Roadrunner wrote:
In the beginning of life on the Islands, people would whitewash ( lime?) their buildings to protect the wood, and oil was added to the whitewash. Then along the line Europeans, probably the English, were stuck with paint which was either no good or because of the colours, it would not sell. The Madelinots bought it and replaced the whitewash, but still only for the protection of the wood and the colours were not factor. However over the years these strange colours created a sort of competitive thing and so it became part of their culture and now today the competition is still going strong...believe me!
In the beginning of life on the Islands, people wo... (
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Beautiful!!! Hanging laundry reminds me of simpler times. I can remember my grandma hanging clothes....her red hair blowing in the breeze❤️❤️