tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post3821320746066485911..comments2023-10-16T12:59:06.745+01:00Comments on Janice in Caunes: Film stars and toiletsJanicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-22224283051229076452013-08-14T20:44:40.490+01:002013-08-14T20:44:40.490+01:00I was so suprised to find this site and to see pic...I was so suprised to find this site and to see pictures of my Aunt Darlyn and the house at 123 School Street. My dad (Darlyn's brother) loved Kohler and we visted from Michigan every summer. It was very sad to see the house sold but the new owner is wonderful and has added a lot of improvements. Are you related to Darlyn? I know she had family in England. Linell Krepsky JenksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-40604059801511259922013-04-10T10:34:00.042+01:002013-04-10T10:34:00.042+01:00Penny, as soon as you mentioned Kohler in your com...Penny, as soon as you mentioned Kohler in your comment on my Saltaire post, I knew I would have to put something together that represented my feelings for the village. I am so pleased you did, as it made me think about the history of the place alongside my close encounters with it over the years. <br /><br />Once Darlyn and I were sitting on her front porch, wine in hand, and the village cop car drove by at about 10 mph. Darlyn told me to hide the glass of wine, as there was a local Kohler statute forbidding the drinking of alcohol outdoors. I hid my glass and started a rant about how outrageous it was if you couldn't have a glass of wine whilst sitting on your own front porch. Darlyn let me carry on a for a while and then laughed.... there was no such bye law or statute, but she enjoyed me ranting about contradictions between Kohler's controlling attitude to individuals and the idea of the land of the free. <br /><br />Kohler's village board did sometimes seem to encroach on people's freedom as they demanded that the village retain a particular look. Darlyn certainly argued with them about a number of things....but I guess even Herb couldn't dictate over Zinfandel on the porch. Thanks again for getting me thinking about this post. I will have to visit the Pullman village when next in Illinois. JxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-5863546536157309912013-04-10T03:04:47.830+01:002013-04-10T03:04:47.830+01:00I become so excited when I began reading this, Jan...I become so excited when I began reading this, Janice. I've been to Kohler, but you have BEEN to Kohler. What a great post; from the wonderful piece of artwork, to your story of Darlyn, her house that epitomizes Wisconsin, the story of Kohler, and, well, of course your rendezvous with Kevin Costner. Still my heart as it is clattering! <br /><br />Wisconsin is really a beautiful state and much more than beer, brats, and cheese. It is rich is history and has some of the best scenery one can imagine, as you know. It has always been a vacation destination for us in Northern Illinois, and is a state we now traverse many times a year as we drive up to Minnesota. <br /><br />When we visited Kohler, we found the village and houses charming, knowing it was also a way to control workers. The Pullman neighborhood of Chicago is similar (Pullman as in pullman cars/railroads). I hope you enjoyed writing this as much as I enjoyed reading it.Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-67841705658335302232013-04-08T23:07:26.543+01:002013-04-08T23:07:26.543+01:00Thanks Janice - a very interesting little bit of y...Thanks Janice - a very interesting little bit of your history which is nice to know.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-44977583706396889822013-04-08T22:30:50.817+01:002013-04-08T22:30:50.817+01:00I am a real fan of Wisconsin, it is a vastly under...I am a real fan of Wisconsin, it is a vastly underrated state ! and Kohler is certainly an interesting place, with a fascinating history. You're right about Kohler quality,some of the more exotic bathroom stuff is amazing.....and outrageously expensive ! However, some of the basic stuff is just excellent quality. Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-83833838851219758252013-04-08T20:37:00.834+01:002013-04-08T20:37:00.834+01:00That must have been a very exciting time in the to...That must have been a very exciting time in the town, the film premiere! What a nice way to acknowledge the funding rather than just an invitation for Herb to an LA screening or something. I've always thought Wisconsin must be beautiful with all those lakes.<br />Fascinating post, Kohler still stands for excellent quality and I'm interested to know some background! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887669229075945309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-68765322712825477042013-04-08T20:36:58.769+01:002013-04-08T20:36:58.769+01:00Well I'm definitely back and I'm staying b...Well I'm definitely back and I'm staying back! It's not that I missed being online but it's such a joy to return to everything with the added advantage of being in Casa Rosales.