myself checking out the feasibility of going there..... 9 hours away and over £500....that was offputting. I have never flown for over 2 hours. However, the clinching factor was that I subsequently learnt that the crabmeat was 'very sweet'....that is not the flavour of it that I particularly like - but the less dominant, fishy taste. So that's that then!
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When someone says the meat is sweet, it's not sugary sweet in any way.
It's a very difficult thing to describe, so I think that sweet is the best that can be said. Fresh or light, or subtle would be other adjectives to use, but thwy also cannot describe it well.
For instance, try to describe a piece of high quality tuna sashimi.
Also, just an FYI, stone crab season just ended in Florida. It goes from mid October to mid May.
If you are going to make the pilgrimage, try to go in January or February. That way you can try the other of Florida's specialty seafood: spiny lobsters.
It's a very difficult thing to describe, so I think that sweet is the best that can be said. Fresh or light, or subtle would be other adjectives to use, but thwy also cannot describe it well.
For instance, try to describe a piece of high quality tuna sashimi.
Also, just an FYI, stone crab season just ended in Florida. It goes from mid October to mid May.
If you are going to make the pilgrimage, try to go in January or February. That way you can try the other of Florida's specialty seafood: spiny lobsters.
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