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Jun 22, 2005 08:27

I've had nothing much to report. The weather is all the sudden summery w/brilliant greens and blue skies (and soon-to-be anxious farmers if we don't get some good dousings) and I've been coming home and sitting on the back lately. Taking a 20 min. walk at dusk (in which mda & I were greeted by a whole bunch of curious cows on their side of the ( Read more... )

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anterastilis June 22 2005, 13:41:16 UTC

hey, I keep forgetting to ask you a weird question...

and you are under NO OBLIGATION to investigate this any further than just thinking about it for a minute.

Did FLLW ever design a window (or any other design) with a turtle in it?

I was thinking about painting a turtle on a piece of furniture. I was thinking about a design style, and I thought "I'd like a turtle that FLLW would have designed." So, I thought I'd check.

likethebeer June 22 2005, 18:12:40 UTC

Regrettably, I don't think he did. Anything w/nature in it tended to be abstractions of trees or flowers.

anterastilis June 22 2005, 19:09:19 UTC

Shoot. Worth a shot. Thanks anyway! :)

Ok, shower. erisreg June 22 2005, 13:47:37 UTC

that could be interesting,..:)

it's fun playing detective, and you seem to be good at it,..:)

Re: Ok, shower. likethebeer June 22 2005, 18:13:27 UTC

I like the detective work. I'm glad I've only got one field to work in. I've been doing more detective work which I may write about soon.

em_porium June 22 2005, 14:30:58 UTC

Sounds like nice weather up where you are! We had one scorching week followed by a really cold one. Now it looks like rain. Our farmers aren't very happy either.

If you're looking for book suggestions, I'm currently reading The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier. It's pretty well-written and in the style of her most famous book, Girl with a Pearl Earring. The difference between the two books is that each chapter of The Lady and the Unicorn is told from a different character's point of view. I think that it makes for a very interesting storyline if you like historical fiction. :)

likethebeer June 22 2005, 18:28:12 UTC

Looks pretty fun (although--gasp!--I had a tough time w/"Girl w/a Pearl"--I liked the atmosphere created, but I wasn't crazy about the main character).

waning_estrogen June 22 2005, 19:29:47 UTC

oooo. good call. didn't know she'd written anything else-thanks for that tip.

like k., I loved the atmospherics of girl/pearl, but I liked the character of Griet, too.

em_porium June 22 2005, 19:54:12 UTC

I've read another book of hers too called The Virgin Blue. That was actually the first book of hers that I read.

It's a little different from her others because she frames her historical narrative with a "real-time" saga. The present-day story is believable or unbelievable depending on your view of history reaching through the ages. I really liked it and couldn't put it down. In fact when I read Girl with a Pearl Earring, I was a little disappointed that she didn't use the same format.

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Reading anonymous June 22 2005, 14:38:27 UTC

If you want something to read, I can get a free book to you. The catch? You would have to review it. Evil, I know.

CAW

Re: Reading livsmama June 22 2005, 14:42:00 UTC

I'll take a free book, and I'll review it!

Re: Reading likethebeer June 22 2005, 18:28:47 UTC

Yeah, that's a scary thought. I'm not a reviewer, either.

livsmama June 22 2005, 14:43:29 UTC

That's great about the pictures. Nice when someone else has done some of the work for you even if you have to read to find it ;)

So, how's the work on his centennial coming?

likethebeer June 22 2005, 18:16:09 UTC

I haven't gotten to work on the pictures yet. That might be one of those things on teh back-burner for a year or two (hopefully not, but it's possible).

We've not had any discussions about that lately. I had my ideas, and nothing else has come up. We've got 6 years, or maybe 1, depending on how serious we want to get.