Comments for journal of a writing man http://oldgreypoet.com vol 12. ~ 2009 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:39:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Pass the ketchup by Neva http://oldgreypoet.com/2010/07/09/pass-the-ketchup/#comment-5906 Neva Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:39:14 +0000 http://oldgreypoet.com/?p=1797#comment-5906 ...I think that twittering may be the haiku of the blog set ... short and sweet. …I think that twittering may be the haiku of the blog set … short and sweet.

]]> Comment on Pass the ketchup by Krista http://oldgreypoet.com/2010/07/09/pass-the-ketchup/#comment-5905 Krista Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:48:44 +0000 http://oldgreypoet.com/?p=1797#comment-5905 Just painting colored blocks is nice too. Just putting paint on canvas is fun and doesn't have to become anything picturesque. My problem with painting pictures is the end product and what to do with it and the thought of having lots of finished works and what to do with them is not really something I want I guess. This is random, but have you ever watched Sponge Bob Squarepants? It's so sunny, I mean funny but sunny too I guess. Just painting colored blocks is nice too. Just putting paint on canvas is fun and doesn’t have to become anything picturesque.

My problem with painting pictures is the end product and what to do with it and the thought of having lots of finished works and what to do with them is not really something I want I guess.

This is random, but have you ever watched Sponge Bob Squarepants? It’s so sunny, I mean funny but sunny too I guess.

]]> Comment on Pass the ketchup by Novie http://oldgreypoet.com/2010/07/09/pass-the-ketchup/#comment-5903 Novie Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:04:10 +0000 http://oldgreypoet.com/?p=1797#comment-5903 I love the clean lines of Ikea. I wish we had it here. I get the catalogue just so that I can have an ogle. I am on the list of those who are looking forward to see what your canvas will yield :) I love the clean lines of Ikea. I wish we had it here. I get the catalogue just so that I can have an ogle.

I am on the list of those who are looking forward to see what your canvas will yield :)

]]> Comment on Pass the ketchup by Brigitte http://oldgreypoet.com/2010/07/09/pass-the-ketchup/#comment-5902 Brigitte Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:41:34 +0000 http://oldgreypoet.com/?p=1797#comment-5902 Still love Ikea. It's sort of a basic supplier for everything one might need in a house. But if one wants something special or personal, then one has to go and look somewhere else. And now I'm looking forward to the personal development of the painting! :-) Still love Ikea. It’s sort of a basic supplier for everything one might need in a house. But if one wants something special or personal, then one has to go and look somewhere else. And now I’m looking forward to the personal development of the painting! :-)

]]> Comment on Pass the ketchup by Maureen http://oldgreypoet.com/2010/07/09/pass-the-ketchup/#comment-5900 Maureen Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:54:06 +0000 http://oldgreypoet.com/?p=1797#comment-5900 How nice to hear from you.Yes, it's better to think about it for a while than make a costly mistake.I see the painting is in the same situation. How nice to hear from you.Yes, it’s better to think about it for a while than make a costly mistake.I see the painting is in the same situation.

]]> Comment on Pass the ketchup by ~ Sil in Corea http://oldgreypoet.com/2010/07/09/pass-the-ketchup/#comment-5899 ~ Sil in Corea Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:54:55 +0000 http://oldgreypoet.com/?p=1797#comment-5899 There's a decorating theme in that translucent titanium wash over the outlines of your painting. I wonder if it appeals to Graham...hmm? Yes, I hear his dislike of laminates. Me, too. ;-) Hugs from the granite and iron-ore mountains of Asia, ~ Sil There’s a decorating theme in that translucent titanium wash over the outlines of your painting. I wonder if it appeals to Graham…hmm? Yes, I hear his dislike of laminates. Me, too. ;-)
Hugs from the granite and iron-ore mountains of Asia, ~ Sil

]]> Comment on Pass the ketchup by Mage Bailey http://oldgreypoet.com/2010/07/09/pass-the-ketchup/#comment-5898 Mage Bailey Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:53:00 +0000 http://oldgreypoet.com/?p=1797#comment-5898 You do know that's a gentle lovely. You do know that’s a gentle lovely.

]]> Comment on Pass the ketchup by oldgreypoet http://oldgreypoet.com/2010/07/09/pass-the-ketchup/#comment-5897 oldgreypoet Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:27:28 +0000 http://oldgreypoet.com/?p=1797#comment-5897 I've broached several alternatives to Graham but thus far he's resisted, and insists that we go looking at carpet stores later today. The trouble with laminate floors, even if made with IKEA's semi-industrial grade versions, is that they click as you walk on them. We've grown used to the complete silence of cork, but Graham doesn't want us to go to that degree of expense. Hey ho. Time will tell, and isn't it wonderful to have the luxury of time! :D I’ve broached several alternatives to Graham but thus far he’s resisted, and insists that we go looking at carpet stores later today. The trouble with laminate floors, even if made with IKEA’s semi-industrial grade versions, is that they click as you walk on them. We’ve grown used to the complete silence of cork, but Graham doesn’t want us to go to that degree of expense.

Hey ho. Time will tell, and isn’t it wonderful to have the luxury of time! :D

]]> Comment on Pass the ketchup by sfmarty http://oldgreypoet.com/2010/07/09/pass-the-ketchup/#comment-5896 sfmarty Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:10:40 +0000 http://oldgreypoet.com/?p=1797#comment-5896 I think IKEA is for dormatories or starter homes. Laminates bubble up if liquids spill. I think hardwood is the way to go, if Graham is willing to invest the trouble. They manufacture some nice slot and groove hardwood now. I think IKEA is for dormatories or starter homes. Laminates bubble up if liquids spill. I think hardwood is the way to go, if Graham is willing to invest the trouble. They manufacture some nice slot and groove hardwood now.

]]> Comment on Pass the ketchup by Jim http://oldgreypoet.com/2010/07/09/pass-the-ketchup/#comment-5895 Jim Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:47:36 +0000 http://oldgreypoet.com/?p=1797#comment-5895 Actually, I must confess that I think of IKEA as a furniture store, not as a flooring store. I mean, I know they have stuff like that, but I would think that some variation on a lumber supply/flooring supply/building supply store or one of the big box stores that serve both DIY people and remodeling contractors. (Over here that would be something like Lowes or Home Depot or I might look to Arnold Lumber, our local building supply place.) I'm not surprised that IKEA doesn't have laminate flooring that suits Grahams plans, but why not look elsewhere? Or is it that he's decided that it's not so much IKEA as it is the entire category of laminate flooring that does not meet his needs? Actually, I must confess that I think of IKEA as a furniture store, not as a flooring store. I mean, I know they have stuff like that, but I would think that some variation on a lumber supply/flooring supply/building supply store or one of the big box stores that serve both DIY people and remodeling contractors. (Over here that would be something like Lowes or Home Depot or I might look to Arnold Lumber, our local building supply place.)

I’m not surprised that IKEA doesn’t have laminate flooring that suits Grahams plans, but why not look elsewhere? Or is it that he’s decided that it’s not so much IKEA as it is the entire category of laminate flooring that does not meet his needs?

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