tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post7904152855229245459..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: A Guest Post from an Extraordinary Bloggerloverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-9917032006026137712014-06-19T00:26:05.357-07:002014-06-19T00:26:05.357-07:00Hi Tina and Nat .. thanks so much - we are friends...Hi Tina and Nat .. thanks so much - we are friends across the pond-waves! And this was a fun collaborative event .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-49976866346713133382014-06-12T13:53:53.854-07:002014-06-12T13:53:53.854-07:00Hilary and I are friends and it was great to see y...Hilary and I are friends and it was great to see you over there! Neat collaboration you two have going on here! So much to learn.<br />Tina @ <a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life is Good</a><br />On the Open Road! @ <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2014/05/whos-ready-for-4th-annual-post.html" rel="nofollow">Join us for the 4th Annual Post-Challenge Road Trip!</a>Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-10322308998767434682014-05-30T14:06:42.449-07:002014-05-30T14:06:42.449-07:00Thanks EN! Degas painted for 60 years, amazing. A...Thanks EN! Degas painted for 60 years, amazing. Art was his life and we are the recipients of a glimpse of another time. We are so lucky, those of us who are able to travel and see these works of art.<br />loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-72326393943089582112014-05-30T07:23:37.710-07:002014-05-30T07:23:37.710-07:00All those interesting art characters, women too, l...All those interesting art characters, women too, like Mary Cassatt. I need to read more biographies. Nothing though, matches seeing the art in person.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-88530806443128923522014-05-30T01:54:40.445-07:002014-05-30T01:54:40.445-07:00I also enjoyed learning about Keynes and his conne...I also enjoyed learning about Keynes and his connection with Degas. We recently saw some of Degas' paintings at the Orsay Museum. I wish that I had read your A to Z posts prior to our trip to enhance our tour. A lovely collaboration, Natasha and Hilary!<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-53022512472215678742014-05-29T13:03:47.955-07:002014-05-29T13:03:47.955-07:00I remember the Turners too and I was just a school...I remember the Turners too and I was just a schoolkid when I saw them. Fabulous.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-5714594610491146342014-05-29T10:43:14.028-07:002014-05-29T10:43:14.028-07:00I think he liked women and so many paintings of hi...I think he liked women and so many paintings of his were of them doing something, not just the wealthy but women ironing, dancing, or on a trapeze. I need to find out more about this. Thanks for your visit!loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-66742583563765031232014-05-29T10:39:19.813-07:002014-05-29T10:39:19.813-07:00Ah, Bazza. I really know so little would love to ...Ah, Bazza. I really know so little would love to go back and take courses in Art and Art history, but the Internet helps. loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-76100459473606802192014-05-29T10:36:29.150-07:002014-05-29T10:36:29.150-07:00Thanks, Jo. We don't have a museum that has t...Thanks, Jo. We don't have a museum that has the collections that the UK has. When I was there I went to the Tate to see the Turners--what an experience to see them first-hand.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-6550011501765619272014-05-29T05:56:19.812-07:002014-05-29T05:56:19.812-07:00I found the Degas posts absolutely fascinating, kn...I found the Degas posts absolutely fascinating, knew nothing about him at all. The pair of you have done a great job of researching the backgrounds of both the artist and how Britain acquired such a collection of paintings. Thanks to both of you.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-78081922914376092014-05-29T04:41:20.795-07:002014-05-29T04:41:20.795-07:00i have always been interested in degas and all the...i have always been interested in degas and all the influence his work continues to haveLynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-24695850498130743352014-05-28T13:49:02.034-07:002014-05-28T13:49:02.034-07:00That's a very generous gesture of you Natasha ...That's a very generous gesture of you Natasha - but a fitting postscript to your A-Z month..... and most of it was new to me!<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s fabulous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-8377618829672126672014-05-28T08:29:20.902-07:002014-05-28T08:29:20.902-07:00Hi D.G. Another of my favorite bloggers--you! An...Hi D.G. Another of my favorite bloggers--you! And your layouts are lush! Saving Art is so important and to be able for anyone to visit a museum and see some of those masterpieces is like reading a good book--the experience nourishes us more than food.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-2084474249113085942014-05-28T08:17:55.284-07:002014-05-28T08:17:55.284-07:00A lovely tie-in Hilary and loverofwords ! I knew ...A lovely tie-in Hilary and loverofwords ! I knew about the Degas cotton business, but think we came across it in reading about the history of the artists in several books we have. I like it when countries acquire art from other countries - then we can see influences, trends, etc. I also enjoyed the tribute to Degas' work that was loverofwords theme for the challenge.<br />Enjoyed this post, thanks.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-58998300303390667062014-05-28T07:40:46.620-07:002014-05-28T07:40:46.620-07:00Hi Nat - thanks so much having half of my Degas an...Hi Nat - thanks so much having half of my Degas and Maynard Keynes story here .. they link in very well and I'm sure everyone will enjoy the story line ..<br /><br />I sincerely hope others will go back to your A-Z posts about Degas - they make interesting reading and can teach us much about the art world ... <br /><br />We live and learn don't we ... so many interesting snippets of information .. and we meet great friends from around the world .. it's a joy to be blogging .. you've honoured me greatly here with the blog post title .. many thanks ... <br /><br />Cheers and thanks for helping me out with this two part story ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com