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Geoffrey wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:30 am ... i am very much tempted to ask what it is about a finely crafted trio of nude females sharing an embrace that can stir negative feelings in a person. i have no intention, however, of subjecting anyone to a session of psychoanalysis, so will refrain from asking this question, as interesting as the answer might be, so please disregard

I'll answer anyway! I did not say that the art in question "stirr[ed] negative feelings" in me. Indifference would be a more apt description of my feelings (or lack thereof). No psychoanalysis needed.

Geoffrey wrote:
>i . . . will refrain from asking this question, as interesting as the answer might be, so please disregard

LisaLCFan replied:
>I'll answer anyway!

thank you for clearing that up. incidentally, writing 'please disregard' is a classic way of encouraging someone to answer, but you will be fully aware of how reverse psychology manipulation works and would have answered anyway, i am sure.

ok, let us stop this vessel from listing any further by hanging up another picture. as leonard is the patron saint of this establishment, another piece by him might not be inappropriate. this time an old sketch photocopied from a small exercise book he had in his pocket when visiting his dying mother in 1978.

Geoffrey wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:43 am

solongleonard wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:06 am Sir God-Free Wren 2.

A tight match spoiled by the Notorious Lisa Fan who invaded the toilet at half time when the players sucked oranges, which came all the way from a china plate.

I don't write any more. I'm so bored.

SoLong

if you want something to occupy your mind, mike, i hear there is a certain gentleman with blue blood (living not far from you) in dire need of a good defence lawyer at the moment. give it a shot

Michael says he has no idea to whom refer you. In any mevent he can't afford the Lord

solongleonard wrote:Michael says he has no idea to whom refer you. In any event he can't afford the Lord

"i'm the little jew who wrote the bible"

I'm taken aback by God-free (and where is his his second identity, the"Osteopath" when one has taken a back?) and his controversial introduction of religious themes with his provocative words

"i'm the little jew who wrote the bible",
a terrible "blood libel"
'What God-Free has joined together let no man put Alesunder'

hei mike. am sitting out on the balcony, where the sun pours down like honey

I would love to come and see you again and bring Mike with me. You could teach me the first elements of painting. I, in return, could teach you the second elements of writing.

Bob

solongleonard wrote:I would love to come and see you again and bring Mike with me. You could teach me the first elements of painting. I, in return, could teach you the second elements of writing. Bob

welcome to my little hovel shall you be. hopefully your writing is more legible than mike's. i am still trying to decipher the little note he left scrawled on the back of one of leonard's old documents. he should have been a doctor.

I don’t know Mike’s writing. A few years ago we had a brief affair which lasted only til two years earlier. I often begged him to let me see what his naked pen is but he would communicate only by semaphore. Eventually the relationship flagged.

So, doing my best, I think his note reads

“ To God-free, my dear fiend. A bone toffee man. No hoser. I had the most wonderful stag with you in Summer 2058.”

It appears to be signed by “Macaroni” , presumably a reference to saving all his ribbons of pasta for thee.

Geoffrey wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:10 pm ...am sitting out on the balcony, where the sun pours down like honey...

I've never before seen honey sold in tins/cans -- here, I've only seen it in plastic containers or glass jars. Is that typical of Scandinavian "honning" (or just Danish)?

Nice sketch of Leonard!

LisaLCFan wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:38 pm

Geoffrey wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:10 pm ...am sitting out on the balcony, where the sun pours down like honey...

I've never before seen honey sold in tins/cans -- here, I've only seen it in plastic containers or glass jars. Is that typical of Scandinavian "honning" (or just Danish)?

Nice sketch of Leonard!

there are many different sorts, lisa, but the most expensive and best quality honey is quite solid and sold in tins - the cheaper types are runny and sold in transparent plastic bottles. runny honey mixes better with natural yoghurt when making fruit smoothies in the blender, but stiff honey is better on bread or toast. i would be surprised if canadian shops do not have as comprehensive a selection of honey as the norwegian outlets.

thank you for the positive comment on the sketch. it was just a spur of the moment thing.
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let us compare anthologies

Geoffrey wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 12:05 am

LisaLCFan wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:38 pm ...I've never before seen honey sold in tins/cans -- here, I've only seen it in plastic containers or glass jars...

there are many different sorts, lisa, but the most expensive and best quality honey is quite solid and sold in tins - the cheaper types are runny and sold in transparent plastic bottles. runny honey mixes better with natural yoghurt when making fruit smoothies in the blender, but stiff honey is better on bread or toast. i would be surprised if canadian shops do not have as comprehensive a selection of honey as the norwegian outlets....

