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Posted by Dawn
Re: Google May 01, 2008 11:35PM |
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Here is some inconsequential information for the week:
the lollipops are balloons, and are a piece of artwork by the American Artist Jeff Koons
I have no idea why they are there but under the search boxes, google has written the following:
What happens when great art mixes with your homepage? iGoogle Artist Themes
so possibly this Jeff Koons is the 'Artiste of the Week' ????????
oh, and how did I know the balloon/lollipops are a creation by the artiste, Jeff Koons, because if you scroll over the image it reads 'by Jeff Koons'
the lollipops are balloons, and are a piece of artwork by the American Artist Jeff Koons
I have no idea why they are there but under the search boxes, google has written the following:
What happens when great art mixes with your homepage? iGoogle Artist Themes
so possibly this Jeff Koons is the 'Artiste of the Week' ????????
oh, and how did I know the balloon/lollipops are a creation by the artiste, Jeff Koons, because if you scroll over the image it reads 'by Jeff Koons'
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Re: Google May 12, 2008 12:36AM |
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Re: Google May 16, 2008 06:35AM |
Hi Lorna,
I have just now opened up Google & see that today there is another special Google page - this time for the 'Invention of the First Laser'.
Lyn
[www.google.co.nz]
I have just now opened up Google & see that today there is another special Google page - this time for the 'Invention of the First Laser'.
Lyn
[www.google.co.nz]
Re: Google May 16, 2008 07:33AM |
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I would have missed it too Lyn - so thanks from me! Life seems to be too busy and I haven't been doing much Gooogling this week.
This lazer one is a bit different and in a very vague sort of way (just my imagination) but it immediately reminded me of the French knitting we used to do as kids (and nothing to do with lazers). A wooden cotton reel with four small nails or tacks (?) evenly spaced around the top, wool and I think I used a knitting needle to flick the wool over the nails to make the stitches. I loved making French knitting, yards and yards of it in all different glorious colours!
Regards,
Dawn.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/16/2008 07:39AM by Dawn.
This lazer one is a bit different and in a very vague sort of way (just my imagination) but it immediately reminded me of the French knitting we used to do as kids (and nothing to do with lazers). A wooden cotton reel with four small nails or tacks (?) evenly spaced around the top, wool and I think I used a knitting needle to flick the wool over the nails to make the stitches. I loved making French knitting, yards and yards of it in all different glorious colours!
Regards,
Dawn.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/16/2008 07:39AM by Dawn.
Re: Google May 16, 2008 01:06PM |
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Dawn
French Knitting I remember it just as you describe it. stitched it into teapot stands.
I also remember doing it when I was doing my training at somewhere around 18 or 19yrs old. several of us did french knitting and we would go up on to the roof of the nurses Home 4 or 5 floors high, and drop the knitted cord over the railing and watch it straighten out and see who reached the ground first.
That was how we untangled the cord as well as checked the progress.
Don't remember what we did with that lot.
Jean
Jean
French Knitting I remember it just as you describe it. stitched it into teapot stands.
I also remember doing it when I was doing my training at somewhere around 18 or 19yrs old. several of us did french knitting and we would go up on to the roof of the nurses Home 4 or 5 floors high, and drop the knitted cord over the railing and watch it straighten out and see who reached the ground first.
That was how we untangled the cord as well as checked the progress.
Don't remember what we did with that lot.
Jean
Jean
Re: Google May 16, 2008 11:18PM |
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It's still there this morning, but if you showed me that without telling me it says 'Google' I would never have known. It's very pretty, though, and just like Dawn says, it reminds me of French knitting, or those string art pictures, where you banged a series of nails into a piece of wood then wound layers of different coloured embroidery threads around to form (mostly) abstract designs. Here are pictures of some examples, mainly on a star theme, but the possibilities were endless.
[images.google.co.nz]
[images.google.co.nz]
Re: Google May 16, 2008 11:48PM |
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Morning Jean and Lorna,
Jean, I still have a huge ball of French knitting tucked away (somewhere) from way back when would you believe!! It used up all Mum's excess bits of wool. I can't remember what we actually made with the knitting but I do remember the challenge (and the fun) was in knitting the longest ball of French knitting with the most variety of colours!
