tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post2588071033668193636..comments2023-08-02T06:39:22.547-07:00Comments on High Desert Diva: Potato barnsHigh Desert Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06612606483622054573noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-56376239622909385402008-05-20T15:57:00.000-07:002008-05-20T15:57:00.000-07:00Love that hobbit house! Wouldn't that be fun to ma...Love that hobbit house! Wouldn't that be fun to make one in the oregon woods as a vacation spot? Would need a functionong bathroom, though. I have to draw the eco line somewhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-73173202070343636642008-05-19T19:02:00.000-07:002008-05-19T19:02:00.000-07:00I just saw that house (the hobbit looking one) onl...I just saw that house (the hobbit looking one) online recently, too. It's really worth looking at the link to see the photos. Looks much bigger on the inside than one would think and good lighting, too. I would love to live in something like that!Rachel Bielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804950102480086440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-76002172857969319162008-05-16T09:05:00.000-07:002008-05-16T09:05:00.000-07:00Potato barns, that's what those are!! There's one ...Potato barns, that's what those are!! There's one on the way to Sisters and every time we pass it I think "What is that?!" Thank you for solving one of life's little mysteries for me. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-42163447384223583122008-05-15T14:24:00.000-07:002008-05-15T14:24:00.000-07:00Wow, those are cool! I can see your fascination w...Wow, those are cool! I can see your fascination with them. Reminds me of some homes I saw in a calendar put out by a good friend of mine about sustainable homes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734872244414275341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-40458130054205116202008-05-15T09:16:00.000-07:002008-05-15T09:16:00.000-07:00i think hobbits must grow potatoes!i think hobbits must grow potatoes!letitiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412401268046382544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-5983328275938156902008-05-14T23:53:00.000-07:002008-05-14T23:53:00.000-07:00Great blog.I'm from South Africa and we don't have...Great blog.<BR/><BR/>I'm from South Africa and we don't have potato barns like that here. They're awesome ;-)Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875207633073348136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-26923994535380251122008-05-14T11:57:00.000-07:002008-05-14T11:57:00.000-07:00Wow these are amazing, never have seen a potato ba...Wow these are amazing, never have seen a potato barn before!StaroftheEasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183267513333302458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-41619646015330166472008-05-14T04:35:00.000-07:002008-05-14T04:35:00.000-07:00I've never seen or heard of potato barns before. W...I've never seen or heard of potato barns before. We here in Oz don't treat potatoes as well as you guys do. We house ours in stacks of old car tyres. If I'm reborn as a potatoe I sure hope my birthplace is in America!Hey Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364446516114445193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-15659460822030874262008-05-13T23:12:00.000-07:002008-05-13T23:12:00.000-07:00Potato barn? honestly, never seen one until now, t...Potato barn? honestly, never seen one until now, tks for sharing...does looks like a fairy tale or home to snow white & 7 dwarfs ? very interesting :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402753481785047700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-75812877076977916032008-05-13T22:20:00.000-07:002008-05-13T22:20:00.000-07:00We have some root cellars in my area that are a bi...We have some root cellars in my area that are a bit similar, but nothing like Potato Farm #4. How very enchanting! I adore it!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913095438247860953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-54421156794664277392008-05-13T17:58:00.000-07:002008-05-13T17:58:00.000-07:00That "woodland home" is amazing! Thanks for sharin...That "woodland home" is amazing! Thanks for sharing it. Can't wait to show it to my husband.Lisa's RetroStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970342964643400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-77896891144567351402008-05-13T16:08:00.000-07:002008-05-13T16:08:00.000-07:00My dad was a potato farmer, and as ood as it is, I...My dad was a potato farmer, and as ood as it is, I love the smell of a potato cellar (or barn) when it is empty and only the cold dirt walls are inside. The ones on my dad's farm looked a bit different, but same style.<BR/><BR/>How interesting the little hobbit like homes!Ivy & Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378960507474910550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-1741277375675587072008-05-13T14:15:00.000-07:002008-05-13T14:15:00.000-07:00I had seen these before and had no idea what they ...I had seen these before and had no idea what they are. Thanks for clearing that up. I find them so much more charming now.Mrs.Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538695099376546483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-77466662420199381042008-05-13T14:00:00.000-07:002008-05-13T14:00:00.000-07:00My great grandmother used to have a concrete cella...My great grandmother used to have a concrete cellar in the bank a ways from the house. She kept her potatoes in there. I used to go with her because it was strange, mysterious, creepy, dark and cold.<BR/><BR/>I loved it.BaldyLockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503554487494032312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-52299117809078465872008-05-13T12:19:00.000-07:002008-05-13T12:19:00.000-07:00Can you say LOTR? So cutsie! When that movie c...Can you say LOTR? So cutsie! When that movie came out Matt was convinced we should burrow, I am more of an above ground girl myself but then we lived in a basement apartment with no windows & he quickly changed his mind :~D Wonder if it would be warm living in the earth?CSD Faux Finishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947691876538206892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-18276433766945939262008-05-13T11:49:00.000-07:002008-05-13T11:49:00.000-07:00Potato barns? Intriguing!! The one with stone is s...Potato barns? Intriguing!! The one with stone is so charming.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-38572485361072450312008-05-13T11:25:00.000-07:002008-05-13T11:25:00.000-07:00I've wondered what those were! My first thought w...I've wondered what those were! My first thought was, why do people around here have storm shelters? LOL You can tell where I'm from originally! Charmaine, if you like Hobbit homes, check out our local Hobbit neighborhood!<BR/><BR/>http://www.bendshire.com/Grizzly Mountain Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661384930657079527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-22586894922596447492008-05-13T11:13:00.000-07:002008-05-13T11:13:00.000-07:00I'm so loving the barns! They would be perfect for...I'm so loving the barns! They would be perfect for conversion to a house.<BR/><BR/>I love Simon's house too. At the moment he is involved in project Lammas... you can check it out on his website.<BR/>http://www.simondale.net/house/index.htmCaptain Skulduggery Dughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006783819138495126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-26070152825585903922008-05-13T10:54:00.000-07:002008-05-13T10:54:00.000-07:00Oh my gosh, that would be SO cool to live in a hou...Oh my gosh, that would be SO cool to live in a house like that! And, honestly, I never knew what those buried buildings were all about... now I know! Hehee.<BR/><BR/>Learn something new every day... *blush*<BR/><BR/>♥<BR/>JanellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-46220006582876677322008-05-13T09:35:00.000-07:002008-05-13T09:35:00.000-07:00All hail the lowly potato... How sad that they en...All hail the lowly potato... How sad that they end up in these clostrophobic caves... can you tell I hate overpasses? Dame Edna called. Her rhinestone glasses are missing... Did you borrow them?<BR/><BR/>xoxo<BR/>kAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-29876260979932407962008-05-13T08:36:00.000-07:002008-05-13T08:36:00.000-07:00I instantly thought of Lord of the Rings too! Yes,...I instantly thought of Lord of the Rings too! Yes, would be like living a fairytale in them... I think I would want some sort of skylight window though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-58099762387287482652008-05-13T08:13:00.000-07:002008-05-13T08:13:00.000-07:00Hobbit is what i ws thinking too!!In kentucky driv...Hobbit is what i ws thinking too!!<BR/><BR/>In kentucky driving along you would see Tobacco huts all over the place, your potato barns remind me of all the Tobacco drying sheds.Sarah McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613710992712474616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-79124565752916439962008-05-13T07:46:00.000-07:002008-05-13T07:46:00.000-07:00As much as I love big bright windows, I admit, the...As much as I love big bright windows, I admit, the charm of the Hobbit home is almost too sweet not to fall in love with. I can't say I've ever seen a potato barn in these parts. Maybe they are well concealed.Michelle Engel Bencskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219482020450093441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-18925182097655968042008-05-13T06:42:00.000-07:002008-05-13T06:42:00.000-07:00ohmygosh...it's a little hobbit house!and of cours...ohmygosh...it's a little hobbit house!<BR/><BR/>and of course, now i want one ;PJezabels Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081311411105970440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005282930514189808.post-82592425027912804832008-05-13T05:26:00.000-07:002008-05-13T05:26:00.000-07:00Haha I was going to say Hobbit-like!Haha I was going to say Hobbit-like!LazyTcrochethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08878152293645942333noreply@blogger.com