From what I know of honey, there are two main types that one can buy: liquid honey (runny) and creamed honey (solid/spreadable, which is what you have in your tin). Liquid honey is actually the way it is found in nature, and when it is raw, it will eventually crystallise. Creamed honey has already been crystallised, and therefore it remains quite stable in its near-solid state. Both of these types of honey can be very high quality and expensive, if they are raw and not processed. I have often bought creamed honey here in Canada (as you say, it's best for bread/toast), but it is not sold here in tins (just plastic containers or glass jars, as noted).

When I was in Grade 1, my class went to a honey factory for a field trip, and I remember it quite well -- seeing the bees, watching how the honey was extracted from the hives and the various other processes it goes through until it is finally put into containers to sell. We were all given a little container (plastic) of creamed honey to take home with us.

Many manufacturers filter honey and then heat it up so that it won't crystallise, which destroys most of the healthy aspects of honey, and that type of honey is certainly of lesser quality (and usually less expensive) than raw liquid honey, or creamed honey. Of course, one finds the same thing with almost any "food" product that is mass-produced, highly processed, and otherwise "watered down", so that it looks good, indefinitely, on store shelves, but tastes like a pale imitation of the real thing.

I prefer the original Book of Longing bird/tree.

You removed the "Before" picture of the Book of Longing while I wrote my last post. That's the one I liked best.

LisaLCFan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:31 am You removed the "Before" picture of the Book of Longing while I wrote my last post. That's the one I liked best.

well, that's not surprising. making pictures with data is a lot of fun, something anyone can do, and if the results are less than good (which in my case is quite often) one has still had a lot of enjoyment. 'the journey is a better reward than the destination', as the old saying goes.

you know a great deal more about honey (and most other things) than myself, and i thank you very much for the enlightenment. leonard frequently sent bee products to norway, but that is a long story that's not necessary to go into unless anyone is really interested. the firm he used was c c pollen co., based in phoenix, because he had a friend there. their website is http://www.beepollen.com/

it's a pleasure to be in touch with you, lisa. there is much to be grateful for when it comes to modern technology.
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Geoffrey wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:46 am ...making pictures with data is a lot of fun, something anyone can do, and if the results are less than good (which in my case is quite often) one has still had a lot of enjoyment. 'the journey is a better reward than the destination', as the old saying goes....

...leonard frequently sent bee products to norway...

...it's a pleasure to be in touch with you, lisa. there is much to be grateful for when it comes to modern technology.

Well, indeed, the process of making art is a very rewarding activity in and of itself, often for many different reasons. I actually think that you possess quite a lot of natural talent for art, and from what I've seen, most of your work is on the exceptional side, even if the chosen medium and/or style is not my favourite (this is something I have discussed with you previously, when I admitted my preference for older-fashioned media).

Incidentally, I did not say that your data-picture of the Book of Longing cover was "less than good" -- it is colourfully vibrant and bold, which greatly appeals to me. Had it been the only image in your original post, I would have immediately liked it without reservation, but compared to a style that I am naturally more inclined to like, it took second-place.

As for bee pollen, it is one of those seemingly countless things that herbalists tout as having considerable health benefits (at least, if one is not allergic to pollen/bees or taking other medications/supplements that may negatively interact with it, but the same can be said for any medicinal/herbal remedies/supplements that one ingests, thus one must be careful). Of course, if one finds that consuming bee pollen improves their health, then that's great, and clearly Leonard was one of those people (and/or he thought that you should be!).

Modern technology, as with many things, has pros and cons, often depending on how one uses it. When it brings about pleasant interactions, then that is a definite "pro."