tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post8536312745887419398..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : A Sentimental CentennialBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-35976570039926522892012-07-13T13:57:12.095-05:002012-07-13T13:57:12.095-05:00Holy moly, that woman had some serious talent! I w...Holy moly, that woman had some serious talent! I would love to have had that painting on my wall as a child, to inspire and delight me. This is just the coolest thing, and I am so glad that it is yours! This is a very special day indeed!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-21079483612300470002012-07-13T12:13:57.275-05:002012-07-13T12:13:57.275-05:00Wow! That is an amazing painting and a lovely stor...Wow! That is an amazing painting and a lovely story behind it! I can see why it's a favorite.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-85872808550704895212012-07-13T10:53:25.152-05:002012-07-13T10:53:25.152-05:00Wow...what talent and what a wonderful keepsake!Wow...what talent and what a wonderful keepsake!Melissas Eclectic Bookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954443867000135343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-52386787728676981222012-07-13T10:08:41.271-05:002012-07-13T10:08:41.271-05:00Thanks, Kay, on several counts. Yep, moving is a ...Thanks, Kay, on several counts. Yep, moving is a lot of work, all right. I know you're well acquainted with it, after your recent move. It's exciting, though, too. My husband keeps telling me to "Quit over-thinking" the decorating but that's the fun part! I like imagining what we'll do with different rooms.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-16231125323742081462012-07-13T10:05:36.243-05:002012-07-13T10:05:36.243-05:00LOL I'll bet you could handle stick figures. ...LOL I'll bet you could handle stick figures. I have a self-portrait I drew when I was 10. It's pretty humorous.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-25495105200567951562012-07-13T06:34:12.217-05:002012-07-13T06:34:12.217-05:00Oh, I love the painting. She was so talented and ...Oh, I love the painting. She was so talented and how lovely for you to share this with us for a treat. Hang in there, Nancy. Moving is a lot of hard work! Think how wonderful it will be when you are all settled in the new place with everything fresh and pretty. Take care!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-40816187546876511872012-07-12T22:50:21.845-05:002012-07-12T22:50:21.845-05:00That is so cool! She was very talented...I could b...That is so cool! She was very talented...I could barely draw stick figures at that age. Heck...I can barely draw them now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-35880529289358932482012-07-12T21:25:06.101-05:002012-07-12T21:25:06.101-05:00Handmade gifts are definitely the most special ite...Handmade gifts are definitely the most special items. A knitted bedspread! Wonderful!!!!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-75731383292560389532012-07-12T17:56:02.953-05:002012-07-12T17:56:02.953-05:00Yep! She seems to have come to artistic understan...Yep! She seems to have come to artistic understanding quite early and naturally. It is watercolor. All her paintings were watercolor.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-497446797421210882012-07-12T17:55:15.783-05:002012-07-12T17:55:15.783-05:00I agree, there's something so amazing about ow...I agree, there's something so amazing about owning something that a relative made. I treasure my bedspread knitted by my grandmother for the same reason (even though she made it for a single bed and I've now graduated to a queen!).avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-877162044364125112012-07-12T17:26:18.714-05:002012-07-12T17:26:18.714-05:00Fascinating! And she already understood perspecti...Fascinating! And she already understood <b>perspective</b> (that person in the near front is big compared to the house across the water), <b>shadows</b> (like under the top of the windmill), and <b>reflections</b> (the red roof on the still water). And if that's <b>watercolor</b>, as it seems to be, then she had to get it right on the first swipe of her brush.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-6489626893539711112012-07-12T17:14:51.581-05:002012-07-12T17:14:51.581-05:00Thanks, yeah, she was talented and quite a go-gett...Thanks, yeah, she was talented and quite a go-getter, too. She eventually switched to painting dishes, collecting and dressing dolls and quilting. There was never a time in her life that my grandmother wasn't doing something creative. <br /><br />Very cool that you have a painting by your great-aunt! I have a quilt by some ancient relative, too. I think handmade family items are the most wonderful treasures.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-88963318121416883432012-07-12T17:12:54.373-05:002012-07-12T17:12:54.373-05:00Yep, she was born in November of 1900 or 1901. I ...Yep, she was born in November of 1900 or 1901. I can't actually remember which. She might have been 10, but we'll just go with 11. LOL My memory is definitely going. Isn't it gorgeous? I have always loved that painting.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-90675557102753404972012-07-12T16:56:20.501-05:002012-07-12T16:56:20.501-05:00Wow, that's awesome! She was certainly talente...Wow, that's awesome! She was certainly talented. I have a painting done by my great-aunt, which I think it kinda cool, but I must admit she wasn't nearly as talented as your grandmother!avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-21028353683148183092012-07-12T16:53:39.873-05:002012-07-12T16:53:39.873-05:00Oh my gosh! Are you serious?! I was thinking how b...Oh my gosh! Are you serious?! I was thinking how beautiful it was but that fact that she painted it when she was 11! Wow, just wow!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-5004853423885708872012-07-12T16:40:18.170-05:002012-07-12T16:40:18.170-05:00It is truly an awesome memento!It is truly an awesome memento!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-43676066357802634892012-07-12T16:31:50.859-05:002012-07-12T16:31:50.859-05:00That is worth so much more than money.That is worth so much more than money.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com