The mountains of Turkey
Important Lessons
I've just learned an important lesson - never leave your lunch unattended if you're eating in the Ballroom!
The Lido restaurant backs onto the the Ballroom, and at lunchtime, when things get pretty busy, they allow the excess overspillage to sit and eat in the Ballroom. Today it was curry lunch - fantastic - since I hadn't eaten any breakfast (on account of being to idle to get up on time), I was ravenous, and the chicken curry with rice and onion bahjis really were good. Because of the heavy traffic in the Lido, I took my lunch to eat in the Ballroom, along with a glass of orange juice. It's actually quite nice in there during the day, particularly if you park yourself where you can look out at the sea through the windows, which is what I did. I must have eaten about half of my meal (thankfully I'd eaten the whole of the onion bahji) when I decided to go and get myself a refill of drink. I deliberately left my knife and fork positioned so as to suggest as strongly as possible that I hadn't finished, yet after only a minute or two's absence I returned to discover the table cleared. It was my own fault of course, really, since what I should have done was to ask the people on a neighbouring table if they could keep an eye on it for me (they thought it was highly amusing).
I'm a little worried that I seem to have the beginnings of a cold (that rough, snotty feeling you get at the back of your throat). Apparently, I overheard someone saying that there are very few people on board who don't have a cold - could be the start of an epidemic (let's hope not, huh?)
6 Comment(s).
Posted by lisa dood:
Hi painty petee
youll be pleased to know the weather here is pretty dismal - rain and wind and more of the same to come!
Posted by Peter:
I could have gone back and replaced the mysterious disappearing curry if I'd had more time. In fact, you're allowed to go back and fill up as many times as you like, you're not restricted to just one bash at it. The problem was that there was still a huge queue in the serving area, and I just didn't have very much time before my workshop. The woman on the table next to me suggested going back too, but I'd sort of lost the plot and just finished my second orange juice and went off to work.
On average, I'm getting between 20 and 25 people come along to the sessions. Not everyone is painting; about half are just sitting in, or taking notes, which is fine - it's still a good number. The people who are painting are the same coming back to each session.
See ya
Posted by Juli:
Posted by Juli:
Posted by Peter:
I don't know if anything spectacliar is planned for bringing the new year in, although there are rumours of fireworks - hm - you can see the headlines now, can't you?
Haven't seen any doorways yet (well, actually, that's not true - I've seen hundreds while I've been away) - I know they're your speciality - particulary PURPLE ONES!!!
Posted by Juli:
see what happens when you only eat half your dinner - especially curry you go down wiv bugs n stuff! could you get any more after they had cleared it away or are you limited to one go at the lunch?
you didnt mention how many you had at your session were you full are the same ones coming back or wot?
dont know if it is me but i havent got your new pyramid pic and your suity pic has gone too! wots going on?
speak soon
simon n lisa doods;):)
ps sent you a msg earlier and it has disappeared too?
Hi Simon & Lisa
Ok - last question first - with regards to the mysterious disappearing pyramid pic - it sounds to me like your browser needs refreshing, or you need to clear your cache. Try clicking the refresh button several times (or control-R if you're using Firefox like I told u to). This will probably fix it - if not, go into the tools menu and somewhere in there is an option to clear your cache - just press it and it should sort it. The suity pic has a different file name, so that's why it's disappeared - persevere with it.
Peter
Hello Peter, Simon, Lisa and Caroline
Guess u are fellow bloggers (never been a blogger before...new to me :0) )
I see the wonder brush has arrived....(big grin)
Hmm....do i get a complimentary one...or royalties
DONT FORGET TO PAINT SOME PRETTY DOORWAYS
Juli x
just seen the time...on my postis that virtual reality time? Here in England it is 1am on the morning of the 31st of December.
So maybe you are a few hours behind in VR time
Is there going to be a spectaclir evening for new year
Jx
Hi Juli
It's nice to hear from you. Don't worry about the time shown on comment posts - I've only just recently realised they bare very little resemblence to actual time. I think it's because the blog is hosted by an American company, or something like that! The date and time that appears on my posts, however, are accurate, although I have to say that I'm currently 1 hour ahead of you (up until last night I've been 2 hours ahead of you).
Not to worry - I'll keep looking - have seen some nice Italian windows though.
see ya
Peter
Happy New Year
Hope the cold improves
Windows hmm......they would do too
:0)
Jx