tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post3709970131642946085..comments2023-12-30T05:19:28.973-05:00Comments on Morning Musings: A Year With Beatrix Potter & Friends - June Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-72109119191005424632016-07-10T17:41:18.499-04:002016-07-10T17:41:18.499-04:00Thanks for the link, Sarah. Rosemary's post i...Thanks for the link, Sarah. Rosemary's post is really cute.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-20938598699452120872016-07-10T17:07:55.185-04:002016-07-10T17:07:55.185-04:00One of my blogging friends Rosemary has just visit...One of my blogging friends Rosemary has just visited Hilltop you might be interesting in reading her post as she was accompanied by some familiar characters http://wherefivevalleysmeet.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/peter-rabbit-and-friends.html, Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-7102395511428412512016-07-03T18:44:10.229-04:002016-07-03T18:44:10.229-04:00Thank you, Martha Ellen. It can be a challenge wi...Thank you, Martha Ellen. It can be a challenge within your own family if there are specific likes or dislikes that only one person has and no one else has. When you get several people that way your menu choices start to dwindle!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-86053595568317499562016-07-03T18:00:25.037-04:002016-07-03T18:00:25.037-04:00Another one of your delightful posts about the won...Another one of your delightful posts about the wonderful tales of Beatrix Potter. Your rendition is great of her painting of Duchess. I think most of us can identify with trying to make what our guests prefer. It's easy with our own family, but when we entertain those we don't know well it's a challenge. ♥The Joy of Home with Martha Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912198511168813613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-5389319014775343972016-06-26T18:04:03.240-04:002016-06-26T18:04:03.240-04:00I'm so pleased that you share the videos with ...I'm so pleased that you share the videos with your grandchildren. Thank you for letting me know what parts you liked about the post. I'm never sure if people are interested or not in all the little things I add each month. It sure is tricky nowadays to try to accommodate the various food preferences people have. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-35507204965250126972016-06-26T15:21:17.025-04:002016-06-26T15:21:17.025-04:00Another wonderful post with much to absorb in it. ...Another wonderful post with much to absorb in it. I found scrolling down to see your painting full of suspense and rewarded with delight! I'm so glad you post the video as my grands enjoy them. I'm sure I could find them somewhere but I forget to look. It was interesting to read about the RSVP and the idea of eating what the hostess prepares. That certainly is an issue in today's world with the many food preferences that people live by. It can be hard to have guests over for a meal. And I do think it's quite polite to honor the hostess for her preparation by partaking! Hope you're off to a good week ahead!podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-20596024481322622492016-06-26T06:41:18.283-04:002016-06-26T06:41:18.283-04:00Thank you, Janet! I will have to rent Mona Lisa S...Thank you, Janet! I will have to rent Mona Lisa Smile. I remember seeing it was out but never got around to watching it. You're right about the glimpse into English Village life. If you read the background information (I always provide the link to it), you'll see just how much Beatrix's stories and pictures were taken from real life--or how she wished it to be. This is what I love about writing, and hope how it will be with my drawings. When I first dreamed up my characters for my Adventures of Poetry the Calico Cat and Gabriel the Snowman stories I was struck by how much both represented who I was--especially the Snowman who was confined to the backyard--but then one night, after wishing he could go find his best friend, Poetry (who represented who I was as a child) he woke up to being a little white dog who, instead of a carrot nose, had a "carrot" tail (how Westie tails are described). and started on his journey to find her. That story has been my motivation for learning to draw so I could illustrate the story. See the adventures it's spawned for me!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-17933714195720277042016-06-25T18:09:06.001-04:002016-06-25T18:09:06.001-04:00I like YOUR flowers your way, and of course I like...I like YOUR flowers your way, and of course I like Beatrix's too. That's the beauty of art, it's going to be different every time because we are all different. Reminds me of a little-known Julia Roberts' movie "Mona Lisa Smile" About an art history teacher at Wellesley in the early 50s. It didn't get a lot of press or rave reviews but I really liked it. It reminded me a lot about my own college days - even the campuses look similar. Anyway in it, at the end of the year Julia's students all present her with their own versions of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" and it's stunning how differently it is interpreted by all the girls in the class. A lesson learned, for sure. PS - I'm really enjoying these monthly stories and the great "re-introduction" to Beatrix Potter that they've become for me. I don't remember any of these from childhood, which is a real bonus! Plus the glimpse they provide into what English village life was like back during that time. Even ties in with your "Take Joy" post today. It was easier to be satisfied, and grateful, by simpler things back then. And IMO, better if we could learn to be happier with less these days as well. 💛Janet Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754470262654502312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-33924743950909567102016-06-25T13:54:42.774-04:002016-06-25T13:54:42.774-04:00I'm so glad, Jeri, that you are enjoying the T...I'm so glad, Jeri, that you are enjoying the Tales. This is the first time for me to read some of these lesser-known stories myself! Thank you for your encouraging words about my drawing. I'm eager to when I get the courage to strike out on my own and develop my own style.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-676238172030597712016-06-25T11:06:04.782-04:002016-06-25T11:06:04.782-04:00Cathy, I am enjoying the wonderful tales of Beatri...Cathy, I am enjoying the wonderful tales of Beatrix as you put them on the blog. She was such a marvelous storyteller! You are progressing in your artwork nicely. I hope you're enjoying the process, don't get too stressed out about it.jerilandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418564262425621746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-20489784406874200172016-06-25T05:29:21.693-04:002016-06-25T05:29:21.693-04:00Thank you, Lorraine. I'm so glad you enjoyed ...Thank you, Lorraine. I'm so glad you enjoyed Jemima Puddle-Duck's retelling of Ribby's and Duchess's tea party. I wonder if any of my readers have run into that kind of predicament! 😳Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-20450891235906108402016-06-25T01:20:10.036-04:002016-06-25T01:20:10.036-04:00Another wonderful post that I thoroughly enjoyed. ...Another wonderful post that I thoroughly enjoyed. Your painting this month was a delight.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.com