tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post3028520526799557976..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of ChicĀ®: Is Green Acres Really The Place To Be?The Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-50430083947559031512015-10-20T08:54:56.641-04:002015-10-20T08:54:56.641-04:00I have read at least two House & Garden articl...I have read at least two House & Garden articles about your grandparents' homes and style of entertaining. I'm fascinated by them!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-18035215363489324082015-10-19T21:36:05.512-04:002015-10-19T21:36:05.512-04:00The Guths mentioned in the story are my Grandparen...The Guths mentioned in the story are my Grandparents and that young girl on horseback is my mother. This small window on their lives is barely the tip of the iceberg...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945925451556524949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-71234337559366080812012-04-16T08:40:44.440-04:002012-04-16T08:40:44.440-04:00So true. When you enjoy your work, it doesn't...So true. When you enjoy your work, it doesn't seem like work at all!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-13475921267951773542012-04-16T07:46:29.301-04:002012-04-16T07:46:29.301-04:00Great images! Your post made me laugh! I was thi...Great images! Your post made me laugh! I was thinking of how beautiful Poplar Grove is, but I tease Parker that he works like a draft horse. The thing about a country house is that there is always SOMETHING that needs your attention, but every so often, you really just have to make yourself sit down and enjoy it. I agree with Little Augury too, it helps if the chores are things you enjoy.Virginia Country Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291355605808113627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-51089465982368047342012-04-15T05:11:28.275-04:002012-04-15T05:11:28.275-04:00I love their vegetable garden... in fact I covet t...I love their vegetable garden... in fact I covet their vegetable garden !! Mr Guth in his formal suit with his catch !! Very posed and I am left wondering whether this was his catch ??!! What a period of ellegance ! Thank You !Jenny Rose-Inneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238831480483296166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-84967815248858732192012-04-14T23:34:47.572-04:002012-04-14T23:34:47.572-04:00What a great post, I'm a city girl who married...What a great post, I'm a city girl who married a country man (a judge too) and moved to the country. We have a over twelve horses, I lost count on cattle, and on the way are two llamas (yuck) and a daughter (13 yrs) who can not get enough of the "country Life" and is always trying to honestly make butter or hatch chicks. I can't wait to get back to the city. It's crazy wild, and would be almost an impossible life without help, and by that I mean lots of ranch hands. The animals alone are a full time job. God Bless the Guths, we would starve and the animals would to if they had to depend on me!<br /><br />Success and Smiles,<br />Tikaa<br />greenacresbrenham.blogpsot.comTikaa Herridge-Conehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453234427441687014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-62948375081077578292012-04-14T08:59:53.230-04:002012-04-14T08:59:53.230-04:00It would seem the fortunate couple enjoyed the rol...It would seem the fortunate couple enjoyed the roles they played at their Green Acres.I dream of a permanent home in the country and being a country Gentleman is quite different than living on a working farm in the country. Blessed be the man of choice versus necessity. When I would voice my plans even as a child for a future in the country by father would add I really wanted an estate There-seems like the Guths had IT all and savored each and every "chore." PGTP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-63178100372941235162012-04-13T20:28:17.773-04:002012-04-13T20:28:17.773-04:00I know! The fishing costume was so civilized! A g...I know! The fishing costume was so civilized! A gentleman fisher.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-53181145510130791722012-04-13T20:27:31.479-04:002012-04-13T20:27:31.479-04:00So true. Their spreads were a gracious plenty and...So true. Their spreads were a gracious plenty and then some! I have yet to buy the Vincent Price cook book, but perhaps I need to pull the trigger and do so.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-42695307813343407372012-04-13T20:26:23.340-04:002012-04-13T20:26:23.340-04:00I pity the poor marauders who dare cross the bird ...I pity the poor marauders who dare cross the bird booby trap. That's nuts!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-41091880492174690062012-04-13T20:09:24.552-04:002012-04-13T20:09:24.552-04:00I would say that he is the lucky one to be married...I would say that he is the lucky one to be married to you!