The best thing about
writing this blog is that I learn something new with every post. That was exactly what happened last week when I wrote about the colombage buildings in Alsace. After I had finished
most of the text I found a video to
finish the post with. In that video, Frederick, a young Alsatian, talked about restoring
a colombage barn and house, and because it was in French I included a brief translation
of his main points. What I didn’t tell you is that toward the end Frederick
mentioned that there were symbols hidden in the timber framing of his house. He claimed that the original
owner of the house was extremely interested in having a large family, and that this message could be 'read' in
the colombage.
