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The week that was
Posted by linden on December 23rd, 2008 filed in general, my art
It was one of those weeks when you have so many things to do and only one body to do it with! Monday evening was Abi’s award night where she received an a merit for her work this year which was really fantastic! The ceremony was held at the Grand Chancellor Hotel in the Federation […]
Read More..>>Tracing family
Posted by linden on December 5th, 2008 filed in general
In Melbourne one of the things I really wanted to do was find out who had carved the lovely monument for the family grave. It is a truly beautiful marble sculpture and it took a little while to find it, but eventually my brother got his eye in and spotted the mason’s name on the […]
Read More..>>Flowers and memory
Posted by linden on November 20th, 2008 filed in general
I must admit I have enjoyed watching the landscape shows that feature a family garden being renovated to something entirely new and different in a weekend, but when I think about it as an option my own garden I can’t help but wonder how I could enjoy a garden that isn’t full of plants that […]
Read More..>>A question of talent
Posted by linden on November 16th, 2008 filed in general
There is a bit of a discussion about the Internet at the moment about natural talent and developed skills. This is quite close to home for me as my childhood home was filled with people of high standing in the arts in that period of time. For example Sam Fullbrook who was larger than life in […]
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