tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post6841368260269436247..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Yesterday: ChangeGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91859495095146222252014-06-23T20:43:18.255+01:002014-06-23T20:43:18.255+01:00Thanks Mersad. Thanks Mersad. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80151581761557098022014-06-23T20:26:36.295+01:002014-06-23T20:26:36.295+01:00thanks for the visit jo-hanna. Much to my surpris...thanks for the visit jo-hanna. Much to my surprise the modern paints that I used are all water based and had no smell. I won't be back in the bedroom until next week anyway so there will be more small from the new carpet which is being laid this week! Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-44061926761381752222014-06-23T20:18:06.505+01:002014-06-23T20:18:06.505+01:00YP, we are midge-free a great deal of the time bec...YP, we are midge-free a great deal of the time because there is a strong breeze a great deal of the time. Unfortunately we've had a lot of unusual calm, muggy weather recently.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76797486653255378242014-06-23T20:11:17.448+01:002014-06-23T20:11:17.448+01:00Back in touch via WhatsApp with my UK cellphone in...Back in touch via WhatsApp with my UK cellphone instead of my NZ one. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-66567050017606791472014-06-23T14:05:42.992+01:002014-06-23T14:05:42.992+01:00The views you enjoy are spectacular and beautiful!...The views you enjoy are spectacular and beautiful! Take care!<br /><br />Mersad<br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mersad Donko Photography</a><br />Mersadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912588798000508495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67971658406277211582014-06-23T10:49:38.363+01:002014-06-23T10:49:38.363+01:00bugbear?
oopsbugbear?<br />oopsavalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051456576217305095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67305904267481381562014-06-23T10:47:43.874+01:002014-06-23T10:47:43.874+01:00Ah, there is always a midge in the ointment, isn&#...Ah, there is always a midge in the ointment, isn't there.<br />I'd forgotten about the blackfly season when I looked at your mesmerizing landscape.<br />Fancy smelling up your bedroom with the stink of paint [sorry, my bugbane, pardon the pun] when you have al that, admittedly bugladen, fresh air outside:-)avalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051456576217305095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7709644345878900062014-06-23T10:18:00.013+01:002014-06-23T10:18:00.013+01:00It is amazing how the same view can change so much...It is amazing how the same view can change so much in different lighting and weather conditions. Sorry to hear that you are sometimes blighted by midges. I had thought that living so close to the sea the little devils would be whisked away on sea breezes.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-4014037276684261072014-06-22T22:06:37.475+01:002014-06-22T22:06:37.475+01:00I came on your blog to find you Graham, no post fo...I came on your blog to find you Graham, no post for a week?? I love this blog but now I have left facebook I need to get my notifications via email. I'll set it up now if I can. These photos made me very homesick and has spurred me on to think about my next trip back :) Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413659678152839128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28688484600755613192014-06-21T23:01:19.948+01:002014-06-21T23:01:19.948+01:00Monica I bought it after seeing the original in th...Monica I bought it after seeing the original in the National Gallery in London. I've just checked the name on the print and it is 'Axel Gallen 1906' Wikipedia article <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akseli_Gallen-Kallela" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The painting itself is on the National Gallery websire <a href="http://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/products/prints_1900/lake_keitele_print/p_NG6574" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-20091402456255367232014-06-20T23:21:32.694+01:002014-06-20T23:21:32.694+01:00Thank you Carol. It's not hard because it is ...Thank you Carol. It's not hard because it <i>is</i> amazing!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-52176240118628261662014-06-20T23:20:36.020+01:002014-06-20T23:20:36.020+01:00Thank you DeeDee. This is one of the few times I ...Thank you DeeDee. This is one of the few times I haven't asked myself why I started the job. I've actually enjoyed it. And yes, I sure know how it goes!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89335694042387988012014-06-20T23:18:48.297+01:002014-06-20T23:18:48.297+01:00Thank you VioletSky. I am exceptionally fortunate...Thank you VioletSky. I am exceptionally fortunate in having such a view. I never tire of it. Southern Ontario down on the Lake is my most visited place in Canada and our climate here on Lewis is so very less extreme 'though further North. We have the Gulf Stream to thank for that to a large extent.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71418272161476784552014-06-20T22:38:54.731+01:002014-06-20T22:38:54.731+01:00you always manage to make the view we have look am...you always manage to make the view we have look amazing.carleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413681851223241965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31433900591253702502014-06-20T20:06:05.473+01:002014-06-20T20:06:05.473+01:00Gorgeous photos, GB. And I'm impressed with h...Gorgeous photos, GB. And I'm impressed with how much you've gotten accomplished in a very short time! We've been in DIY mode too, and just finished pulling down the wallpaper in the stairwell and repainting it (involving some scary scaffolding, but fortunately neither of us fell off!) and repainting the bathroom upstairs, and clearing out a bunch of drawers of stuff that I've been avoiding and .... well you know how it goes! xoxo DeeDeeCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51806568236299133062014-06-20T12:39:51.022+01:002014-06-20T12:39:51.022+01:00What an unbelievably gorgeous view you have. It is...What an unbelievably gorgeous view you have. It is still hard to imagine how far north you are yet with so much better weather than the same latitude in Canada!<br />visiting from The Last Visible DogVioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34217258110360950602014-06-17T20:03:37.587+01:002014-06-17T20:03:37.587+01:00One of the Skagen group perhaps? Krøyer for examp...One of the Skagen group perhaps? Krøyer for example? (You can look up Skagen Painters in Wiki)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47008496298095420862014-06-17T13:02:11.276+01:002014-06-17T13:02:11.276+01:00It was my pleasure Pat. It was my pleasure Pat. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-88775663729663985322014-06-16T22:17:22.865+01:002014-06-16T22:17:22.865+01:00The first two pictures are just gorgeous. Yes, it ...The first two pictures are just gorgeous. Yes, it was a cracking evening. Good food, very good wine and extremely good chocolates! What more could we ask for. Thank you Graham. x<br />Spesh 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07044378302911602273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73104209717540184242014-06-16T21:50:50.157+01:002014-06-16T21:50:50.157+01:00Thank you Jenny. The first one reminds me of a pr...Thank you Jenny. The first one reminds me of a print I used to have by a Scandinavian artist. I wish I could recall his name. It's one of the advantages of living by the sea with the view that I have.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-62282668052759070742014-06-16T21:33:18.062+01:002014-06-16T21:33:18.062+01:00What a fabulous set of photos! I am sure you can n...What a fabulous set of photos! I am sure you can never get tired of your view. Like DawnTreader, I think I like the first one the most, although all are wonderful. It's just that the first one looks positively fairylike.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55930048441049353422014-06-16T21:15:05.088+01:002014-06-16T21:15:05.088+01:00Monica the warm muggy weather is causing everythin...Monica the warm muggy weather is causing everything in the garden to grow but as it also brings out the midges we have a Catch 22 situation.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-17105972638090288822014-06-16T21:12:47.016+01:002014-06-16T21:12:47.016+01:00Meike I still had plenty of stuff to do in the bed...Meike I still had plenty of stuff to do in the bedroom even after a visit to town and even though the main painting had been done.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-19445184834779801562014-06-16T21:09:02.319+01:002014-06-16T21:09:02.319+01:00Thanks Frances.Thanks Frances.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-58677420445120282712014-06-16T21:08:28.949+01:002014-06-16T21:08:28.949+01:00I don't mind painting too much, Virginia, so l...I don't mind painting too much, Virginia, so long as I don't have to wallpaper. I used to but not any more. As for preparing dinner that was a welcome relief.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com