<br />AxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-56510353493734086002013-04-08T12:56:27.774+01:002013-04-08T12:56:27.774+01:00It was Penny from Illinois that raised the similar...It was Penny from Illinois that raised the similarities between Kohler and Saltaire with me, when she read my Saltaire post. I had thought about it before, but it was Penny that put the idea of a Kohler blog into my head. Darlyn was sad that the nature of the village had changed, as well as recognising that the wealth it has attracted has enabled it to develop some good things too. The Kohler family's support for the Arts has been incredible, and museums and galleries and performing arts have thrived with their sponsorship and continued support over many years. yes... Kevin Costner was completely delightful, but I am horrified at how pathetically gormless I look in that photo ! JxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-61599632759833301402013-04-08T12:46:23.978+01:002013-04-08T12:46:23.978+01:00I loved this post, Janice, with its fascinating pa...I loved this post, Janice, with its fascinating parallels and contrasts with your post on Titus Salt and Saltaire. You give such a vivid picture of Kohler and the way it has changed over its lifetime. Sad to think that a worker's village is now a playground for the rich.<br /><br />As for Kevin Costner, I thought he was wonderful in Dances With Wolves and am sure I would have looked just as adoringly at him if I'd been lucky enough to meet him. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-37394673593469313822013-04-08T12:39:03.094+01:002013-04-08T12:39:03.094+01:00Annie, it was actually the Saltaire post that made...Annie, it was actually the Saltaire post that made me think about getting around to doing one on Kohler. The main difference is that Kohler houses were built for owner occupiers ! ....social housing doesn't come into Kohler thinking much !! saying that, the boarding house arrangement at The America Club, was geared to single male immigrants at the end of the 19th and early 20th century. Sheboygan was a big port, and hundreds of thousands of Swedes, Norwegians and Germans arrived in the mid west through the Great Lakes, many of them starting their mid western trek in Sheboygan. It seems some only made it 4 miles west to Kohler !<br />Kevin Costner did seem larger than life, it was as if he was in technicolour and the rest of us were in black and white. How does that happen? <br />It is great to have you back on line, to have these little chats. I missed you a great deal during your 10 days away from us all. JxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-38415466891307005622013-04-08T12:32:48.187+01:002013-04-08T12:32:48.187+01:00Somehow Wisconsin is regarded as a bit of a joke s...Somehow Wisconsin is regarded as a bit of a joke state isn't it. I seem to remember episodes of Cheers, where Woody was always regarded as a bit odd, coming from Wisconsin. I am completely biased... I love it, and our US trips always include a visit there. Milwaukee is a great cty, and Madison is wonderful. I love Lake Michigan, and Door County, and bits further "up north" are really beautiful. I should work for the Wisconsin tourist industry ! take care JxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-60342825677254089322013-04-08T12:26:33.453+01:002013-04-08T12:26:33.453+01:00That is so true Sue. I think we waffled something ...That is so true Sue. I think we waffled something about seeing Dances with Wolves just before giving birth to daughter Jess...and how we had taken her to the railway station in Chicago from The Untouchables. <br />I'm feeling good...final chemo done and dusted, and radiotherapy is next week. Hope you and Petal are ok. JxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-17303814865312606712013-04-08T12:21:12.615+01:002013-04-08T12:21:12.615+01:00No more to tell really.... Kevin Costner is gorgeo...No more to tell really.... Kevin Costner is gorgeous, and we had a really interesting time with him. I wish there was more to tell ! Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-43744582123405041862013-04-08T12:17:12.702+01:002013-04-08T12:17:12.702+01:00Thanks Rosemary, I'm glad you found it interes...Thanks Rosemary, I'm glad you found it interesting.I taught in the Sheboygan school system in 1984 and 1985. I lived in Sheboygan itself, and met Darlyn at the high school where we both taught. When I returned to England I kept in touch with several people, and Darlyn and I began a 25 year friendship. Darlyn came to England many times, she came to my wedding and for a few years, came every Christmas...she was a very important part of our family. I took Mark, his children and 9 week old Jess to meet her in 1991, and have returned many times since. That part of Wisconsin has become an important part of our family's life, and in fact, daughter Jess is spending some time in the US this summer with a friend she made in Sheboygan....so the link continues.