tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post3000003261068456741..comments2023-03-25T02:06:02.847-07:00Comments on Thinking in My Head: The Corner of Picasso and RenoirMichael Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08085444510827793704noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-18943872085960469822011-10-10T07:37:10.681-07:002011-10-10T07:37:10.681-07:00Sounds like an idyllic place to live. Fixing thin...Sounds like an idyllic place to live. Fixing things up and making them your own is often so much more satisfying, to me, than getting something brand new! <br />I feel like I just took a stroll through your greenbelt and I am refreshed! Thank you!<br />Jenni Combs-Pokrywkajd combshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427212664701132713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-47847511117305041762011-10-08T21:04:49.373-07:002011-10-08T21:04:49.373-07:00Hi Michael Ann!!
I found your blog through Mommy B...Hi Michael Ann!!<br />I found your blog through Mommy Bags...I think your neighbourhood sounds so beautiful, I don't blame you for walking every day to take in the 'artistic' beauty!<br />I also read your post on climbing the tree, good for you! That sounds like fun and something I would never think to do :(<br />*following, have a great weekend!!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01556700608666234329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-57174471787145958932011-10-07T17:01:41.214-07:002011-10-07T17:01:41.214-07:00What a great story Claire, thank you for sharing i...What a great story Claire, thank you for sharing it! Sounds lovely....Michael Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085444510827793704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-24113188793262997052011-10-07T15:08:26.519-07:002011-10-07T15:08:26.519-07:00A wonderful celebration of the creative life, to b...A wonderful celebration of the creative life, to be reminded of great artists.<br /><br />Here in Aix en Provence the birthplace of Cezanne and the resting place of Picasso, we have many reminders and I realised how much this had influenced my psyche recently when I returned to New Zealand for my fathers 70th birthday. He is a sheep farmer and has spent his life breeding a certain pedigree sheep called the Perendale.<br /><br />I was asked to give a toast on this special occasion and so the day before I wrote a piece about why my father is an artist, because just as Cezanne created his masterpiece , so too has my father spent his life creating a living work of artistic integrity, perfect wool, lean body, strong head. It was a different perspective to speak to farmers and paint them as artists, but it seemed to go down well.<br /><br />A few days later my father told me he had one paddock at the back of the farm he had been struggling to think of an appropriate name for. well now I have it he said. There is a magnificent view of the whole valley, of the landscape, so I'm going to call that paddock 'Cezanne'. <br /><br />Loved your post Michael-Ann, thanks for reminding me too of this special 'Cezanne' field downunder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-35641600512798154962011-10-07T09:06:56.693-07:002011-10-07T09:06:56.693-07:00Oh boy, now I've set you all up to expect the ...Oh boy, now I've set you all up to expect the English Cotswolds (I'm too lazy to look up the correct spelling of that). LOL! Brenda, Poets Corner is the perfect place for you to live! Meg, oh we have the famous college/university neighborhood here too. It IS Davis after all :-)Michael Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085444510827793704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-74536514158706985052011-10-06T08:07:01.688-07:002011-10-06T08:07:01.688-07:00I love that all the street names are artists. That...I love that all the street names are artists. That's really cool! There is a neighborhood not to far from me where all the street names are famous ivy league colleges and universities.Meg@MegaCraftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368362538043182559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-30799340694139259502011-10-03T22:35:33.871-07:002011-10-03T22:35:33.871-07:00How delightful. We have a neighbor hood here call...How delightful. We have a neighbor hood here called Poet's Corner. I don't live there but I WANTED TO. My husband thought I was crazy. You've reminded me why. OK, so I am a bit jealous. Tis a wonderful thing when people come together has your neighborhood has.brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480258485472568272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-20537587142046030902011-10-03T17:08:29.457-07:002011-10-03T17:08:29.457-07:00Michael Ann, your neighborhood and it's proxim...Michael Ann, your neighborhood and it's proximity to the green belt sounds heavenly! And the names of artists for streets, lovely! I would love to live on Degas Street or Reubens Drive! Your house must be lovely with all your loving improvements. I can only imagine how beautiful it must be come Christmas time!Bellahttp://gypsyroxylee.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-60904437198258281612011-10-03T10:31:10.247-07:002011-10-03T10:31:10.247-07:00Sounds like a lovely, welcoming neighborhood!Sounds like a lovely, welcoming neighborhood!Megan (Best of Fates)http://www.bestoffates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-45017214290490162752011-10-02T18:51:57.117-07:002011-10-02T18:51:57.117-07:00I needed a little art in my life today and you sup...I needed a little art in my life today and you supplied it! Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440875033170094375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-1533630424692384152011-10-02T14:11:29.883-07:002011-10-02T14:11:29.883-07:00Ok that sounds amazing.I am trying t figure out we...Ok that sounds amazing.I am trying t figure out were your might be since I have a feeling wee might live very close to each other {not stalking I swear} Now you need to decorate for Halloween ;0).Mommy Bagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016498338534458441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-77367977228323563312011-10-02T12:53:48.336-07:002011-10-02T12:53:48.336-07:00What a great neighborhood you live in. I love tha...What a great neighborhood you live in. I love that everyone has made upgrades and touch-ups to their homes. It makes it more unique and certainly artistic. Walking is a great way to clear one's head at the end of a long day. It's even better when your walk can be such an aesthetic one. You have inspired me to take a walk around my neighborhood as the leaves begin to turn and this fall season gets in full swing.Laura@Catharsishttp://findcatharsis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-33104094940511414172011-10-02T09:08:04.684-07:002011-10-02T09:08:04.684-07:00Great post-you're right, the greenbelts are on...Great post-you're right, the greenbelts are one of the best parts of living in our little town! That, and the public art, the care people take with keeping it clean and lovely...I adore living here!<br />http://mamawolfe-living.blogspot.comJennifer Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114021307777091105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-71410256880636841992011-10-02T06:59:29.163-07:002011-10-02T06:59:29.163-07:00How wonderful that the families in your community ...How wonderful that the families in your community have forged a unique environment together where they can flourish. Marvellous!Elizabeth Younghttp://gardengatewares.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-85596152562597052492011-10-01T20:28:07.164-07:002011-10-01T20:28:07.164-07:00Your subdivision sounds lovely, I would have love ...Your subdivision sounds lovely, I would have love to take a stroll.Arianahttp://rada55.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-89331309609230685652011-10-01T18:25:48.434-07:002011-10-01T18:25:48.434-07:00Even after all these years of living here and trai...Even after all these years of living here and training for marathons, I'm still discovering new paths/greenbelts I never knew were there. Some great visionaries back in those 70s. ;-)Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689091088019682104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-66093146283227625242011-10-01T17:12:04.717-07:002011-10-01T17:12:04.717-07:00Delightful....beauty takes vision...over and over....Delightful....beauty takes vision...over and over.Jeannettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115410908800997558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-39437965030096777972011-10-01T16:21:25.248-07:002011-10-01T16:21:25.248-07:00Green with envy! Wanting a greebelt too. All we ha...Green with envy! Wanting a greebelt too. All we have for a walking path is the treeless irrigation canal that winds its way behind our back fence. At least there are ducks.Scrollworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761198237613139398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707691620834774755.post-5416938515306503982011-10-01T15:37:11.144-07:002011-10-01T15:37:11.144-07:00I have one word, "Just Gorgeous"!
Okay.....I have one word, "Just Gorgeous"!<br />Okay...two words "Just Gorgeous"!Alil Country Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770881689504257124noreply@blogger.com