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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 205078" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, folks.</p><p></p><p>Linda, you sound like you've been productive with your painting - finishing your 'homework' and also beginning on your Christmas cards. Do you do individual paintings for Christmas, or do you do one, scan it and then use it to print them out? We do a generic greeting card for everyone, with a letter printed on the inside. I don't use a watercolour painting, though - instead, we try and get a family photo taken, or I use one of difficult child 3's lovely wildflower photos.</p><p></p><p>Don't let your disability and front steps get you down - in our family we have a special place in our hearts for steps such as you describe. The wide tread with low riser is very easy to walk up or down, we found staircases like this in the palace of Knossos on Crete. The palace is actually built into the hill, the labyrinth IS the palace, an amazing, wonderful place. And those staircases - square, angled and all very easy to walk up or down. Lots of natural light, even three floors down. Staircases and paving all made of alabaster. Carved into the steps were drainage channels so whenever it rained the entire palace plumbing got flushed clean.</p><p>So in our family, steps like this are called Minoan steps. So when you see your steps, tell yourself - they were designed 4 thousand years ago, allegedly by Daedalus, for the royal family of King Minos in his mythically fabulous palace of Knossos. You have something very special there. So maybe with your painting skill, see if you can arrange for a Greek key design to be painted or carved somewhere near the edge of the steps. Or some other design from Knossos, such as the dolphin fresco or the lovely blue flowers like forget-me-nots, in a circular spiral pattern.</p><p></p><p>Sharon/WO, I hope the ENT can find something to help your throat. Maybe with all the politicking happening in the US at the moment, there's a run on the services of ENT specialists... have you tried lemon juice mixed with honey? If you can get a good honey form an apiarist, not the shop-bought stuff.</p><p></p><p>Sharon/LDM, I hope the library has the references difficult child needs. Library references are generally more reliable. difficult child 3 had an assessment task last year that required him to find primary and secondary sources online - much more difficult than you would think, frankly it was an almost impossible and unreasonable task.</p><p></p><p>Rabbit, good to see you. I hope you're feeling more supported and a bit stronger.</p><p></p><p>It was a cooler day today. I had a rough night - so did husband - then an early start, to go collect easy child 2/difficult child 2 for our appointment in the city to check out a wedding reception place under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It turned out to be the same place husband & I went to just before our trip to New Zealand last year, the place that hosted the charity art auction that included a portrait of difficult child 3 done by a photographer friend. The place was NOT to easy child 2/difficult child 2's liking - it's a rectangular box, not at all decorative. Very expensive because it's on the harbour. </p><p>We went a bit further up the road and asked at other places, got more prices. Ridiculously expensive, especially for something that easy child 2/difficult child 2 really isn't keen on. You pay a premium for the harbour views which she can take or leave. </p><p>So now we have a baseline, some starting idea - A$150 a head, minimum of 100 guests. we've got to do better than that.</p><p>Meanwhile difficult child 1's wedding catering is coming in under A$7 a head.</p><p></p><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2's computer laptop 'died' last night, she was desperate to get it fixed so after we left the city we went to the tech support place where they fixed it for her (expensive). We did some Asian supplies shopping while we waited plus I had a brainwave and bought some fabric to make a fluffy red petticoat for my 'Stepford Wives' budget dress for the wedding. All I need now is to find a picture somewhere, so I can adapt a pattern...</p><p></p><p>A long day, we got the computer fixed and easy child 2/difficult child 2 would have only been a little late for her evening class. I'm really tired, so id husband after he also had a long day.</p><p></p><p>But one thing exhilarates me - I am walking better than I think I have in years. Still not brilliant, but I've covered a lot of ground so fat this week and although I'm hurting, that's all. I don't feel weak and shaky as I normally would by now. I was finding more and more, that I wasn't leaning on my stick like I usually do. Yippeee!</p><p></p><p>Tomorrow I rest, until it's time for difficult child 3's drama class. I will try and do some sewing, I have a few projects to work on besides the petticoat (which is also intended to be a skirt - it's burgundy sparkling tulle with red satiny fabric as a lining/base fabric).