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Wednesday, May 21. 2008

The Farmer's Home

The Farmer's Home - Summer, by Currier and Ives, of course. This will be our summertime image this year:

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 16:28 | Comments (17) | Trackbacks (0)

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Great pic BD, you can never go wrong with Currier and Ives.
#1 jappy on 2008-05-21 17:19 (Reply)
Sorry BD, I have lost the link to the websit about chain saw safety and tree cutting techniques etc. Would you be so kind as to please repost that link? Just got my beloved that new Stihl.

Thank you,
AP
#2 apple pie on 2008-05-21 17:26 (Reply)
check the gardens and plants category and you can find it
#2.1 BD on 2008-05-21 20:32 (Reply)
That would be a nice desktop pattern if it were larger. (It might need some Photoshop work done as well - just some sharpening, despeckling, etc.) You obviously have a good print there. Most I've seen are badly faded.

If you were at all interested and sent me a larger raw scan (like for at least a 24" screen), I'd clean it up. Just a thought.
#3 Mister Snitch (Link) on 2008-05-21 17:28 (Reply)
Here 'tis:
http://currierandives.net/TheFarmersHomeSummer/
#3.1 BD on 2008-05-21 19:37 (Reply)
I see - it's off a site. I though you'd scanned a print yourself. Nothing I can do with the images they offer there - they're too small for background art (unless you like your backgrounds blurry and muddy). Well, just a thought. Thanks!
#3.1.1 Mister Snitch (Link) on 2008-05-21 20:32 (Reply)
That is a beautiful picture. The peace and tranquility of the farm, milking the cows, making butter, soap and og course ice cream !!

http://fantes.com/images/4647ice_cream.jpg
#4 Habu on 2008-05-21 18:13 (Reply)
That's better!
#4.1 BD on 2008-05-21 19:32 (Reply)
In the most prosaic way.
#4.1.1 Habu on 2008-05-21 21:10 (Reply)
I always clean my scoop in an autoclave following surgery scooping.
#4.1.1.1 Habu on 2008-05-22 00:07 (Reply)
Habu remember never to mention using an ice cream scoop to perform surgery on Ted Kennedy's cancerous brain or attempt to make money from the sale of scoops as souvenirs

Remember now.
#4.1.1.1.1 Possumtater on 2008-05-22 00:11 (Reply)
This is just crazy!

http://home.comcast.net/~jephnol/images/zack.jpg
#4.2 Jephnol (Link) on 2008-05-21 23:49 (Reply)
Damn you, Uri Geller!
#4.2.1 Jephnol (Link) on 2008-05-22 08:03 (Reply)
Now that would be considered a millionaire's mansion and go for $3.4 million.
#5 Jim on 2008-05-21 23:10 (Reply)
Hmmm ...a brainy girl licking an ice cream cone


http://x17online.com/kkardashian030408.jpg
#6 Habu on 2008-05-22 00:21 (Reply)
There's no part of that doesn't look yummy.
#6.1 Mister Snitch (Link) on 2008-05-22 19:40 (Reply)
She's licking, I scream.
#6.1.1 Jephnol (Link) on 2008-05-22 20:22 (Reply)

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