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Gauguin sniffed / a sponge cake’s desiccated / coconut and sighed

All downhill from here. Hobart Rivulet, Sandy Bay. January 2012. At what point do the constant stream of birthday parties stop for the little 'uns? LAST SUPPER , Graham Burchell Botticelli grinned with egg tempera congealed at the hinge of his lips Velasquez licked shine from an aubergine blackened in the shadows Vermeer picked pearls from a jar labelled ‘silverskin onions’ Turner stirred through the steam mist risen above Venetian chicken soup Monet decorated a blue plate with sliced cucumber and radishes Gauguin sniffed a sponge cake’s desiccated coconut and sighed Van Gogh spat a gristle morsel at a swirl of Provençal sauce Cézanne reached for the fruit bowl but dithered between apple and pear Dali tweaked moustache and swallowed a sheep’s eye with relish Bacon tore at turkey leg his neck twisted in hidden fury Pollock drizzled ranch dressing about tossed Waldorf salad while Freud spooned one more pickled walnut to an off-white napkin next to the last painter unknown a child sti...

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Chains of love. Marieville Esplanade, Sandy Bay. December 2011. This week's Q and A has been filched from many years ago on Sunday Stealing: The Final Week of 2009 2011 Meme 1. What did you do in 2009 2011 that you'd never done before? I took Henry and Ezra to Melbourne. 2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't really do them. I'm trying to be a little more healthy next year. 3. How will you be spending New Year's Eve? In bed. 4. Did anyone close to you die? No. 5. What countries did you visit? Just Australia. 6. What would you like to have in 2010 2012 that you lacked in 2009 2011? A little more peace and quiet. 7. What date from 2009 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Henry's first day of Kindergarten, because it was... well.... Henry's first day at Kindergarten. 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Not killing anybody. 9. What was your biggest failure? Not killing anybody. ...