You will remember too Jean - Peggy squares were an in-thing at the time too so the larger balls of spare wool went into these, and the little balls of left over wool we could use for French knitting. Old hand-knitted cardigans or jumpers were most times unravelled and made into skeins, washed and then wound into balls ready for use. These were often re-knitted or used for Peggy squares and French knitting. I loved winding the skeins of wool into balls and then laterly when Mum got one of those fandangled little ball winders it was great fun turning the handle to wizz up a ball of wall. Oh the memories! Peggy squares have never really gone out of fashion for making the colouful knee rugs and throws for the elderley (and not so elderley too!)
Lorna - you're privileged - you still have the Lasered Google this morning - mine has gone back to normal. But you certainly are right - I had to study the lasered version hard to read "google" and it was definitely similar to the string pictures!
Regards,
Dawn.
Jean, I still have a huge ball of French knitting tucked away (somewhere) from way back when would you believe!! It used up all Mum's excess bits of wool. I can't remember what we actually made with the knitting but I do remember the challenge (and the fun) was in knitting the longest ball of French knitting with the most variety of colours!
You will remember too Jean - Peggy squares were an in-thing at the time too so the larger balls of spare wool went into these, and the little balls of left over wool we could use for French knitting. Old hand-knitted cardigans or jumpers were most times unravelled and made into skeins, washed and then wound into balls ready for use. These were often re-knitted or used for Peggy squares and French knitting. I loved winding the skeins of wool into balls and then laterly when Mum got one of those fandangled little ball winders it was great fun turning the handle to wizz up a ball of wall. Oh the memories! Peggy squares have never really gone out of fashion for making the colouful knee rugs and throws for the elderley (and not so elderley too!)
Lorna - you're privileged - you still have the Lasered Google this morning - mine has gone back to normal. But you certainly are right - I had to study the lasered version hard to read "google" and it was definitely similar to the string pictures!
Regards,
Dawn.
Re: Google May 18, 2008 07:37AM |
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Hello!! I just clicked on to use Google and got a surprise to find it looking less like the word and more like a row of buildings!!!! Apparently the 125th birthday of Walter Gropius (a German architect). Here's more information if anyone's interested [en.wikipedia.org]
Regards,
Dawn.
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Regards,
Dawn.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/18/2008 11:31AM by Dawn.
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Re: Google June 05, 2008 01:22AM |
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If you look at the Trademe homepage the wee kiwi on the top left hand side is celebrating 'World Environment Day'
mmm looks like Google doesn't give a rats posterior about it as they are back to plain.
Gosh they overlook Queens Birthday, World Environment Day but can commemorate the first Hot Air Balloon flight
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mmm looks like Google doesn't give a rats posterior about it as they are back to plain.
Gosh they overlook Queens Birthday, World Environment Day but can commemorate the first Hot Air Balloon flight
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/05/2008 01:22AM by Irene Field.
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Re: Google July 08, 2008 01:03AM |
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Google's looking a bit messy this morning - celebrating Mark Chagall's Birthday and I have to show my ignorance here, maybe he's involved in Arts, haven't got time to look him up at the moment. Hope his birthday isn't quite as busy as Google looks!
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D.
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D.
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Re: Google July 08, 2008 11:25PM |
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Dearest Lorna the fact of the matter is, that's what happens when a person gives up milking cows........it allows time for well deserved snoozies...... a little beyond the 5.30 realm....... and that's my treat!! Plus, for added comfort, when I have awoken from beautiful snoozies, I have my cuppa in the comfort of the bed before doing my scratchies amd stretchies and leaping ever-so-daintily out of the warmth of the sack to face another real day in the land of the lengthy grey clouds. I hope this conjures up breathless imaginary imagery in your mind enough to cheer you and replace the sadness in your heart from missing yet another wonderful world of GOOGLE figurative illustrations!
Fond regards,
Dawn.
Fond regards,
Dawn.
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