tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post6389660145685356637..comments2023-12-12T11:39:43.504+01:00Comments on Blurb from the Burbs: Whiskered WonderMedicatedMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-75715900868792248302012-11-02T00:12:35.389+01:002012-11-02T00:12:35.389+01:00I love the valuable info you supply in your posts....I love the valuable info you supply in your posts. I like your writing style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-26434659000476141872012-11-01T21:33:17.392+01:002012-11-01T21:33:17.392+01:00It looks like Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome was alive...It looks like Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome was alive and well even back then. Great post. Makes me want to come over and have a look for myself.Pandora Behrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582255671962095503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-33264913766847999842012-10-31T07:37:26.923+01:002012-10-31T07:37:26.923+01:00Great post. Intriguing portrait, yes, please updat...Great post. Intriguing portrait, yes, please update on your detective works.drbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-21103100497871585332012-10-30T23:09:48.002+01:002012-10-30T23:09:48.002+01:00Hi Kath,
At least they are proper paintings - not...Hi Kath,<br /><br />At least they are proper paintings - not awful abstract daubs!<br /><br />Are you sure that second one isn't a man?<br /><br />:0)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-9542905735283245362012-10-30T11:08:12.755+01:002012-10-30T11:08:12.755+01:00Maybe the facial hair was such a feature of this i...Maybe the facial hair was such a feature of this intriguing woman the artist couldn't NOT leave it out?? Now you'll just HAVE to find out more - maybe it could all go into your 'alternative art tour for aussies' book??Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-86684274513886588192012-10-30T10:36:01.613+01:002012-10-30T10:36:01.613+01:00Both of these ladies give some hope to those of us...Both of these ladies give some hope to those of us who were born at more than a size zero and have increased since then. And have hair issues. Though a tracery rather than that pronounced mo and goatee. There is a sales assistant at one of our supermarkets who would give her a run for her money though. And said sales assistant is warm, chatty and engaging each time I come across her.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-62938950474772241452012-10-30T09:19:46.691+01:002012-10-30T09:19:46.691+01:00Mele, I like the way you think.... you have sown a...Mele, I like the way you think.... you have sown a few seeds now!MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-39262196056978398072012-10-30T09:01:49.559+01:002012-10-30T09:01:49.559+01:00River, I got a very good look at Mrs Robineau and ...River, I got a very good look at Mrs Robineau and she's definitely a good Swiss woman with her fold up, early model pocket knife. :)<br /><br />Andrew, 'she' might have felt like a gin or two after seeing that every strand of facial hair was painted!<br /><br />Thanks dianeb, I will try to find out more....<br /><br />Kirstie, you make a good point. Then again, if it was really that okay to not pluck, why weren't any noble women painted with moustaches?<br /><br />Jackie, I think you're right about Mere Lacroix - a rather beautiful face now aged and showing the effects of 24/7 access to the pantry...MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-2533728511729975522012-10-30T08:48:48.086+01:002012-10-30T08:48:48.086+01:00This post is hilarious! Kath, you must give us Aus...This post is hilarious! Kath, you must give us Australians stuck in the colonial backwaters an "alternative tour of the artworks of Europe". melenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-9744591706863133522012-10-30T07:37:42.443+01:002012-10-30T07:37:42.443+01:00This is fascinating. Two working women of note eno...This is fascinating. Two working women of note enough to have their portraits painted, neither of them a beauty but both with their faces showing interest and feeling. I think the painter has painted them honestly (we assume) but sympathetically (probably helped him get paid I guess). And I think the lady in the first painting was probably beautiful when young, if you look at her face it seems she may have been.<br />Loved this post!Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-43270547937292044022012-10-30T01:30:34.787+01:002012-10-30T01:30:34.787+01:00I love the idea that La Mere Robineau was a well-k...I love the idea that La Mere Robineau was a well-known/important woman and didn't seem to care about her facial hair. Screw you modern ideas of beauty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-58842843179044814592012-10-30T01:29:15.359+01:002012-10-30T01:29:15.359+01:00I love the idea that La Mere Robineau was a well-k...I love the idea that La Mere Robineau was a well-known/important woman and didn't seem to care about her facial hair. Screw you modern ideas of beauty!Kirstiehttp://www.storybookperfect.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-64730990598061471282012-10-30T00:42:08.085+01:002012-10-30T00:42:08.085+01:00You were observant to find her in the painting of ...You were observant to find her in the painting of the square. I should have lived then and I wouldn't have to be worrying about removing facial hair. She certainly looks like an interesting character. Find out more. Liked your play on words hee hee.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-79148718657849170392012-10-30T00:18:41.116+01:002012-10-30T00:18:41.116+01:00River, are you suggesting the painting is not auth...River, are you suggesting the painting is not authentic? Surely that is a gin flask 'she' is holding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-26838509213960851272012-10-29T21:43:47.729+01:002012-10-29T21:43:47.729+01:00Someone is playing tricks I think.
And very cleve...Someone is playing tricks I think. <br />And very cleverly too. <br />Take a closer look at the second painting. <br />He/she has man hands and appears to be holding an electronic device. I-pod? Phone? Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-36766016826161998622012-10-29T18:39:08.601+01:002012-10-29T18:39:08.601+01:00Thanks Anji. I think I might see if I can chat to ...Thanks Anji. I think I might see if I can chat to one of Maison Tavel's staff to find out if they know anything more about her.MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-76563881648279903112012-10-29T18:13:49.605+01:002012-10-29T18:13:49.605+01:00An interesting tour, thank you. I looked for La m...An interesting tour, thank you. I looked for La mère Robineau on Google and came up with.... your post. Now you see you've internetized her for future generations.Anjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.com