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its4inthemorning wrote:
>G, I really like your Monday morning sketch a lot. It's not like it is a novel pose, but it is the likeness that comes to my mind when thinking about him. Don't think I created anything Monday morning except a dirty frying pan and dishes.

hello there, and what a pleasure to see someone spending energy on me. i am so grateful! people occasionally write complimentary things about some of these pictures, and i tend to wonder if i deserve it. they are usually drawn without a lot of care, and other people's sketches always seem far superior. perhaps that is a good thing, though - because if a person believes their work is good then maybe there is less to strive for.

anyway, it is heart-warming to receive praise - so thank you for that! this week there has been a lot of celebrations due to national day (17/5) so i have been away a lot. today is ascension day, a big norwegian holiday with all shops closed - so i only visited my turkish friend, mehmet, who lives 30 minutes away. then i came home and watched a finnish film called 'sisu'. jarkko the webmaster probably knows about it. if you are a fan of john wick you will surely like it. after that i followed instructions on youtube to make filleted chicken in a special cream sause with garlic, fresh parsley, shallot onion, salt, pepper and nutmeg. absolutely delicious. i'll stick a link down here in case you want to try it. bye for now :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZKpTufNNDE
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G, I watched your chicken recipe video. It looks delicious...and easy, so I will be making it for sure. That's a lot of nutmeg, but I like nutmeg, it reminds me of yule-time egg nog.

I am reciprocating with a video about a recipe that is, well, the opposite of easy, but if one is at home in the kitchen and patient, preparing it is worth the effort. And a great excuse for a nice party! The video is from the Stanley Tucci film "The Big Night," which I recommend watching if you have not seen it. The actual Tucci family recipe is available online. We are having friends over next month, and I will be making timpano for the third time. I always commandeer an attendee to bang on the table and recite the lines at the end of the video.

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hello again curt, and thank you for allowing me to see this movie clip. pasta has never been a first choice of mine when deciding on a meal, perhaps due to its slimy texture - i am not completely sure. all i know is that it turns my stomach. when dining with friends and they serve fusilli, manicotti, farfalle, etc, i do eat it - but would secretly have preferred a simple bubble and squeak or toad in the hole - or even just a plain spotted dick with treacle if the host had decided on something sweet.

as a guest i know the importance of table manners, of cordiality, hiding one's disappointment when an unappetising dish is placed between one's knife and fork. tact is an essential commodity when socialising, and fortunately that is something i possess in huge quantities - regardless of the occasion. it goes without saying that my behaviour in the company of others always strives to be impeccable. it is well known in my local community that when i walk into a room all who are present become aware that a gentleman is amongst them.
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Hmmm, two very different recipes being offered here. I may add some nutmeg to my next cream/white sauce -- the variation in Geoffrey's video would taste great with chickpeas and other veggies (although I'd be inclined to use a lighter cream, preferably sour cream or even just milk). I actually recently ate a meal at a restaurant containing white sauce with nutmeg -- classic béchamel sauce -- which was in an absolutely fabulous vegetarian Greek moussaka -- it is one of my favourite dishes! But, I will definitely pass on the timpano -- I am not a fan of pasta, either.
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accident yesterday while driving to skodje. i survived but my phone did not.
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Hi Geoffrey
I'm sorry to read of your car accident and I hope you did more than survive.
I hope you are uninjured. Phones can be replaced but you cannot.
Stay well!

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AlanM wrote: Thu May 25, 2023 3:03 am Hi Geoffrey
I'm sorry to read of your car accident and I hope you did more than survive.
I hope you are uninjured. Phones can be replaced but you cannot.
Stay well!

Alan
thank you so much for your concern, alan. it was rush hour, a lot of stress, but neither sarah nor myself got even a scratch. after a lifetime of being good, generous, helping people and never being horrible, i have excellent karma, a guardian angel looking after me, don't forget. the only thing i fail to understand is why i have a little eczema on the one elbow, i never deserved that. it's the reason i avoid wearing short arm t-shirts - so fate does get it wrong sometimes. have tried various ointments, both strong stuff from the doctor and over-the-counter products what the lady in the chemist advised. reminds me of that six word email leonard sent out of the blue: "have you noticed how nothing works!" she ain't no dermatologist, actually not even a qualified pharmacist, but means well poor thing. such thin wrists she has. apologies for spelling sauce wrong earlier. in norwegian it's 'saus' - so i mixed the two. this afternoon my new phone will be ready for collection, i can pick it up on the way to juanita who said she has got a surprise for me. right now it's time to go to the bathroom, look in the mirror and say my daily affirmations. i can write them below so that you can try it too if you need picking up.
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i accept who i am, i matter, i can make a difference, i believe in myself, good things are coming my way, i'm proud of myself, i've got this, it's ok not to know everything, i am proud of myself, everything is ok, i am beautiful inside and out, there is no one better than myself, i am doing my best, i have people who love me, i am a problem solver, i can always improve, i deserve to be happy.
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hope you are well, and that you are still happy with your picture of the little island. today is going to be a wonderful day. dentist appointment on 15th june, every nine months she gives me a check-up, so that is a cloud on the horizon, but it's still a long way off so i don't need to worry about that too much just yet. not many of us are a hundred percent carefree, some people have much worse things to worry about. i won't let it suffocate the happiness that occupies the greater part of my right frontal cortex. juanita has a little disc-shaped device that she calls a robot that keeps moving around her home on its own and takes away any dust it finds. it even goes over the little thresholds that divide each room.
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another in the series 'straightforward portraits'. this time an old canadian guy who wrote 'hallelujah' - his name escapes me ;)
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people on another website frequently ask if these pictures are for sale. sending stuff uses a lot of energy, i am quite lazy, and have little interest in business. it does happen, if i am in the right mood, but don't really see the point. why would anyone want to own one of my pictures?
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exactly 10 minutes before my bus was due I had remembered an urgent Dental Appointment. The Surgeon, messing with implants, explained that not only would he use a chisel but "are you ok if I use a hammer as well?" What a strange sensation when the hammer smashed against the ivory. I was pleased he did this no more than 8 times.



