That's interesting. My grandparents had a farm in the San Juaquin
Valley of California. They had what they, and we, always called a
basement. It was at least 75% below ground. I guess I always thought
that a cellar had an outside entrance, while a basement was accessed
only from inside the house.

--
Joy

"You can never do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it
will be too late." - Ralph Waldo Emerson


"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
...
As I learned in a fire protection course some years ago. A cellar is
more
than half below the ground level. A basement is less than half below.

I do say "go to the cellar" now and again.

--

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
www.mormons.com


wrote in message
...
I'd like to pause for just a moment, to have a tangential linguistic
discussion.

Singh wrote:

Just to be on the safe side, Louie rigged up the dresser so she
can't
get beneath it now. So at least if she does go down cellar, we have
some idea of how and where to find her.

Oh, *WOW*!! I haven't heard the phrase "go down cellar" for years! (It
means "go down to the basement", for the uninitiated.) But that's how
my
mother always said it. I just had a childhood flashback!

I'm from Boston. My parents are from Boston. All of their parents were
born in Boston, too. So I'm thinking maybe "down cellar" is a
Boston-ism.
Or maybe a New England-ism?

Where're you from again? (Sorry, I can't remember at the moment.)

We now return you to our cliff-hanging story of Odessa, the magically
disappearing and reappearing kitty-brat. :)

Joyce

Yoj wrote:

"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:36:49 -0500, Jeanne Hedge
yodeled:

On 22 Oct 2004 15:31:21 -0700,
(Enfilade) wrote:

We ALWAYS say go down cellar. I'm from a community of German
immigrants who settled in Ontario. I still say that myself.

I don't know about "go down the cellar", but in southern New Jersey
people "go down the shore" instead of "go to the beach"

My partner is from Prince Edward Island where "go down to the
basement" is in use.

Here's another one--what's that big soft thing you sit on in the
living room? To us it's a couch, but my grandmother calls it "a
chesterfield."

My US Midwest (central Indiana) grandmother called it a "davenport",
while my other grandmother, also from the US Midwest (western Iowa),
called it a "couch".


Hey, what about "sofa" ? ;)

Theresa

We always called it a "davenport". I was floored when my son-in-law,
who is from Maine, asked, "What is a davenport?"

We had this thingie when I was really little, that my parents called a
"Hollywood Bed." I never quite figured what that meant, for as a small
child I assumed we kept beds in bedrooms, not living rooms. I was in my
late twenties before I learned that it's a daybed. I've never heard anyone
outside my family call it a Hollywood bed.

Blessed be,
Baha

Yoj wrote:

"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:36:49 -0500, Jeanne Hedge
yodeled:

On 22 Oct 2004 15:31:21 -0700,
(Enfilade) wrote:

We ALWAYS say go down cellar. I'm from a community of German
immigrants who settled in Ontario. I still say that myself.

I don't know about "go down the cellar", but in southern New Jersey
people "go down the shore" instead of "go to the beach"

My partner is from Prince Edward Island where "go down to the
basement" is in use.

Here's another one--what's that big soft thing you sit on in the
living room? To us it's a couch, but my grandmother calls it "a
chesterfield."

My US Midwest (central Indiana) grandmother called it a "davenport",
while my other grandmother, also from the US Midwest (western Iowa),
called it a "couch".


Hey, what about "sofa" ? ;)

Theresa

We always called it a "davenport". I was floored when my son-in-law,
who is from Maine, asked, "What is a davenport?"

We had this thingie when I was really little, that my parents called a
"Hollywood Bed." I never quite figured what that meant, for as a small
child I assumed we kept beds in bedrooms, not living rooms. I was in my
late twenties before I learned that it's a daybed. I've never heard anyone
outside my family call it a Hollywood bed.

Blessed be,
Baha

Yoj wrote:

"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:36:49 -0500, Jeanne Hedge
yodeled:

On 22 Oct 2004 15:31:21 -0700,
(Enfilade) wrote:

We ALWAYS say go down cellar. I'm from a community of German
immigrants who settled in Ontario. I still say that myself.

I don't know about "go down the cellar", but in southern New Jersey
people "go down the shore" instead of "go to the beach"

My partner is from Prince Edward Island where "go down to the
basement" is in use.

Here's another one--what's that big soft thing you sit on in the
living room? To us it's a couch, but my grandmother calls it "a
chesterfield."

My US Midwest (central Indiana) grandmother called it a "davenport",
while my other grandmother, also from the US Midwest (western Iowa),
called it a "couch".