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-66691207704636144612013-04-08T12:02:12.169+01:002013-04-08T12:02:12.169+01:00So glad you commented Jane, thanks....you being a ...So glad you commented Jane, thanks....you being a real live ex resident of Kohler and all ! I didn't know the Jacobys and haven't heard this story before, but know that both DK and the Roelses told me similar stories. I will always love Kohler, but will retain my healthy scepticism about some members of the Kohler family.....particularly whoever it was decided that they should build that ugly fence where Darlyn could see it from her yard !! Darlyn blamed Herb personally, of course. JxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-66840889958237331392013-04-08T11:58:09.161+01:002013-04-08T11:58:09.161+01:00What can I say ? I didn't think I was the sort...What can I say ? I didn't think I was the sort of person to be swayed by a movie star.....but he was gorgeous. How he managed to seem genuinely interested in things that everyone said to him, I have no idea, but he came over as a really intereting and interested man.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-76486235807881930802013-04-08T11:55:32.284+01:002013-04-08T11:55:32.284+01:00Kevin Costner was lovely. It is difficult to know ...Kevin Costner was lovely. It is difficult to know whether he really enjoyed his weekend in Wisconsin, smiling at people and having his photo taken a million times. I suppose he must do it all the time....but probably in Hollywood rather than Sheboygan and Kohler. It was probably part of the deal.... Herb Kohler put up the money, and got a weekend of KC's time.<br />Despite the Kohlers, I do love the "village", and even though my friend Darlyn has now died, I know I will go back there. Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-63914763253786589332013-04-08T08:52:26.848+01:002013-04-08T08:52:26.848+01:00Wow! What a fantastic post, Janice! It has everyth...Wow! What a fantastic post, Janice! It has everything - and with a title like that, it had to really. It's a bit like a Wisconsin Saltaire...or is it? Parallels with Hockney (almost). <br />He's taller than I thought he would be. There is something very magnetic about some actors, something palpable, isn't there? I was once in a queue at the West Yorkshire Playhouse behind Alan Rickman (who is short and not my thing at all) and found myself pressing up TOO close behind him - shamelessly and helplessly. So you're being very controlled in my opinion with Kevin. (But if Mark hadn't been there too....?)<br />Great post, great story, great memories!<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-74782310136082967612013-04-08T05:03:49.780+01:002013-04-08T05:03:49.780+01:00Fabulous post Janice, especially as we hear very l...Fabulous post Janice, especially as we hear very little about Wisconsin. I love a piece of naive art, and isn't that a lovely example! Totally understand your gazing at Kevin, and I would have done much the same 'twere I... Love that wicked sink, too :) xxPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-47962945481681591562013-04-08T02:50:54.377+01:002013-04-08T02:50:54.377+01:00Great post and very interesting. I bet your though...Great post and very interesting. I bet your thoughts after meeting Kevin C you wondered why you didn't say something intelligent. You looked a little nervous .... were you? How are you feeling today? Hope all is going well for you as you are in my thoughts daily. Hugs SueAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239023812597159873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-55276735192332283582013-04-07T21:01:25.418+01:002013-04-07T21:01:25.418+01:00Wow Janice, what a story. Please tell us more.Wow Janice, what a story. Please tell us more.BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-37947636989872908342013-04-07T19:26:01.628+01:002013-04-07T19:26:01.628+01:00A fascinating post Janice - I am curious as to how...A fascinating post Janice - I am curious as to how you became involved with Kohler and in particular Darlyn, and were you on holiday or working and living there?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-12925938370352233282013-04-07T18:53:36.009+01:002013-04-07T18:53:36.009+01:00Fantastic post....many memories....Paul and Myrtle...Fantastic post....many memories....Paul and Myrtle Jacoby were some of the 'victims' of the strike. He had come from Denmark to work at the company and did not strike. Such a wonderful man (and Myrtle too) and so many never spoke to him again. They befriended our 1st AFS'er Bolette from Denmark/Greenland and she spent many evenings with them speaking Danish. Every Christmas Myrtle made mittens for all of us, and later, for all of our grandkids. Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-30314071965022701132013-04-07T15:46:07.321+01:002013-04-07T15:46:07.321+01:00WOW! Was that Kevin's arm around you? Hugged b...WOW! Was that Kevin's arm around you? Hugged by Kevin Costner!<br /><br />Mark looks very handsome, too. Lucky lady.<br /><br />Great post. Any more hidden secrets... :o)xGaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926851391080970240.post-9968568486226156432013-04-07T15:37:03.999+01:002013-04-07T15:37:03.999+01:00What a fascinating post Janice. Thoroughly enjoya...What a fascinating post Janice. Thoroughly enjoyable. The town looks so beautiful and how lucky you were to have stayed there. And I am very envious of your meeting with Kevin Costner!Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.com