Good morning everyone. That Gumbo sure looks good @Babs Hunt Cold front came thru last night. Gonna be 25 degrees colder today.
Hi everyone it's 6:00 pm here and I haven't achieved much today, apart from a short walk to the corner shop to pick up some groceries, and cook some fish for dinner. I have finished watching a Netflix series (originally a BBC production called "River") which I somehow missed when it was on the BBC. I loved it for it's depth and all the issues it brought up. Have a great Tuesday!! Trailer: Some paintings by Walter Moras a 19th century German landscape artist, I love the way he uses light in his works....
@Terry Page....we watched River also...good, intense, and um different. Luther is another real good one, a bit messy here and there, but very good!
Burrrr...it's cold this morning over here. I've got the heater on right now to take the chill out of the air while my Honey drinks his coffee and gets ready for work. The wind chill says it's feeling about 39 degrees and it feels every bit of that to me right now. We also have a 100% chance of rain and I'm got to get out in this cold and rain and bring my Honey to work around 9am...the blessing is that his job is just a short drive from our home. It's a good day to start addressing some Christmas cards to family and friends, and maybe even wrap a few presents. And it's a great day to be eating gumbo. @Holly Saunders I hope you are feeling better today...sending prayers and caring thoughts your way this morning. A peaceful and cozy day to you all.
Good evening to you all, it's 4:30 on another dull day here, I have made a fish pie for our dinner, when Lisa comes home from work at 5ish.... Enjoy your day in whatever shape or form it arrives in Here are a few paintings by the Californian born artist Guy Rose which I came across earlier... Guy Orlando Rose was born March 3, 1867, in San Gabriel, California. He was the seventh child of Leonard John Rose and Amanda Jones Rose. His father was a prominent California senator. He and his wife raised their large family on an expansive Southern California ranch and vineyard – the San Gabriel Valley town of Rosemead bears the family name. In 1876 young Guy Rose was accidentally shot in the face during a hunting trip with his brothers. While recuperating he began to sketch and use watercolors and oil paints. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1884 and moved to San Francisco where he studied art between 1885 and 1888 at the School of Design On September 12, 1888, Rose enrolled at the Académie Julian in Paris and studied with Benjamin-Constant, Jules Lefebvre, Lucien Doucet and Jean-Paul Laurens while in Paris. Rose lived in New York in the 1890s and illustrated for Harper's, Scribners, and Century. Choosing to return to France in 1899, he and his wife Ethel Rose bought a cottage at Giverny. In 1900 he resided in Paris and spent the winter in Briska, Algeria where he painted three known paintings. From 1904 to 1912 husband and wife lived in Giverny and his works from this period show the influence of "the master" Claude Monet, who became his friend and mentor.
I liked Luther as well @Gloria Mitchell again the psychological aspects appealed, you reminded me I must catch up on it, as I am a couple of series behind I think I really liked "The Sinner" as well which we finished watching here last week..
Good afternoon all, it's a sunny day day though just on freezing point Lisa is working at the university and I am lazing around as usual ..... we are going to Mariinsky Theatre this evening to see a programme of ballet excerpts from the "Silver Age", (end of 19th to beginning of 20th century) I am looking forward to it. They have evidently switched on the seasonal street decorations, so I will try and take a video of some of them on the way. Enjoy the day..... Here are some pics of street art by the Croatian artist Lomac ....... Best known for his large-scale photorealistic murals, Lonac is a highly talented Croatian artist whose amazing works can be found throughout his native country and beyond. His signature huge, eye-catching pieces – created with spray cans and brushes – are usually influenced by skateboard culture, comics, graffiti, movies, music, but also current social issues. Strong knowledge of operating painting equipment including his masterful spray can control has allowed the artist to create a recognizable body of work that ranges from monumental realistic pieces to smaller, humorous and often surreal works.
Good Morning Everyone. Burrr...it's a little colder this morning than it was yesterday and we have an 80% chance of rain today. It's my Honey's day off and I was supposed to take him shopping to get his gifts for his side of the family...but with the weather this way today he's not sure if he wants to get out in it. So we may put this off until another day. It's a good day to snuggle in and watch movies and I have alot of Christmas movies we can watch together. So maybe that's what we will do today if we don't go shopping. There are also cards to address and stamp, presents to be wrapped, etc. Stay warm and enjoy whatever you decide to do today.
Good Morning. We may actually have some snow mixed with sleet this morning. All our Public and many of our Private Schools are closed today just to be on the safe side. My husband's boss will pick him up and another employee will bring him home today too so that I won't have to get out on our roads in case they get icy. I'm supposed to babysit my two youngest grandkids for a few hours today but I will have my daughter come get me and bring me back home too if she still wants to keep her plans for today. I'm just not to keen on driving under these weather conditions. It's definitely a cold, wet, winter's day over here even though Winter doesn't officially start until Dec. 21st. The way things are going our City just may see some snow this year. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing today...may it be a blessed one.
Stay in, skip the news, add a log to the fireplace, watch some movies, and eat warm and cheesy stuff...the day will be great. 25 degrees here this morning.