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« on: June 18, 2009, 06:16:46 PM » |
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So here's the lighthouse that someone asked me to make. I've got 2 others like it cut and ready to grind and I think I'm going to change the wire running down the front and actually cut the white piece in half.... I'll like it on the whole much better. My attempt at something not abstract *smiles*!  |
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« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2009, 06:26:27 PM » |
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It looks nice, I always like the colors in lighthouse projects but for the life of me can't understand the fascination for them. I need educating I guess.
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« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2009, 06:31:38 PM » |
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It looks nice, I always like the colors in lighthouse projects but for the life of me can't understand the fascination for them. I need educating I guess.
You know what, I with you on that one *lol. Here I find lighthouses are popular and also covered bridges, at least in New Brunswick....... not really my thing but what the heck *L. |
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« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2009, 06:45:15 PM » |
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It turned out well Amber. I guess for me the attraction to lighthouses is that it reminds me of the seacoast which in turn reminds me of home. I'm not a collector of them, but for me there is a sense of familiarity and calmness as in the waves breaking on the rocks.
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« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2009, 06:46:53 PM » |
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It looks nice, I always like the colors in lighthouse projects but for the life of me can't understand the fascination for them. I need educating I guess.
Here in Arizona, we have a lot of transplants from the east coast, especially from the areas where lighthouses are very prominent - and I think they get a little homesick for the ocean and all of the things associated with the coast lines. |
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« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2009, 06:57:42 PM » |
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funny, when I moved away from NB I was fine without the lighthouses but I really missed the fresh fiddleheads and dulce!!
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« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2009, 07:15:19 PM » |
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 ..I have not had Dulce in many years!!!!!!!!! The fiddleheads I am not fond of...LOL |
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« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2009, 07:16:36 PM » |
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Alan, when my step son moved to Az, I was making him something for his new house and that is exactly what he asked me for. So point well taken LOL
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« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2009, 07:21:28 PM » |
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..I have not had Dulce in many years!!!!!!!!! The fiddleheads I am not fond of...LOL When I moved here with the hubby he had no idea what dulce was........... when I told him he suddenly became very uninterested in trying something new *LOL! He has really come to love fiddleheads though, yummy with salt, pepper and loads of melted butter! |
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« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2009, 07:26:45 PM » |
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We used to toast the dulce..have you done that too?
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« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2009, 07:27:55 PM » |
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..I have not had Dulce in many years!!!!!!!!! The fiddleheads I am not fond of...LOL When I moved here with the hubby he had no idea what dulce was........... when I told him he suddenly became very uninterested in trying something new *LOL! He has really come to love fiddleheads though, yummy with salt, pepper and loads of melted butter! OK, I'll bite, what is dulce? Fiddleheads I know about - with Kev there - I've had better eats! |
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« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2009, 07:36:22 PM » |
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LOL@Alan
Dulce is a kelp found in the Bay of Fundy around Grand Manan Island. A local delicacy.
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« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2009, 07:39:37 PM » |
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I haven't toasted it Kev, usually just eat it plain but I think I'll have to try it your way!!!
Alan, it's just a fancy name for seaweed, it's been dried and has a really salty flavour... yum!
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« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2009, 07:44:57 PM » |
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OK - I have made a Japanese soup made with Wakame (dried seaweed), Dashi soup base (or Bonito flakes), tofu and some green onion for garnish. Has a different texture to say the least, but not a bad taste at all.
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« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2009, 07:50:59 PM » |
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See, I need educating! I've heard of Fiddleheads but not Dulce, please elucidate!
Alan, I have lived by, on, over, off and almost in water. Lighthouses have been a lifeline when searchjing for a safe anchorage, I've partied in, slept in, done the tourist in and helped clean and paint in and still can't see the fascination!
I do admit to admiration of those that have worked to guide us home, don't think there are many of them left now, and I do enjoy a cuppa at the top if those darn stairs, but I can't see the fascination! I also admit to a passing liking to those leggy Cheasapeake lighthouses, preferably passing in a Skipjack, they are both a pretty sight!
...Ahh, the Dulce is good stuff, I like Kelp. Fiddleheads???
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« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2009, 08:05:32 PM » |
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Nice job on the lighthouse panel Amber. I don't know what the fascination is, all I can say is that I live in a place where lighthouses dot our coasts and bring home the men of the sea to safe harbors. So for my neck of the woods lighthouses are a way of life and I still enjoy seeing them.
I haven't made one yet...but may one of these days. It just reminds me of home.
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« Reply #16 on: June 18, 2009, 08:22:50 PM » |
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I'm a prairie girl so I don't have that lighthouse fascination either, but you've done a very nice job on this Amber. And............you have a nice back yard!!!!
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« Reply #17 on: June 18, 2009, 08:23:27 PM » |
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Nice panel, Amber!!  Lighthouse stuff sells very well here. Especially with the NC lighthouses so close and loads of people go there on vacations. |
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« Reply #18 on: June 18, 2009, 09:48:59 PM » |
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Verey nice Amber  |
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« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2009, 08:35:04 AM » |
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Came out very well. I guess I am attracted to lighthouses because I love waterscapes, and they seem to belong there. I enjoy the shapes and uniqueness of the different lighthouses. I don't think I have ever actually seen one, though growing up we vacationed at the beach frequently.
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