I miss this house! There are steps everywhere on the island of Uummannaq (and Greenland in general). Everything is built on the rocks. The steps were our early warning system for guests, but more importantly, we got a few seconds warning when the guys came to collect the toilet bucket. As soon as you heard the first rumble on the steps… well, you can imagine.
The toilet crew had a key to every house in the village, and they let themselves in. It’s one of those awkward dilemmas. You don’t want to be disturbed, but you really want them to take the bucket – can’t leave it outside as it will freeze!
Anyway, you’ve got the picture now. Thankfully, I don’t have the photo of when I was cutting my hair (naked) in the bathroom when the toilet crew arrived. They had a new member of the team – lighter, no rumble on the steps. And then… Surprise! 🙂
Yep. Greenland.
Chris
Very cozy! And I like that shade of blue — but I seem to remember you writing once that blue structures signified a utility buildings – electricity or water or?? Were there certain approved colors for homes? And I like that collapsible clothes line structure atop your porch railing! :o)
Good memory, Dave! 🙂 You’re right, blue for utility, red for shops and schools, yellow for hospitals, green for police. Those are the “primary” colours. I don’t remember ever hearing about rules or regulations for house colours, but never really noticed much variation beyond teh colours mentioned above. Perhaps and orange or purple house in between, lots of rich browns, variations on green and blue, etc. As for the clothes line, I screwed a drainaged pipe into the wood to slip a different kind of clothesline in – the kind with three sides that “opens” like an umbrella. There’s a photo on the way of the day it “helicoptered” out of the pipe in a storm. 😉
Wow! — I hope that’s a VIDEO!! :o)