Here goes for Day 4, hope people might be enjoying seeing some of the books, even get ideas for reading (although probably not this one…):
The slate pieces I have used in this Still Life are actually from the area around Abergynolwyn or Blaenau Ffestiniog, in North Wales.g
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This series is a terrific idea, Sue. And yes, I doubt if I’d read this particular volume, but I have similar reminders of trips taken and enjoyed. New weekend, new tablecloth?
Thanks, Margaret….keeping me sane
It must be tough, and I’m glad you have different communities to drop in and out of. How are the video links going? They do my head in!
My video calls to friends are going well…about 14 or so so far!
🙂
Margaret, thinking of organising a Squares afternoon tea next month on Zoom – up for it?!
I have a feeling she might say no….technology…But I hope it’s a yes
I’m teaching two octogenarians remotely today how to use Zoom, so if that goes well I am up to extending my lessons 🙂
Good for you!!
Not going well with the first – she has zoom but so sound!! Not going to give up though 🙂
Keep plodding on…
Success!! Both now connected . . . was challenge of tapping on right thing on their respective tablets. We got there though with the magic of a landline call and strong coffee for them both. So proud of them 😀
Brilliant!
Oh yes! After I’d sorted out a few Zoom glitches, our coffee morning yesterday was a great success. Especially as I could eat all the cake….
You had a coffee morning? Why didn’t I know??
It was for our local Walking Group!
I did wonder, Margaret! Anyway, now we know how to Zoom, we must ‘meet for coffee’ !!
Yes, let’s. I think Becky has an event planned for Squares too!
Indeed she will be doing
Fantastic! We should definitely do a Squares one . . . .
Yay! You’ll organise, I take it?
Yup . . . slowly find takers. Think have to be late afternoon to enable our American friends to join us although also got to work out how those in Oz can too. The challenges of time zones!
Tricky!
Nor me, but I appreciate the idea and the execution. 🙂 🙂 Where do you keep them normally, Sue? (the slate, not the books 🙂 )
I knew SOMEONE would ask! After all, it’s not really a girl thing… the slate, I mean… I have an old, battered, small railway trunk which holds a number of things that I use from time to time for Still Lifes. The story of the slates goes back a few years to when I saw some photographs some friends had taken in North Wales…..Cwmorthin, said I, and they were astonished that I knew the place. The little slate pieces were given to me some time later
Pretty mug and I love the monochrome look of this one – perfect for one of my later tasks!
Glad you like the mug, Jude….I love that crockery. One of your later tasks has me intrigued……I suppose you can’t tell??
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Aaaah!
Nice muted colours and a lovely display again, Sue. And is that your rye bread hiding in the corner? 🙂
Top right corner is a slab of pink-hued slate, the little sheets of slate fanned out below are green-grey
Now I understand what you were both chatting about yesterday afternoon!!
Aha!!
Still enjoying this theme, but now wondering how many copies of that book were sold. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
Not many, I imagine!
I love this series.
Many thanks, Michael, it’s keeping me occupied!
I love that they fully revised and reissued that book. Who knew there would be changes in a discussion of slate.
Apparently, the second edition “includes a description of the site in the late 1990s, over half a century after closure”
I was eager to learn about the changes. I may have to order the second edition to update my first edition LOL
😄😄😄😂
There’s one for sale on ABE books for £40, most of them are around £9 though!
Goodness!!
Doesn’t mean anyone will pay the £40 though!
Well, quite!
Great story about the slate, and a great congeries of connected items. With value-added shadows!!
(No! Not “congeries”. I just checked meaning: a jumble this certainly isn’t. It’s thoroughly considered.)
I like ‘value added shadows’!