Hi Jo - I'm a bit late to your Substack party but will be subscribing so I don't miss any others. I'm enjoying being on here for the new people I'm "meeting" and the extra brain work needed to get a site up and running. It's been fun and I like that I can keep my usual blogging and just add Substack into the mix. I enjoyed catching up with all you've been thinking about (including pumpkins and patches) x
Absolutely love that plate but dislike the abstract art... I mean someone bought that and probably paid a lot of money but ??? Love the picture of your celebration on the rooftop and the theatre picture looks interesting. Patches of taffeta and pumpkin canoes??? You find some interesting stuff!!!
Sarah and I were joking about how after they spent a ridiculous amount of money on that painting that everyone stood around at the launch with their champagne and said things like, 'It's fabulous darling, an existential representation of the juxtaposition between light and dark.'
Thanks Jo. I really enjoyed your ramblings. I found the beauty patches so interesting. I'd never heard of this. I also loved your comment about abstract art. I have sometimes thought I could do that, but you're right, I didn't. And truth be told, even when I tried doodling, it didn't look so artistic, so I'm pretty sure I could not, in reality, do that.
Hi Jo, your posts are always so inspiring to me! You grab life by the horns and really get in there and get so much out of it. I love that you write your books and the research that goes into them is fascinating. I never knew about patch boxes - how intriguing! Love your Brizzy photos - reminds me I never explore my own city. Never seen that street art before for example! Now that abstract art - hmmm - the mind boggles! I'm loving the look of your Lime Curd Cakey Squares and I'm sure the people at Grants work will be sending you all sorts of foods after getting those yummy squares to eat after giving you some limes! LOL Thank for another fab post and for linking up with #WWWhimsy - enjoy the rest of your week! xo
Gosh I love your weekly ramblings idea, Jo! What a lovely weekend exploring Brisbane, the theatre, art gallery etc with Sarah which would have made the weekend extra special. I'm not really into abstract art as I can never understand it and it makes me feel inadequate. Thanks for the recipe of the week and also the latest Julia Chapman book. I can't remember which one I read last. Lastly, I love the patch boxes but not necessarily the patches! Have a lovely week and thanks for the update. x
Thanks Sue ... The patches are strange aren't they? And the painting with the two ladies is super important because it shows both women dressed as equals - in 1650.
I think there were definitely exceptions ... It's one of the things I love about finding art or stories or antiques that fill out the history we've been told.
Your cake looks yummy! I often feel that way about abstract art too; some I've seen in museums reminds me of ones I've seen our local elephant paint at the zoo. I guess I'm just not one to "get" abstract art and the statement they're trying to make!
"I could do that". I always say that when I watch a golf pro make a mistake😂
Lol... too funny.
Hi Jo - I'm a bit late to your Substack party but will be subscribing so I don't miss any others. I'm enjoying being on here for the new people I'm "meeting" and the extra brain work needed to get a site up and running. It's been fun and I like that I can keep my usual blogging and just add Substack into the mix. I enjoyed catching up with all you've been thinking about (including pumpkins and patches) x
Absolutely love that plate but dislike the abstract art... I mean someone bought that and probably paid a lot of money but ??? Love the picture of your celebration on the rooftop and the theatre picture looks interesting. Patches of taffeta and pumpkin canoes??? You find some interesting stuff!!!
Sarah and I were joking about how after they spent a ridiculous amount of money on that painting that everyone stood around at the launch with their champagne and said things like, 'It's fabulous darling, an existential representation of the juxtaposition between light and dark.'
Thanks Jo. I really enjoyed your ramblings. I found the beauty patches so interesting. I'd never heard of this. I also loved your comment about abstract art. I have sometimes thought I could do that, but you're right, I didn't. And truth be told, even when I tried doodling, it didn't look so artistic, so I'm pretty sure I could not, in reality, do that.
Thanks Christie. I love the research rabbit holes I disappear down when I'm looking for antiques to use in my Philly Barker books.
Hi Jo, your posts are always so inspiring to me! You grab life by the horns and really get in there and get so much out of it. I love that you write your books and the research that goes into them is fascinating. I never knew about patch boxes - how intriguing! Love your Brizzy photos - reminds me I never explore my own city. Never seen that street art before for example! Now that abstract art - hmmm - the mind boggles! I'm loving the look of your Lime Curd Cakey Squares and I'm sure the people at Grants work will be sending you all sorts of foods after getting those yummy squares to eat after giving you some limes! LOL Thank for another fab post and for linking up with #WWWhimsy - enjoy the rest of your week! xo
I'd never seen that little alley before either - it felt a tad Melbourney.
Gosh I love your weekly ramblings idea, Jo! What a lovely weekend exploring Brisbane, the theatre, art gallery etc with Sarah which would have made the weekend extra special. I'm not really into abstract art as I can never understand it and it makes me feel inadequate. Thanks for the recipe of the week and also the latest Julia Chapman book. I can't remember which one I read last. Lastly, I love the patch boxes but not necessarily the patches! Have a lovely week and thanks for the update. x
Thanks Sue ... The patches are strange aren't they? And the painting with the two ladies is super important because it shows both women dressed as equals - in 1650.
I was really intrigued by that painting. Perhaps our perceptions of history/the past have been wrong.
I think there were definitely exceptions ... It's one of the things I love about finding art or stories or antiques that fill out the history we've been told.
Your cake looks yummy! I often feel that way about abstract art too; some I've seen in museums reminds me of ones I've seen our local elephant paint at the zoo. I guess I'm just not one to "get" abstract art and the statement they're trying to make!
I try, Joanne, really try, but some just bamboozle me.
See you soon!