tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post8247969226334065128..comments2023-12-12T11:39:43.504+01:00Comments on Blurb from the Burbs: MedicatedMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-37430946882378173902011-09-28T12:31:49.098+02:002011-09-28T12:31:49.098+02:00Oh god, I miss those chocolate posts ...Oh god, I miss those chocolate posts ...Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-56171266449307102252011-09-25T09:04:46.361+02:002011-09-25T09:04:46.361+02:00Thanks Nutty - I hope that she loves the snow when...Thanks Nutty - I hope that she loves the snow when she sees it too but a friend here had a dog who refused to get out of the car or step off the front door if the ground was white....Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-25433099547161463292011-09-24T19:16:16.227+02:002011-09-24T19:16:16.227+02:00my last dog Tim loved the snow he used to run abou...my last dog Tim loved the snow he used to run about in it in circles, I think milly may enjoy it,hopefully Geneva will not grind to a halt like the UK did last Christmas! great post good luck with the work!nuttynotonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-62553515019534767112011-09-24T14:37:28.885+02:002011-09-24T14:37:28.885+02:00Ann, I just love her nose..... and as long as I tu...Ann, I just love her nose..... and as long as I turn the flash off, she's fairly amenable to being photographed.<br /><br />Oops, you're right, River. We have heaps of oak trees down there too, but few acorns because they're what the squirrels are busily scooping up. The chestnuts we've got, unfortunately aren't the edible ones.<br /><br />Thanks for your kind comments, Jackie<br /><br />Ropcorn, it's going to be interesting to see how our summer-haired, Aussie dog will react to snow and ice on the footpaths :)Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-67086186584811614762011-09-24T14:17:08.583+02:002011-09-24T14:17:08.583+02:00What fun photos! I can imagine it must hurt to get...What fun photos! I can imagine it must hurt to get those nuts on your head though. Ouch! And cute Milly! I wonder how she will like the snow? :propcornhttp://ropcorn.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-87578785155104866772011-09-23T16:03:16.918+02:002011-09-23T16:03:16.918+02:00I LOVE the gum leaves painting!
Great close-up pho...I LOVE the gum leaves painting!<br />Great close-up photos too - excellent post.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-23767260930203295352011-09-23T13:13:30.800+02:002011-09-23T13:13:30.800+02:00D'Oh!!
Painting, painting, painTing.D'Oh!! <br />Painting, painting, painTing.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-35725361517253304712011-09-23T13:09:14.844+02:002011-09-23T13:09:14.844+02:00Chestnuts from an oak tree?
CHESTNUTS.
From an OAK...Chestnuts from an oak tree?<br />CHESTNUTS.<br />From an OAK tree.<br />???<br /><br />Why is that paining of yours hiding behind the sofa? I think it's great! Big, bold, colourful.<br />Perfect for brightening up a big blank space. Get it hung!<br /><br />I love the gargoyle drinking spouts.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-81731916308293955972011-09-23T11:49:17.803+02:002011-09-23T11:49:17.803+02:00the portrait of Millys nose is fantastic clever wo...the portrait of Millys nose is fantastic clever wonderful and adorable.Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-50011342018769143162011-09-23T08:49:33.711+02:002011-09-23T08:49:33.711+02:00Thank you Jayne and Vanessa - the youngest artist ...Thank you Jayne and Vanessa - the youngest artist is the talented one - even her casually drawn cartoons, sketches and designs are awesome, so I'm looking forward to how she develops in high school with art as a real subject.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-75044703636071003652011-09-23T07:40:17.527+02:002011-09-23T07:40:17.527+02:00Two artists in the one house. You are both very ta...Two artists in the one house. You are both very talented.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230646298941469795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-85254428657387921312011-09-23T07:27:57.519+02:002011-09-23T07:27:57.519+02:00Loved this post - as did the Feral teen who read i...Loved this post - as did the Feral teen who read it over my shoulder - hope Milly doesn't get too disgruntled with a new coat.<br />And I thought your gum leaves painting were good!