Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 16th, 2010
It doesn’t look like much, I know, but I have big plans for this trailer! I am quite fascinated by the idea of having my own ‘roulotte’. A roulotte is a Gypsy caravan — an old one, made of wood and pulled by horses. However, if you remember some of my past posts, you know [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 16th, 2010
A ‘Roulotte’ is the French word for caravan — specifically the Gypsy home on wheels that was pulled by horses in previous times. I remember seeing Gypsies in horse-drawn caravans in Portugal, and it wasn’t so many years ago — perhaps fifteen to twenty years past. These roulottes possess a romanticism of their own and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 3rd, 2010
If any of you have any romantic ideas about Gypsies, you need to let those go. There are no more Gypsies of our childhood stories, gathered around horse-drawn wooden ‘roulottes’ (caravans) and cooking outside over open fires. Men are no longer strumming guitars while women in long, flowing skirts shake tambourines and dance around the [...]