tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post3332182217829050280..comments2023-11-03T05:14:53.462-04:00Comments on Quotidian Curiosities: Pastels, Possums, and Other PerilsLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18173203466820523905noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-53397893751915726952007-06-19T20:51:00.000-04:002007-06-19T20:51:00.000-04:00Yep that's a funny story alright, except of course...Yep that's a funny story alright, except of course for your lovely pastels. And that drawing is lovely. Is a pastel a drawing or a painting? And you sound possum haunted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-35483102047862103262007-06-18T13:44:00.000-04:002007-06-18T13:44:00.000-04:00AAAh hon! How awful for you, what a time of it. I ...AAAh hon! How awful for you, what a time of it. I hope by now things are looking up again, the smell has gone and you've been able to get back to your painting.biteyourowntailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723390742551493277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-78422542585659922472007-06-17T21:04:00.000-04:002007-06-17T21:04:00.000-04:00What a gorgeous Painting!I would never guess that ...What a gorgeous Painting!<BR/>I would never guess that such a crazy adventure was connected to it.....?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-63271416904097761742007-06-15T12:02:00.000-04:002007-06-15T12:02:00.000-04:00What a fantastic painting! It IS Monetish. I'm so ...What a fantastic painting! It IS Monetish. I'm so sorry about your wonderful pastels, though, you've certainly made the mishaps an interesting read. <BR/>Thanks for the laugh . . . years ago I worked in a CPA firm and we had a client who stored her suede and/or wool suits in a closet with moth balls. We could smell her before we saw her LOL!Brenda Yarboroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746935070548525014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-2123321472391458602007-06-14T01:18:00.000-04:002007-06-14T01:18:00.000-04:00Linda - what stories... reminds me of a fall a few...Linda - what stories... reminds me of a fall a few years ago, we turned the heater on and had such a rotten smell throughout the house. Finally had to replace the heater and they found such animal curled up and deceased for some time. Yuck.<BR/>I think your pastel is lovely, and so sorry that the sticks are in crumbs now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-86617190618410085382007-06-14T00:30:00.000-04:002007-06-14T00:30:00.000-04:00HEY HEY!Yes I'm back, after a month or so hiatus. ...HEY HEY!<BR/>Yes I'm back, after a month or so hiatus. My daughter was here, and I was extremely busy. <BR/>That said, I'm baaaacckkk!<BR/>And of course, your new work is amazing. My wife and I are going to Door County in Wisconsin soon, where I'll see lots of stuff like what you've painted.Joey Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910149318943905492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-57207799935053255792007-06-13T00:53:00.000-04:002007-06-13T00:53:00.000-04:00Don't you just love the wild animals...as long as ...Don't you just love the wild animals...as long as they stay in the wild! You poor thing...I'd feel sorry for you except I can't because you can create such gorgeous paintings! This one takes my breath away.pedalpowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-31061138573907027102007-06-12T23:42:00.000-04:002007-06-12T23:42:00.000-04:00ok, maybe I really do like living in stuccoed subu...ok, maybe I really do like living in stuccoed suburbia where the only critters I ever run into are insect size! I came to your blog, was mezmerized by the Monet-ish like painting and soon forgot about how beautiful it already looks and was laughing up a storm! I have no clue how moth balls smell!!! as for your pastels..oh dear...I keep my few in the original box and the rest in a flat box with rice in it (keeps them clean) so I know how awful it must have been to see them scattered and broken. Can't wait to see the finished painting!mARTahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385896087633426989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-63005021118184037012007-06-12T20:05:00.000-04:002007-06-12T20:05:00.000-04:00I too enjoyed reading your story, but feel the pai...I too enjoyed reading your story, but feel the pain of having critters, uninvited critters, making home under your house.<BR/><BR/>But....... your painting is gorgeous ... Wow, please post another picture when you complete it.Nancy Van Blaricomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030893675129815727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-60112748748957558262007-06-12T16:29:00.000-04:002007-06-12T16:29:00.000-04:00:-D It IS all very funny, really! (except for cr...:-D It IS all very funny, really! (except for crushing those pastels -- and I'll find something good to do with that!) I've been under the house REMOVING the moth balls -- really, the smell is horrible! -- and hope that the house smells better over the next few days. If not I'm moving in with Diahn. Or Laura. Or whoever it was that laughed the hardest -- now THAT would serve you right!