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-65034290882954435022011-09-23T07:25:27.182+02:002011-09-23T07:25:27.182+02:00PlasMan, I'm really looking forward to having ...PlasMan, I'm really looking forward to having a snowy Christmas, even if Milly might be looking a bit sulky in some of the photos whilst wearing a dog coat :)<br /><br />EC, Milly was once given a dog coat and she almost turned herself inside out in her frenzied efforts to tear it off. It's right up there as a NO NO NO with the elizabethan collar worn after surgery, so it'll be interesting in a few weeks' time when we try one on her again.<br /><br />Yep Andrew, a big baguette. We still find Skipper the rabbit hairs in our things and he didn't make it across the water.<br /><br />I'm still playing with macro, Franzy, having only previously used it to photograph chocolate. Results may vary.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-14314263434349087072011-09-23T03:57:14.323+02:002011-09-23T03:57:14.323+02:00Ahhh, macro - my second favourite camera setting b...Ahhh, macro - my second favourite camera setting behind 'blurry', but in front of HDR, which I don't know about yet.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-82737777680154805862011-09-23T03:40:27.338+02:002011-09-23T03:40:27.338+02:00The roll looks like a baguette? It also looks very...The roll looks like a baguette? It also looks very crisp and delicious. I find the occasional dog hair from our dog, who has been dead for fifteen years and never lived here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-39152145553885027342011-09-22T23:13:43.309+02:002011-09-22T23:13:43.309+02:00Loved the virtual tour. Like Wally, it is cat hai...Loved the virtual tour. Like Wally, it is cat hair here and, if I could knit, I could make myself a better behaved cat. The drinking fountains are great and your art is WONDERFUL, as is Sapphires. Thanks. Has Milly worn coats before?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-55020964726820078022011-09-22T19:55:03.577+02:002011-09-22T19:55:03.577+02:00Bonjour Kath,
Oh dear - you have the prospect of ...Bonjour Kath,<br /><br />Oh dear - you have the prospect of a Swiss winter. If its anything like Zurich, you will get some snow - and at Christmas it will be really nice. I was there a couple of years ago about a week before Christmas but like a buffoon I forgot my camera - it was such a shame.<br /><br />:0)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-78787924075302668532011-09-22T16:10:13.756+02:002011-09-22T16:10:13.756+02:00Thanks drb and Louise - I have to admit to a vague...Thanks drb and Louise - I have to admit to a vague yen to get painting again.... But Sapphire's picture of Milly in front of her ancestors is so cute and is now the first thing visitors seen when we open our door.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-85193312090896644262011-09-22T15:26:57.444+02:002011-09-22T15:26:57.444+02:00Such a great post Kath! I love love love it. Your ...Such a great post Kath! I love love love it. Your close up shots are genius!<br /><br />Your gum leaf painting is brilliant! You've been hiding your talents.Louisehttp://astrongbeliefinwicker.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-53561833615792416492011-09-22T15:11:02.554+02:002011-09-22T15:11:02.554+02:00Beautiful gum leaves!!! Love it!
Maybe you can pai...Beautiful gum leaves!!! Love it!<br />Maybe you can paint more and sell them! I wil certainly buy them. Maybe you can sprinkle so eulcaypus oil on the canvas!<br /><br />Love Milly's portrait with the aristocratic background. Sapph's very talented, has a very distinctive style! No wondering where she inherits it from...drbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-16131290961366567402011-09-22T14:52:23.172+02:002011-09-22T14:52:23.172+02:00Our vacuum cleaner, when emptied, looks like a hea...Our vacuum cleaner, when emptied, looks like a headless and legless Milly? A 'fifi' is a good description of it, Wally!Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-25862763483914982462011-09-22T14:47:25.711+02:002011-09-22T14:47:25.711+02:00We have the issue with cat hair, not dog hair. The...We have the issue with cat hair, not dog hair. The cat hair accumulates, especially with things getting warmer and the cats losing their winter coats.<br /><br />At times the balls have been so large I reckon we can make a spare cat. The chaps christened one such new cat 'Trev'.<br /><br />So we had (at the time), Pest, Max and Trev.<br /><br />Since then all piles of cat hair are known as Trev's.<br /><br />You need a similar name. Fifi, perhaps?Wally The Walrushttp://wallythewalrus.comnoreply@blogger.com