Quick Dry Cafe, April 2012

**idylbrush** · #1 04-01-2012, 07:58 AM

Happy Spring.

**Charlie's Mum** · #2 04-01-2012, 08:12 AM

Was just about to open a new thread and saw you'd got ther before me Howard!

All looking forward to Easter? Hope it's happy for you all

Being typically British, the glorious unseasonal summer March weather has changed - just in time for Easter ........... yesterday was bitterly cold and we have the white stuff forecast to reach us by Wed. Ugh. ....... back to sweaters and bundling up!

......... and Patti - you'd need your boots here!

Raymo - just read about Merwen - Charlie would always lick the floor tiles around the cooker/hob area - especially after frying anything. I guess Merwen liked the taste and smell, so wanted it on his scent glands too .... or maybe he thinks he's a dog sometimes? - Dogs love to roll their cheeks/neck/shoulders in smelly stuff!!!!!!!!!!! (Not that you'd call Teena's kitchen smelly!!!!! Heaven forbid!

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I'll look for some of the Galbandan books at our Library - we have a mobile Library van comes to the village and he'll get me books if they're not already on the van ....... good service!

Howard, did you bake that bread plait? Looked delicious ............ which brins us to lunch, time to go make some!

Happy and peaceful Sunday to you all.

**idylbrush** · #3 04-01-2012, 10:42 AM

Yes, I made and baked the bread. It is a Greek Easter Bread and I wanted to make it before making a loaf as a gift for a dinner host next week.Wanted to be sure it would taste good and look good.

Found these while doing a bit of clean up today. They belonged to my Grandfather when he was a kid so have to be at least 100 years old now. In surprising good shape all things considered.

**Charlie's Mum** · #4 04-01-2012, 11:30 AM

Marbles are quite a popular ref for painters too - always liked them

OkeeKat · #5 04-01-2012, 01:12 PM

Happy April Fools Day all!!
so far haven't been pranked!

Working on a new painting... hopefully for the show next weekend,
also started on my commisson of a cute little cow!

All ready for easter.. Can't wait to see my little ones in GA!!
Having Easter dinner today with Son and family!
All the kiddies baskets are Ready!!
Back to painting... later all!!

biddlebeach · #6 04-01-2012, 03:58 PM

Oh my GAWD!!!
I talked Mark into taking me BACK to Michaels today abd I bought a bunch of colored pencils,, holy smokes! spent over a hundred bucks,, and she gave me a 50% off of the pack of 36 pencils saving me over 32 bucks!!
I thought,, gee,, painting is not really going to happen on these trips with the wind and DOGS,, so, I though,, colored pencils are much more portable, so why not???? I hope I didnt waste my money.. will see

purplefire1 · #7 04-01-2012, 05:14 PM

We have a beautiful Palm Sunday here it is 85 and sunny out.

**noodle1** · #8 04-01-2012, 06:52 PM

Happy April Fools Day...ain't got a single 'fool ya' to offer..haha
Well it's Palm Sunday, April Fools Day, and my Anniversary. who gets married on April Fools Day to Rip VanWinkle..I do, almost 50 years ago so guess no foolin' there..haha

Hi Howard..Happy Spring to you too. We're entering April well here, pouring down rain. Love the new garden beauties.

Saw the bread, closed my eyes and I could smell it, ahhh that is such good bread I remember from a Greek neighbor lady, always made my parents a loaf. Awesome treasure those marbles..

And Hi Purplefire1...I think I am jealous..no foolin'...LOL

Mary cutie how could you pass up a bargain like that, I couldn't. Good thinking girlfriend, cp's are the artist's best travelin' companion..enjoy them. Guess we'll be seeing you in Colored Pencils forum hmmmmm maybe.

Happy Fools Day to my favorite fool of all..hahaha Raymo my man of course.
Licking the floor, must just be another bad habit Merwyn has picked up from you...

that's for the wear your bicycle helmet poke weirdo..haha

Maureen sorry you're weather may be taking a nose dive, let's hope the snow was just a bad joke...they forecasted it for here but ended up rain, is awful cold tho..yuk.

Hi Kathie no pranks here either..haha

Happy Painting!!

Big hello to everyone else too, just passing through, coming out of feeling like road kill..haha just wanted to say hi. Here's hoping for some of us Mother Nature will stop with the practical jokes and get down to some serious garden weather. Otherwise I'm just going to have to visit Patti and Howard and do a little garden replanting...from their house to mine.

Have a great rest of your night see ya all later,
Hugs all round,
Elaine

OOPs...Nite Nite Raymo my man...

**idylbrush** · #9 04-02-2012, 08:10 AM

Glad to see you are on the mend Elaine.

Thinking about building a structure for my computer parts, bits and pieces. I am getting so I really dislike all the cables and cords. I am in need of some order and organization. Behind the scenes it can be the drama of a lifetime but up front I want it to be somewhat orderly.

Found some new speakers for the computer. I spend some time watching movies and the sound quality of the computer speakers is at best dreadful.

PattiLou · #10 04-02-2012, 08:22 AM

Well I missed saying

and Happy Anniversary Elaine. Hope you had a great day.

OkeeKat · #11 04-02-2012, 10:38 AM

Hi all!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Elaine, hope you both had a nice day,

So Howard you can actually say you dad had lost his marbles huh?? J/K.

they would make a great painting!

nice sunny day, a little cool breeze this am.
Hi and hugs to all!! Back to painting!!

**idylbrush** · #12 04-02-2012, 11:25 AM

Naw, grandpa gave them up willingly. LOL

**Charlie's Mum** · #13 04-02-2012, 11:53 AM

Elaine - so sorry to miss yesterday - better late than never though

Hope you got to go out for dinner and wine

Hope you're also truly on the mend.

Hi Numerous Cafe-ites

Cold, heavy dark clouds, threatening rain and then ........... WHITE STUFF TONIGHT!!!!! Ugh.

Furniture from sunroom gone off for re-upholstering and we've just been out to order carpeting - now we 're waiting for the decorator to say when he's coming. This still feels new to me - so used to doing it all myself but I know now it would take me ten times as long to do it!

- now I get to take it easier!!

Mary - hope you like the CPs - they are much easier to use when travelling and your work will be equally as good!

Watched some lambing on TV yesterday and thinking of Anne's lambs already here or about to be here. Hoping the Irish farms haven't been affected by the horrible virus which midges have brought over to the south of England - dead or mal-formed lambs in a lot of farms and no-one knows until they're born. So sad.

Ruthie - forgot to mention - my new comp is an all in one too - lovely big screen/split screen too - great - very useful!

Howard - you obviously don't have enough to do!!!!!!!!!! Studio re-arranging, making panels, building tables/shelves/cupboards, painting pictures, making bread, cooking ............ now building a housing for all the iwres

....... all designed to keep you away from your paperwork I think!

**idylbrush** · #14 04-02-2012, 11:55 AM

Paperwork is done but for the last week and that won't be around long. Started two new paintings and a mask.....and it is just now lunchtime.

purplefire1 · #15 04-02-2012, 02:30 PM

nice and warm here 82 but a chance for storms tonight

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