I spent a couple of hours in a village in the Odenwald, called Schaafheim (nothing to do with sheep, but with “scop”, i.e. barn or shed).
This half-timbered house is typical for the area – with a solid stone base, usually of reddish sandstone. With modern windows (the German state has for years subsidized well insulated windows to save energy) and old fashioned shudders.
And here are a few windows I saw during my short visit.
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You found some good windows Elke. I like the half timbered house
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Thanks. It was really just a short stop but basically you can find these kind of houses in every village here.
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nice selection, Elke
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Thanks, Sue.
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I’m sorry these lovely buildings give you ‘old fashioned shudders’!!!
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😄 The (almost) homophone ghost strikes again!
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The photos are nice. There was, however, an error. Probably spell-check caused. You used the word “shudders” which means shaking, as when someone reacts to something, or when something vibrates in an unusual way. I think the shutters on those windows were holding still and not vibrating in the wind. Haha.
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No, not spell-check, I’m afraid. I have this affliction which seems to get stronger with time passing. I type homophones or near-homophones. I immediately see the mistake when I look at the text even a few minutes later but at the time I’m oblivious to it. [sigh] Interestingly enough it happens in English as well as in German. The only thing that helps is proof reading with a small time delay but I don’t always have the thyme. Ooops, my bad. Not rosemary, but time.
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Ah Elke, you also have the Fachwerk Houses this week 😀. I was just writing on Geriatrix’s blog that the patterns in the German ones are a bit different than the ones she’s shown from a town in France. And I love the little windows with the lace curtains on them..Thanks for sharing with Monday Window!
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My English book at school used to call half-timbered houses “Tudor houses”. I was quite suprised that Tudor style houses are quite different from Fachwerk even if the building method seems to be somewhat similar.
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I prefer the Fachwerk or half-timbered house. I don’t care much about what terms the English use, particularly for things outside of the borders of their country.
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But the half-timbered houses in Stratford-on-Avon are beautiful!
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