tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post37297101893718385..comments2023-12-29T04:56:40.723-05:00Comments on NineteenTeen: What I Learned in EnglandMarissa Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-48119961889382996332008-03-15T06:11:00.000-04:002008-03-15T06:11:00.000-04:00Hmm...I'm about 90 years after the Regency period,...Hmm...I'm about 90 years after the Regency period, but there were town houses and mansions in the St James area, so perhaps a lady could have been quizzed leaving her home or the home of friends.Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-89617097642798104382008-03-13T18:13:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:13:00.000-04:00I used to live in a hot spring town in Japan (Bepp...I used to live in a hot spring town in Japan (Beppu). Every morning, the residents in my apartment building would go down to the source near our communal bath and fill their jugs with boiling water. After the water had cooled to lukewarm, you put it in the refrigerator and chilled it. My landlady swore it had cured her anemia for good. <BR/><BR/>The town I live in now is also a spa town, but sadly we cannot drink the water. I've had Bath water a few times, but like Cara, I found it variable.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad I don't have to dust Soane's house. Bad enough that I've got this place...Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-34438692125627020312008-03-11T14:23:00.000-04:002008-03-11T14:23:00.000-04:00I suppose the taste of the water depends on the ki...I suppose the taste of the water depends on the kind of bubble bath you're using... :)<BR/><BR/>Actually, on my one visit many years ago (sniff sniff) the water in the Pump Room was tasting pretty dreadful. That was in mid-March, in case we want to look for a seasonal link.Marissa Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-59588558970004920862008-03-10T23:04:00.000-04:002008-03-10T23:04:00.000-04:00Cara,Interesting! The taste may indeed have somet...Cara,<BR/><BR/>Interesting! The taste may indeed have something to do with the time of year, or the vintage of the water being pulled out of the deep aquifer. <BR/><BR/>Ellen,<BR/>It is my understanding that a proper lady could walk in front of White's earlier in the day if she was shopping. So perhaps she missed Mr. Brummell who was at home trying to perfect the tie of his cravat?Regina Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16122254474376535221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-54632551948661344852008-03-07T21:33:00.000-05:002008-03-07T21:33:00.000-05:00Would a proper lady have walked in front of Whites...Would a proper lady have walked in front of Whites? (My sole source of information is Georgette Heyer in 1968, mind you--The Grand Sophy, I think.) ;-D<BR/><BR/>Maybe she could go there if accompanied by a gentleman...<BR/><BR/>Glad you had a good trip, Regina! It sounds like you made the most of it...Ellen Booraemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751047743172852013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-34278792375127871282008-03-07T17:57:00.000-05:002008-03-07T17:57:00.000-05:00Hi, Regina! So glad your trip was great!I've drun...Hi, Regina! So glad your trip was great!<BR/><BR/>I've drunk the Bath water many times, and actually had a bunch of different experiences with it. (Perhaps it depends on the time of year? Weather? Spa fairies?)<BR/><BR/>Once it was tasteless and a bit fizzy, and left me feeling energized and almost lightheaded. (Placebo effect? Coincidence?)<BR/><BR/>Once or twice, it has tasted quite bad -- rather sulfurous, IIRC. Not just mineralish, but icky.<BR/><BR/>And sometimes it's been in-between!<BR/><BR/>They do something nowadays to de-germify it or something; don't know if that changes the flavor. (Less moldy?) :-)<BR/><BR/>Cara<BR/>(who wants to live in John Soanes' house, but with her own stuff, not his) (Okay, I'll keep some of his stuff)Cara Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930608028959652445noreply@blogger.com