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solongleonard wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:59 am exactly
ha ha ha!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
good to see you enjoying some free time, michael :-)
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michael, i know 15th june is inching closer, but i don't let a pending dentist appointment worry me more than is necessary. it's true i do have a rumbling pain on the right side at the top, but it's tolerable at the moment - and there's no way i am going to mention that to her. i have a small bottle of oil of cloves i can dab onto the surrounding gum if it gets too bad, and then i will reassess the situation. it's no big deal. you don't need to mention the dentist any more, ok?
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today a slight deviation from 'art', although my work has never really fallen under such a category - rather senseless doodles by all accounts.

two pictures, firstly i needed to tell you how pleased i am with my brand new floor cleaner, the best little helper i have ever had. she washes and mops the entire apartment and then goes back to her station to recharge. she even talks to me! i absolutely love her!
if you want one too she's called 'deebot n8 pro'.

secondly, it's a beautiful day, and here are the four antique chairs my wonderful friend juanita gave me. they may not be so valuable now i have painted them, but they are at least more colourful. i spray painted the green one three coats an hour ago and it dried in ten minutes.
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The floor looks so shiny and clean. Glad you have a cute little robot you have bonded with and who helps around the house. The chairs came out great too. I'm waiting for a nice companion robot who will finish up all my projects, keep me company, and sing my praises endlessly. Maybe AI will wipe us out but I think humans will be ok...or not. :cry:
I always enjoy your updates and drawings. Don't go anywhere or you can always have ChatGPT post some interested stuff. :lol:
I'm watching lots of YouTube vids about how to live out of your car while travelling. I'm planning a road trip up to the Redwoods in Northern California and need to save money, so I'm getting the car ready to live out of. We'll see if I can pull it off. I'm a pretty confident camper.

Here's me, Gina and Emzy in the park a few months ago. Just love those girls to bits.

(Can't figure out how to insert the pic.grrrr)
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hei dar.
always so good to see you in here! i am wondering from your message if you have been watching frances mcdormand in 'nomadland'?
i will try to write more later, but in the meantime would like very much to see the photo of you, gina and emzy in the park. i am not very good at giving instructions, but will have a go. below is how to post images in here. if you can't manage, the fault is probably due to my incompetent teaching abilities. i looked on youtube, and found one or two phpbb bulletin board image uploading tutorials, but i didn't think they were much good. anyway, stay well :-)

01. go to the message you are interested in.
02. click on the '66' quotation mark.
03. click on 'attachments'.
04. click on 'add files'.
05. find the image you wish to post and click on 'open'.
06. this will bring your picture to the forum ready to post, and its name will appear in the 'place inline' box at the bottom.
07. make sure your cursor is positioned where you want your picture to appear and click on the 'place inline' box.
08. this will transfer the name of your picture into the message.
09. click on 'preview' to see if you are satisfied with its position.
10. if so, click on 'submit', and . . . hey presto!

two things to remember:
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if your picture/image/file is 256kb or more it will not be accepted, so use basic software - microsoft 'paint', for example, to reduce the size before you begin. for best results try to get the image somewhere between 250-255kb.

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one cannot upload more than three images to a single post.
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It's so quiet on the forum at the moment that I just couldn't help myself to post this image for some frivolous fun.
It feels a bit like the old picture game but I've given away the answer ;-)

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I also wanted to tell Geoffrey that even though I haven't commented here for quite a while I always enjoy his drawings.
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B4real wrote:
>I just couldn't help myself to post this image for some frivolous fun.

hallelujah to that. nice piece of photoshopping :)
there has long been much discussion about michelangelo's david, mostly concerning the size of the hands and the matter of circumcision - which all goes to show that perfection is the artist's enemy. discussion about something that is perfect can have a shorter and less inspired lifespan.

>I also wanted to tell Geoffrey that even though I haven't commented here for quite a while I always enjoy his drawings.

no pressure to post anything. i always feel that you are around, beverly - and it's always good when you show yourself. such a nice thing to say, that you enjoy my drawings! thank you! it takes courage at first to show one's efforts on the internet because of the risk of being publicly criticised or ridiculed, but after a while one gets used to the danger, even enjoys it. i encourage everyone to show their pictures, because the more naive and imperfect they are the more interest they generate. below is one from yesterday :)
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