Dinah Snipes Steveni on sun 23 jan 11
I agree with Lee that choosing art/artists tells me more about you than any=
thing else. There's a great BBC Radio 4 long running program called Desert =
Island Discs. The Great and The Good choose 10 musical selections and chat =
with presenter explaining choices. Always fascinating to hear the personal =
tales unfold via this gentle and often poignant method. At the close they =
are told they can take the Bible and Complete Works of Shakespeare, but are=
allowed either one or two other luxuries. I like to think of an old punch =
line which was more apropos when I was younger...I'd take a case of gin and=
my gynecologist. This was also in the days when it was assumed that doctor=
=3D male! These days I'd prefer a case of good wine. Full stop.
Okay back to business. Want to remind folks of a superb repair tip for a cr=
ack or a smallish bit gone missing in an accidental smash, or reattaching s=
aid bits if you've still got them. Take completely dried bits of the body y=
ou're using, mortar and pestle it, and mix with white vinegar to a suitable=
paste. Wet the broken area with more vinegar and apply the paste. Wrap it =
up to cure. Reapply if needed. Just make sure to dry it slowly under plakki=
e wrap or in a wet cupboard. I say white vinegar because that's what I use.=
I have used cider vinegar in the past. The chemists amongst us can explain=
this flocculation phenomenon more specifically than I. Better yet just loo=
k in up in Potter's Dictionary or some such reference book which you should=
have to hand.
Dinah
http://www.dinahsnipessteveni.com
jd.steveni@comcast.net
Plein Air Washington
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