Tag: Monday Window

Gardyloo

From these windows, servants in medieval Scotland would often yell “gardyloo”. to warn passers-by of waste from the chamber pots about to be thrown from a window into the street below. Considering that during the day, passersby would then know to step out-of-the-way of the falling debris.  However, considering that the water during those times was not the beverage of…

Monday Windows-November 28, 2016

Traveling through Scotland and staying in Bed and Breakfast lodgings only, I really have never had a bad experience.  One of the cutest stays I had was in Inverness when I had access to a whole house.  This was my bedroom with en suite.  I loved the window over the bed. Not only were we served breakfast here, but also…