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-88388065765836407322012-04-13T20:08:26.682-04:002012-04-13T20:08:26.682-04:00Barbara, A Renaissance couple indeed. I for one d...Barbara, A Renaissance couple indeed. I for one don't know anyone who smokes their own salmon.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-51366236370757120982012-04-13T20:07:36.631-04:002012-04-13T20:07:36.631-04:00Based on their "output", I would say the...Based on their "output", I would say they loved what they were doing!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-51398831541234233912012-04-13T20:06:47.075-04:002012-04-13T20:06:47.075-04:00Mr. Worthington, churning one's own butter is ...Mr. Worthington, churning one's own butter is a little frightening and, well, intimidating too. Talk about tedious.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-26219775527045802822012-04-13T20:04:32.575-04:002012-04-13T20:04:32.575-04:00Hi Mary! Well based on your background, you might...Hi Mary! Well based on your background, you might indeed enjoy reading this issue of HG!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-14395883444517167812012-04-13T16:37:13.430-04:002012-04-13T16:37:13.430-04:00Did you notice Mr. Guth was wearing a fine three-p...Did you notice Mr. Guth was wearing a fine three-piece suit as he displayed his salmon catch? These two were definitely over-achievers. I wonder if they had live-in help. I am hoping they did or I would really feel inadequate. Great old images.<br />Best...VictoriaVictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791296934306530073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-90085550345995185672012-04-13T14:20:20.355-04:002012-04-13T14:20:20.355-04:00I love those early 70's H & G's. It&#...I love those early 70's H & G's. It's funny how they always included photographs of huge "spreads" , cold buffets laid out on long dining tables, all in glorious technicolor. As in that Vincent Price cookery book. The first photograph looks a bit like that Elisabeth Frink scuplture, in silhoutte- the one opposite the Ritz.Luke Honeyhttp://www.lukehoney.typepad.com/the_greasy_spoon/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-46392303516358721022012-04-13T14:05:00.651-04:002012-04-13T14:05:00.651-04:00Aristocratic preppers? Kinda like this show:
htt...Aristocratic preppers? Kinda like this show:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jInq4cNerFA<br /><br />Cue theme music:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gKlBGjDbfImavennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-35156575897238342242012-04-13T11:59:01.952-04:002012-04-13T11:59:01.952-04:00A breath of fresh air, indeed. Agree with Toby abo...A breath of fresh air, indeed. Agree with Toby about the hospitality and intimidation border wars. However, my great aunt in a small town in Oklahoma had this life complete with fisherman husband. When I was a child, I thought she was a bit nuts. Now, of all of her grandchildren or grand nieces or nephews, I am the most like her. My husband, alas, is not the fisherman or even the cook. He just calls himself the lucky one.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-54817654426304297262012-04-13T11:44:39.884-04:002012-04-13T11:44:39.884-04:00I celebrate this Renaissance couple of yesteryear....I celebrate this Renaissance couple of yesteryear. Beautiful posting, thank you.Barbara Kaslowhttp://barbarakaslowdesigns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-19907651268571243642012-04-13T11:05:20.423-04:002012-04-13T11:05:20.423-04:00As long as they are doing what they love- then- mo...As long as they are doing what they love- then- more power to them. Adore the images. xxpeggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-35843365153074581052012-04-13T10:18:58.413-04:002012-04-13T10:18:58.413-04:00I used to know hosts not unlike the Guths, whose c...I used to know hosts not unlike the Guths, whose creative energies<br />were applied to every aspect of entertaining. They didn't make their<br />own ceramic plates, but they DID churn their own butter. There is a fine<br />line between hospitality and intimidation, now that I think of it.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-39137793095320530982012-04-13T09:50:37.694-04:002012-04-13T09:50:37.694-04:00I am definitely impressed--but I love the georgian...I am definitely impressed--but I love the georgian breakfast photographed on the the cover. Being Irish and having lived in Spain for seven years makes me think that I should hunt down this book. I wonder if Mr. Guth ever had to be gainfully employed?? He certainly worked hard. Have a great week-end. MaryMJH Design Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752876154227590389noreply@blogger.com