<BR/>;-DLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173203466820523905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-52969219906237552462007-06-12T11:45:00.000-04:002007-06-12T11:45:00.000-04:00Oh no! What a series of pitfalls ... but it DID co...Oh no! What a series of pitfalls ... but it DID come across funny the way you've told it, though I apologise deeply if that wasn't the intention. I admit to sniggering very slightly. But what a brilliant painting, it's absolutely gorgeous.mranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347841296818869671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-53334533375468951152007-06-12T09:36:00.000-04:002007-06-12T09:36:00.000-04:00When disaster strikes it really doesn't joke aroun...When disaster strikes it really doesn't joke around. At least you get a good story out of it.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16789014030004552618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-91515713230217931602007-06-12T09:22:00.000-04:002007-06-12T09:22:00.000-04:00Oh, my - what a story!! I hope the moth ball smel...Oh, my - what a story!! I hope the moth ball smell has subsided somewhat? I've got an extra room if you need it! :-)<BR/><BR/>AND - it's almost time for our monthly check-in...start thinking what you want to do!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07836025853467638590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-91244918108554916452007-06-11T23:45:00.000-04:002007-06-11T23:45:00.000-04:00oh my Linda,Put the painting aside for a couple of...oh my Linda,<BR/>Put the painting aside for a couple of days. Take a deep breath. Patch things up clean up and salvage what pastels you can.<BR/><BR/>In a couple of days go back and finish that beautiful painting.<BR/><BR/>As for the moth ball smell ... I'm afraid I don't know what to tell you. But be careful especially after what Jana wrote.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021360855817039262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-6073520835154221112007-06-11T21:57:00.000-04:002007-06-11T21:57:00.000-04:00What an adventure! So sad about your expensive pas...What an adventure! So sad about your expensive pastels. Funny about the moth balls though.<BR/>You are skilled in ANY media!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142884023928819776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-55097886798771637542007-06-11T21:29:00.000-04:002007-06-11T21:29:00.000-04:00Wow, that East Tennessee earthquake got my attenti...Wow, that East Tennessee earthquake got my attention! Wow. And we were just there a month ago. <BR/><BR/>We don't have many possums, but we have raccoons all over the place!!Sue Seiberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079271353907261500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-14898991933945187582007-06-11T14:08:00.000-04:002007-06-11T14:08:00.000-04:00Ha, you funny woman, you! I thoroughly enjoyed rea...Ha, you funny woman, you! I thoroughly enjoyed reading about your perils because you made them so darn funny--it's all your fault if people everywhere are now cheering on your basement creatures and your mothballs!<BR/>And that pastel piece---vibrant and gorgeous!Laurelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02050096410382276071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-54767668779584616252007-06-11T11:24:00.000-04:002007-06-11T11:24:00.000-04:00Goodness!!!! What a story!! Hope that black clou...Goodness!!!! What a story!! Hope that black cloud over your house moves away!<BR/><BR/>This is a gorgeous landscape. Can't you use that pastel dust with water? Or did I misread that somewhere.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029722057577018059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-78957343531999796082007-06-11T10:04:00.000-04:002007-06-11T10:04:00.000-04:00Great story! But I am glad you are getting the pro...Great story! But I am glad you are getting the problem sorted out. (I hope!) That's really too bad about your pastels, though. They are expensive and now you have second rate materials.<BR/>Love the painting! I can't wait to see the finished piece.Bonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039818091584494715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-66923937386678260872007-06-11T03:18:00.000-04:002007-06-11T03:18:00.000-04:00I'm sorry for your pastels...but your painting is ...I'm sorry for your pastels...but your painting is wonderful. And I enjoyed this story..although it is nightmare for you, it is entertaining to read! <BR/>RonellAfricantapestry and Myfrenchkitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721198951463440836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-20453510332410838042007-06-11T01:11:00.000-04:002007-06-11T01:11:00.000-04:00Oh my gosh! What a story. I feel so bad for you ab...Oh my gosh! What a story. I feel so bad for you about losing all those wonderful pastels and the mess you had to clean up. The painting looks fabulous though. I hope you'll have the heart to get back to it. Sorry to hear about the pesky critters messing up your heating ducts and the horrible smell of moth balls (which are toxic, by the way, especially if you can smell them so strongly...I did a google search out of curiosity and found a lot of info about their dangers).Jana Bouchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019523068496828367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10866040.post-24827377982208854482007-06-10T21:29:00.000-04:002007-06-10T21:29:00.000-04:00OH LINDA!!! WHAT A TIME!!! Are you sure you don't...OH LINDA!!! WHAT A TIME!!! Are you sure you don't live across the street from me? You story sounds like somethat that would happen here!! MERCY!!! And yet, you produced one mighty glorious painting! It's so GORGEOUS! That lake is peaceful and rich ... The foliage ... it's grand, cara... simply grand!Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16962094268196360875noreply@blogger.com