Yes it is Theme Thusday again, and today we are talking GLASS . I've three possible hooks to hang my [glass] hat on with this theme. First, the photo! Yes, it is the river again from an odd angle in an interesting light. You can just make out the bottom, which should tell you that I'm right on the shore. In some ways, the distortion of the stones below the surface reminds me of ye olde glass windows, what they call "cylinder blown sheet glass". You can still find some of this around Hobart these days. Thw second link comes from a trip I took to Venice a few years back. You're probably aware that Venice was (is?) a glass-making centre of excellence. If you have ever been there and taken the tour of the glass factories, you might be familiar with the sheer amount of coloured glass that sits at the bottom of the water there. These fragments of glass have been worn down and had their edges dulled by their time in the water, which makes them ample keepsakes for the ...
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The Theme Thursday is unusual and interesting.
The blue shoe: Ez
The black and white with yellow inner sole: Henry
The brown one: Yours
The black one: Jen (Hope she doesnt hit me with a virtual broom!!! ;-p)
Now, for the grades.....
Feel better!
Big yellow: you
small black: henry
little blue: ez
Get better soon.
Like the shoes' photo. Reminded me of the Goldilocks and three bears.
Papa bear, Mumma bear, child bear and Goldilocks.
How are my favourite grandsons?
I seem to remember a few that ever went the twenty miles in a blizzard or all uphill or something just as difficult.
Great post. As always you had the Old Salt in stitches.