saddle-and-bridle

Updated: May 13, 2025

The veranda was living-room and dining-room; raised ten feet from the earth on breadfruit-tree pillars placed on stone, it provided a roof for his forge, for his saddle-and-bridle room, and for the small kitchen. The ceilings in the house were of wood, but on the veranda he had cleverly hung a canvas a foot below the roof.

Frederick O'Brien - White Shadows in the South Seas