</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Tuesday.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 205078, member: 1991"] G'day, folks. Linda, you sound like you've been productive with your painting - finishing your 'homework' and also beginning on your Christmas cards. Do you do individual paintings for Christmas, or do you do one, scan it and then use it to print them out? We do a generic greeting card for everyone, with a letter printed on the inside. I don't use a watercolour painting, though - instead, we try and get a family photo taken, or I use one of difficult child 3's lovely wildflower photos. Don't let your disability and front steps get you down - in our family we have a special place in our hearts for steps such as you describe. The wide tread with low riser is very easy to walk up or down, we found staircases like this in the palace of Knossos on Crete. The palace is actually built into the hill, the labyrinth IS the palace, an amazing, wonderful place. And those staircases - square, angled and all very easy to walk up or down. Lots of natural light, even three floors down. Staircases and paving all made of alabaster. Carved into the steps were drainage channels so whenever it rained the entire palace plumbing got flushed clean. So in our family, steps like this are called Minoan steps. So when you see your steps, tell yourself - they were designed 4 thousand years ago, allegedly by Daedalus, for the royal family of King Minos in his mythically fabulous palace of Knossos. You have something very special there. So maybe with your painting skill, see if you can arrange for a Greek key design to be painted or carved somewhere near the edge of the steps. Or some other design from Knossos, such as the dolphin fresco or the lovely blue flowers like forget-me-nots, in a circular spiral pattern. Sharon/WO, I hope the ENT can find something to help your throat. Maybe with all the politicking happening in the US at the moment, there's a run on the services of ENT specialists... have you tried lemon juice mixed with honey? If you can get a good honey form an apiarist, not the shop-bought stuff. Sharon/LDM, I hope the library has the references difficult child needs. Library references are generally more reliable. difficult child 3 had an assessment task last year that required him to find primary and secondary sources online - much more difficult than you would think, frankly it was an almost impossible and unreasonable task. Rabbit, good to see you. I hope you're feeling more supported and a bit stronger. It was a cooler day today. I had a rough night - so did husband - then an early start, to go collect easy child 2/difficult child 2 for our appointment in the city to check out a wedding reception place under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It turned out to be the same place husband & I went to just before our trip to New Zealand last year, the place that hosted the charity art auction that included a portrait of difficult child 3 done by a photographer friend. The place was NOT to easy child 2/difficult child 2's liking - it's a rectangular box, not at all decorative. Very expensive because it's on the harbour. We went a bit further up the road and asked at other places, got more prices. Ridiculously expensive, especially for something that easy child 2/difficult child 2 really isn't keen on. You pay a premium for the harbour views which she can take or leave. So now we have a baseline, some starting idea - A$150 a head, minimum of 100 guests. we've got to do better than that. Meanwhile difficult child 1's wedding catering is coming in under A$7 a head. easy child 2/difficult child 2's computer laptop 'died' last night, she was desperate to get it fixed so after we left the city we went to the tech support place where they fixed it for her (expensive). We did some Asian supplies shopping while we waited plus I had a brainwave and bought some fabric to make a fluffy red petticoat for my 'Stepford Wives' budget dress for the wedding. All I need now is to find a picture somewhere, so I can adapt a pattern... A long day, we got the computer fixed and easy child 2/difficult child 2 would have only been a little late for her evening class. I'm really tired, so id husband after he also had a long day. But one thing exhilarates me - I am walking better than I think I have in years. Still not brilliant, but I've covered a lot of ground so fat this week and although I'm hurting, that's all. I don't feel weak and shaky as I normally would by now. I was finding more and more, that I wasn't leaning on my stick like I usually do. Yippeee! Tomorrow I rest, until it's time for difficult child 3's drama class. I will try and do some sewing, I have a few projects to work on besides the petticoat (which is also intended to be a skirt - it's burgundy sparkling tulle with red satiny fabric as a lining/base fabric). Enjoy your Tuesday. Marg [/QUOTE]
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