tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post3781414156484972588..comments2022-11-06T06:41:30.462-05:00Comments on Prufrock's Dilemma: Wales Diary, Art and the AquabusSusan Scheidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-68202681553416210872012-06-23T04:54:01.218-04:002012-06-23T04:54:01.218-04:00Hi Susan .. like you I love the van Gogh painting ...Hi Susan .. like you I love the van Gogh painting .. really heavy wet rain coming down .. not the soft soaking drizzle we sometimes get.<br /><br />What amazing finds you've come across .. I just have a feeling I've come across the Davies sisters elsewhere - I'll have to mull them through my mind - I have .. another family connection (very distant and by marriage). I'll have to Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-84045332945524143362012-06-20T22:47:25.456-04:002012-06-20T22:47:25.456-04:00Gary: I remember the "wet drought" from...Gary: I remember the "wet drought" from something Friko wrote, though I don't think I had realized the rain set a record. I'm glad your friends escaped the flooding, which sounds as if it was very bad, indeed. I'm glad you've had a respite, but it does seem as if, when I return to the UK next month, my transport may well need to be via Aquabus!Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-6509717436783255402012-06-20T21:56:28.663-04:002012-06-20T21:56:28.663-04:00Hi Susan,
April was the wettest on record. And th...Hi Susan,<br />April was the wettest on record. And this after the government had declared we were in a "drought". The hosepipe ban has been lifted from most parts of Britain.<br />I have friends who live in Ceredigion, Wales, which experienced severe flooding. Where they live, near the town of Cardigan, luckily they did not get any flood. They live on the top of a hill.<br />klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-17717455032305074172012-06-20T21:36:48.085-04:002012-06-20T21:36:48.085-04:00Jane and Lance: Remarkable is the word, no questi...Jane and Lance: Remarkable is the word, no question, and the story of the sisters is an interesting one, to be sure. As for Cardiff, based on the descriptions of others who visited many years ago, it does seem Cardiff has undergone quite a transformation.<br /><br />Rubye Jack: Ah for a bit of chaos! I suspect it can be found in Cardiff; in fact, I am sure. Remember, I was following the leadSusan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-1931269029313391072012-06-19T22:12:19.082-04:002012-06-19T22:12:19.082-04:00Another delicious just like being there post Susa...Another delicious just like being there post Susan and I love that photo of the Bay From Aquabus, dressed with those surreal completely perspective warping clouds.wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196036534397389760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-37708091788026385092012-06-19T19:16:13.222-04:002012-06-19T19:16:13.222-04:00Hi Susan,
And with the glorious and soothing sound...Hi Susan,<br />And with the glorious and soothing sounds of Hosanna still resonating, I leave you with this comment.<br />With the cultural delights of Cardiff so articulately and visually stated here, it makes me realise a trip to that part of Wales is long overdue.<br />And "Aquabus". What with all the rain we've had, normal buses almost fit into that category.<br />All the best,klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-53853652788896102042012-06-19T17:10:33.965-04:002012-06-19T17:10:33.965-04:00Magnificent photos, Sue. This travel diary is extr...Magnificent photos, Sue. This travel diary is extraordinarily well-written. Have you ever thought of this sort of writing for publication?Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-57141793588816958382012-06-19T16:16:30.037-04:002012-06-19T16:16:30.037-04:00If you'd started out to lead a group across Ce...If you'd started out to lead a group across Central Park and had ended up in Queens, that would have been some losing of your way.<br /><br />It's safe to say you're making those of us who've never been to Wales want to go there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-75820608923339648792012-06-19T08:31:35.129-04:002012-06-19T08:31:35.129-04:00Dear Sue,
I wanted to "multitask" (neve...Dear Sue, <br />I wanted to "multitask" (never a good idea) and hear Metcalf while writing my comment - but there a voice said 'STOP!' (might have had a Calvinistic twang - but they could say nothing against Hosanna? No superficial opera-seduction) So I'll write, then listen. <br />The collection of the sisters is impressive. I haven't seen the van Gogh before - lovely.Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-59877702638488481882012-06-18T17:29:31.038-04:002012-06-18T17:29:31.038-04:00Funny how the sisters' religious beliefs allow...Funny how the sisters' religious beliefs allowed them to buy Impressionist paintings but not opera tickets. I'm looking at the nice Van Gogh pic you posted and he seems to have scored the rain over dry paint with a crayon - interesting because one normally thinks of Van Gogh making a painting quickly in one sitting.<br /><br />Add me to the list of admirers of Metcalf's Hosanna.Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-51515863583005613572012-06-18T13:11:12.914-04:002012-06-18T13:11:12.914-04:00You really were accompanied by the angels on your ...You really were accompanied by the angels on your trip to Wales!<br /><br />I love the Metcalf Hosanna but I must admit that I have never heard of the Davies sisters.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-85637071241100178672012-06-17T20:29:17.397-04:002012-06-17T20:29:17.397-04:00Susan- I think I have heard Hosanna out the bedroo...Susan- I think I have heard Hosanna out the bedroom window. It must be a universal song. The birds and Metcalf seem to be spot on. I particularly liked in this piece, when a sparrow rose above it all. and sang so sweetly. It is for our ears to interpret. "It's okay my friend ,I'm here when you need me."Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17096402329953310721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-37402695785840207032012-06-17T20:26:51.490-04:002012-06-17T20:26:51.490-04:00I'd never seen this Van Gogh or Sisley before....I'd never seen this Van Gogh or Sisley before. Both are beautiful just in photos and I can imagine how great they'd be in person. I've loved your tour of Cardiff over the last few posts Susan. Another place I would have not known about if I did not read blogs. It looks a little too perfect though, or maybe I should say manufactured. Everything is in place and trimmed with no chaos. IRubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698728871635545011.post-9872414555664580672012-06-17T16:18:56.456-04:002012-06-17T16:18:56.456-04:00Hello Susan:
Yes, we can well see why you were anx...Hello Susan:<br />Yes, we can well see why you were anxious to include the National Museum of Wales on your visiting list. What a remarkable art collection from the Davies sisters.<br /><br />This further supports our view that we really wish that our relatives had collected the work of Impressionists when they were available to buy at a 'song' so to speak. But, alas, they did not!!<br />Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com