Hey, what about "sofa" ? ;)

Theresa

We always called it a "davenport". I was floored when my son-in-law,
who is from Maine, asked, "What is a davenport?"

We had this thingie when I was really little, that my parents called a
"Hollywood Bed." I never quite figured what that meant, for as a small
child I assumed we kept beds in bedrooms, not living rooms. I was in my
late twenties before I learned that it's a daybed. I've never heard anyone
outside my family call it a Hollywood bed.

Blessed be,
Baha

Enfilade wrote:

Singh wrote in message ...
Odessa has been throwing a holy tantrum since we found her last night.

Does Odessa have "safe" places where she can go to curl up if she
wants some peace or some sense of security?

Nocturne's main "office" is under the bed and she also lays claim to
"beneath the end table beside the desk" and "under the bookshelf"
where she goes if reality is irritating/upsetting her. We always know
where to find her when the fire alarm goes off--in one of her
"offices." Does Odessa have an "office" she can retraet to?

Madame has been prowling about all day, looking for that perfect corner office. So far
she's made herself comfortable on one of the shelves in the computer room, and a little
corner in the laundry room which, thankfully, is nowhere near the machines or that nasty
dresser that caused us so many problems. And I'm happy to say she's over her princess-fit
and is behaving with great dignity.

Blessed be,
Baha

Enfilade wrote:

Singh wrote in message ...
Odessa has been throwing a holy tantrum since we found her last night.

Does Odessa have "safe" places where she can go to curl up if she
wants some peace or some sense of security?

Nocturne's main "office" is under the bed and she also lays claim to
"beneath the end table beside the desk" and "under the bookshelf"
where she goes if reality is irritating/upsetting her. We always know
where to find her when the fire alarm goes off--in one of her
"offices." Does Odessa have an "office" she can retraet to?

Madame has been prowling about all day, looking for that perfect corner office. So far
she's made herself comfortable on one of the shelves in the computer room, and a little
corner in the laundry room which, thankfully, is nowhere near the machines or that nasty
dresser that caused us so many problems. And I'm happy to say she's over her princess-fit
and is behaving with great dignity.

Blessed be,
Baha

Enfilade wrote:

Singh wrote in message ...
Odessa has been throwing a holy tantrum since we found her last night.

Does Odessa have "safe" places where she can go to curl up if she
wants some peace or some sense of security?

Nocturne's main "office" is under the bed and she also lays claim to
"beneath the end table beside the desk" and "under the bookshelf"
where she goes if reality is irritating/upsetting her. We always know
where to find her when the fire alarm goes off--in one of her
"offices." Does Odessa have an "office" she can retraet to?

Madame has been prowling about all day, looking for that perfect corner office. So far
she's made herself comfortable on one of the shelves in the computer room, and a little
corner in the laundry room which, thankfully, is nowhere near the machines or that nasty
dresser that caused us so many problems. And I'm happy to say she's over her princess-fit
and is behaving with great dignity.

Blessed be,
Baha

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:21:37 -0400, Singh
wrote:


We had this thingie when I was really little, that my parents called a
"Hollywood Bed." I never quite figured what that meant, for as a small
child I assumed we kept beds in bedrooms, not living rooms. I was in my
late twenties before I learned that it's a daybed. I've never heard anyone
outside my family call it a Hollywood bed.

I've heard of a Hollywood bed, but didn't know what piece of furniture
it was until now. I thought it was something like a Murphy bed.





Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:21:37 -0400, Singh
wrote:


We had this thingie when I was really little, that my parents called a
"Hollywood Bed." I never quite figured what that meant, for as a small
child I assumed we kept beds in bedrooms, not living rooms. I was in my
late twenties before I learned that it's a daybed. I've never heard anyone
outside my family call it a Hollywood bed.

I've heard of a Hollywood bed, but didn't know what piece of furniture
it was until now. I thought it was something like a Murphy bed.





Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

============
http://www.jhedge.com

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:21:37 -0400, Singh
wrote:


We had this thingie when I was really little, that my parents called a
"Hollywood Bed." I never quite figured what that meant, for as a small
child I assumed we kept beds in bedrooms, not living rooms. I was in my
late twenties before I learned that it's a daybed. I've never heard anyone
outside my family call it a Hollywood bed.

I've heard of a Hollywood bed, but didn't know what piece of furniture
it was until now. I thought it was something like a Murphy bed.





Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

============
http://www.jhedge.com