BlueHarebell

Dear LIN, I'm so glad you are home and can now put your feet up a bit. Isn't it wonderful that you've found a lost cousin! A huge bonus for you. It reminds me a little of the poem I posted when I first joined this group. The "out in the fields" one. "The little cares that fretted me, I lost them yesterday". In other words,…

Lost the last pound I gained over Christmas. So I guess I'm kicked out of here now. Anne

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Oh boy, it didn't. Apologies!!!

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JACKIE, I took the test you recommended for Bob. It made sense for me, so thanks for the info. Vincent Van Gogh sure WAS complex, and also of course quite brilliant, however despite his advice I'll leave my poor efforts where they belong, buried in the box. Lol. I've started to write about my life as a child in the war…

My thoughts will be with you tomorrow LIN. God bless, Anne.

BOB - I think not, showing my paintings. I'm simply not good enough. For a start, I've thrown the majority away. Always dissatisfied. I've never had any lessons and I paint for pure pleasure and have only kept 4 paintings, oh and my DIL has got one. It's just a nice winter hobby for me. My old profile picture was one of…

Forever young

Agree with your comments about BOB, SANDY. Very inspirational. People who live the experience usually make great teachers. Maybe that's in your future Bob, after all you are showing us the way. Any luck with the diamonds loss SANDY? Careful when you vacuum! Anne.

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Bob - Your winter scene is lovely and the sort I like to "try" and paint. As for my grumpy old friend he really WAS grumpy and very embarrassing at times. Sometimes, when he yelled at people for walking between him and whatever he was photographing, I was guilty of pretending I wasn't with him! However, he was an…

Yes, that's what I figured about the soft focus! Old so and so, and me only 40 odd at the time! Wonder what he'd think today! Lol! You live and learn LIN, who would have thought ROFLOL meant that! I'm definitely showing my age Phoebe! Anne.

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Sorry PHOEBE, I don't know what that means. I'm fairly new and don't understand the terminology. I think my very old in years friend meant he put a sort of filter over the lens of his camera to get rid of any flaws. Anne

Cooking mess (sigh, I'm a messy cook)

PS, A home made salmon fish cake today ( and tomorrow ) with loads of veggies.

Bob, what a super quote. Never heard that one. I'm going to write that out. Thanks so much. Anne.

I'm away for the day, but I got to thinking and I would like to say something to all you Americans out there, well before it's too late to show appreciation. I worked for 24 years at an engineering firm that was American based. During that time we had US based contractors and I often had to deal with chaps based in the…

LIN, welcome home. Everyone is thinking of you. At least the weather seems to be finally warming up a bit for you. God bless, Anne.

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Sorry to hear you have to trek off to the docs again MARIE, plus another needle. At the least the little one won't be premature, bless him. My eldest was a 7 month baby at 3lb 12 oz. It was touch and go, but look at him now, he dwarfs his full term brother at 6 ft and is a lovely bear of a man. Think of Raymond the tv show…

It's just dawned on me, the profile photo I took yesterday has one of my grumpy old friends photos to the right on the wall. It's a monarch butterfly. Isn't that odd that I was just remembering him! Anne.

Love the photo of your lady pal Bob, but I'm so sorry you have lost her. What church or cathedral is that? Also, have you got any photos of wintry scenes in NY to show us? I had a friend who was really keen on photography. Long gone. He was a real grumpy old bachelor but also a really good photographer. I think he felt…

Boy, I wish Marie! Cute. Any sign of the little baby yet? Anne.

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