COLD DARK ROOM

[EllieMay]

[emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]HAHAHAHA!!!!!
Yes, maths was ALWAYS my worst subject in school! I never fully memorized my multiplication tables, and is still keep count with my fingers...[emoji38][emoji38][emoji38][emoji38][emoji106]

Flash cards it is!!!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

Likes:

• Animals... FYI, my current household residents include eight cats, one bearded dragon, one Gulf Coast box turtle, and two hatchling three-striped mud turtles... one of which climbs SO much better than I ever imagined.
• Travel-related or from your corner of the world... I like maps, local artwork, refrigerator magnets, tea towels, postcards, calendars. I'll send Bea a list of specific locations that tug at my heartstrings.
• Accessories(?)... Scarves, slippers, gloves, socks...
• Miniature gardening
• Locally sourced stuff and items from craft fairs

Perfect. Just to recap: Travel-related miniature gardening items, preferably of animal origin from a craft fair. Now we’re waiting for Kathy.

 

[Kristoff]

Flash cards it is!!!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Noted. That is, if Bea is my recipient. But she wouldn’t know that because I’m sure her volunteers left her in the dark.
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[JoesMum]

Perfect. Just to recap: Travel-related miniature gardening items, preferably of animal origin from a craft fair. Now we’re waiting for Kathy.

Cooeee! Kathy! @Momof4 We need your TORTOISE likes and dislikes!

 

[Momof4]

We also need Momof4 (Kathy’s) list!

This is super hard!! I don’t have many dislikes. I would love a cigar and scratchy socks!

1. I eat anything
2. I like things that I can keep forever
3. I like my coffee, wine, beer & vodka
4. Love my animals
5. I like things that smell good.

I don’t need beets, snakes or underwear![emoji23]

My favorite color is blue.

 

[Kristoff]

This is super hard!! I don’t have many dislikes. I would love a cigar and scratchy socks!

1. I eat anything
2. I like things that I can keep forever
3. I like my coffee, wine, beer & vodka
4. Love my animals
5. I like things that smell good.

I don’t need beets, snakes or underwear![emoji23]

My favorite color is blue.

Excellent! Scratchy blue socks for the closet and an edible cigar that smells nice to be enjoyed across from the fireplace.
Shopping time, everyone!

 

[Yvonne G]

I was looking through the pictures saved on my computer for a picture of my old aviary to show Ed the plants I used to have inside it and I came across this picture my dad painted of my mom when they were sweethearts (before marriage). You can see the date of the picture in the lower right corner (I was born in 1938):



In later years, my dad was in business for himself as a commercial artist. He was very talented, however, other than a handful of drawings and paintings, he more or less left the artwork behind and stayed with the commercial part of it - layouts of designs etc.

 

[JoesMum]

I was looking through the pictures saved on my computer for a picture of my old aviary to show Ed the plants I used to have inside it and I came across this picture my dad painted of my mom when they were sweethearts (before marriage). You can see the date of the picture in the lower right corner (I was born in 1938):

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In later years, my dad was in business for himself as a commercial artist. He was very talented, however, other than a handful of drawings and paintings, he more or less left the artwork behind and stayed with the commercial part of it - layouts of designs etc.

Your father certainly was talented! What a lovely picture! It is amazing

 

[Yvonne G]

Your father certainly was talented! What a lovely picture! It is amazing

And it does look very much like her.

 

[Moozillion]

I was looking through the pictures saved on my computer for a picture of my old aviary to show Ed the plants I used to have inside it and I came across this picture my dad painted of my mom when they were sweethearts (before marriage). You can see the date of the picture in the lower right corner (I was born in 1938):

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In later years, my dad was in business for himself as a commercial artist. He was very talented, however, other than a handful of drawings and paintings, he more or less left the artwork behind and stayed with the commercial part of it - layouts of designs etc.

Oh, MY!!! He REALLY was talented!
LOVE that!!! [emoji7]

 

[Yvonne G]

My lord in heaven! I just looked at the clock and it's 9:05a! I'm usually outside feeding and cleaning up after tortoises by this time. I've really been dilly dallying here at the computer this a.m. Time to go!

 

[Kristoff]

I was looking through the pictures saved on my computer for a picture of my old aviary to show Ed the plants I used to have inside it and I came across this picture my dad painted of my mom when they were sweethearts (before marriage). You can see the date of the picture in the lower right corner (I was born in 1938):

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In later years, my dad was in business for himself as a commercial artist. He was very talented, however, other than a handful of drawings and paintings, he more or less left the artwork behind and stayed with the commercial part of it - layouts of designs etc.

I was going to say this looks like a painting from a magazine. I was thinking more of the 1950s though. Wow! That’s a treasure [emoji173]️

 

[Moozillion]

Likes:

• Animals... FYI, my current household residents include eight cats, one bearded dragon, one Gulf Coast box turtle, and two hatchling three-striped mud turtles... one of which climbs SO much better than I ever imagined.
• Travel-related or from your corner of the world... I like maps, local artwork, refrigerator magnets, tea towels, postcards, calendars. I'll send Bea a list of specific locations that tug at my heartstrings.
  
• Accessories(?)... Scarves, slippers, gloves, socks...
  
• Miniature gardening
  
• Locally sourced stuff and items from craft fairs
  

You don't need to send me likes and dislikes- Someone ELSE is sending a package to YOU. That's why we post on the open thread, so that we all know who we are sending the gifts TO, but NOT who is sending to US!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Still more painting the exterior trim on our house, up at the roof level. Break time....looking at some old photos, deleting some old ones...and found this close up of Sully’s cute lil face..enjoying some hibiscus.

 

[Kristoff]

Still more painting the exterior trim on our house, up at the roof level. Break time....looking at some old photos, deleting some old ones...and found this close up of Sully’s cute lil face..enjoying some hibiscus.

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Caught in the act. Which, however, is not too hard with Sully. Yum-yum.
Hope you submit a picture to the Calendar contest, Mark!

 

[CarolM]

He’s really great about doing work for other people.... seems to take a lot of motivation to get him going at home sometimes... in his defense, he’s gone a lot so I understand

Whahaha.

 

[EllieMay]

I was looking through the pictures saved on my computer for a picture of my old aviary to show Ed the plants I used to have inside it and I came across this picture my dad painted of my mom when they were sweethearts (before marriage). You can see the date of the picture in the lower right corner (I was born in 1938):

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In later years, my dad was in business for himself as a commercial artist. He was very talented, however, other than a handful of drawings and paintings, he more or less left the artwork behind and stayed with the commercial part of it - layouts of designs etc.

That is a really cool heirloom to have! What talent !

 

[CarolM]

I was looking through the pictures saved on my computer for a picture of my old aviary to show Ed the plants I used to have inside it and I came across this picture my dad painted of my mom when they were sweethearts (before marriage). You can see the date of the picture in the lower right corner (I was born in 1938):

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In later years, my dad was in business for himself as a commercial artist. He was very talented, however, other than a handful of drawings and paintings, he more or less left the artwork behind and stayed with the commercial part of it - layouts of designs etc.

What a lovely picture. Your Mom was gorgeous.

 

[CarolM]

Still more painting the exterior trim on our house, up at the roof level. Break time....looking at some old photos, deleting some old ones...and found this close up of Sully’s cute lil face..enjoying some hibiscus.

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Love that picture.

 

[CarolM]

On my walk today I decided to take a picture of one of my favorite trees. Every time I walk past I think Tree house. And then this beautiful bird.