tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post6344707692797077865..comments2024-01-30T19:16:00.978-04:00Comments on my rustic bajan garden: traditional homes around old Speightstownislandgal246http://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-2173018006229989422009-09-19T02:20:31.333-04:002009-09-19T02:20:31.333-04:00Interestingly, even Barbados is so far away from M...Interestingly, even Barbados is so far away from Malaysia, but there are some similarities in the structure of the houses. Malaysians who see the photos you posted may mistakenly thought they are taken somewhere in Malaysia. Especially so when we also have many coconut trees around.J.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10904882913688765735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-35097851311157543172009-09-17T10:27:33.544-04:002009-09-17T10:27:33.544-04:00Kanak and Racquel.....I am afraid in a few years t...Kanak and Racquel.....I am afraid in a few years time most of these houses will be knocked down to make way for more modern housing. More people have to acknowledge that we must become the keepers and protectors of our heritage.islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-59661187193919534252009-09-16T16:30:28.724-04:002009-09-16T16:30:28.724-04:00My father took my and some of my siblings to Barba...My father took my and some of my siblings to Barbados in the early 1980s, what i remember of the houses is the lack of overhang of the roofs, he always joked that if rain caught you outside in Barbados there is no place to shelter!<br /><br />I love the photos of the older homes!raxx a day in the lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162824797343102963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-50041522827900718652009-09-16T09:19:02.613-04:002009-09-16T09:19:02.613-04:00How interesting to red a bit of the history of Bar...How interesting to red a bit of the history of Barbados. Loved the photos of traditional chattel homes. Thanks for sharing. Beautiful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com