tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post3316750553773107409..comments2023-11-01T00:47:40.605+11:00Comments on strange fruit: In which the fish speaks on her exhibition and two small scraps of homefifihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-26294458259022754782010-07-09T10:16:33.397+10:002010-07-09T10:16:33.397+10:00hello fifi :-)
Congratulations on your exhibition...hello fifi :-)<br /><br />Congratulations on your exhibition .... the paintings look watery-wonderful, and I love that photo of you laughing with Constantine! You look beautiful and joyful!<br /><br />I would never have thought of reading in bed with a 16-year-old, but what brilliance that you did. Your daughter is a lucky girl.Fiona from Brisbanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-13675622278502554922010-07-03T16:31:22.256+10:002010-07-03T16:31:22.256+10:00I love that note. I bloweth water out of my hole w...I love that note. I bloweth water out of my hole wayyyy too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-27055549463243637732010-06-18T20:54:57.976+10:002010-06-18T20:54:57.976+10:00I wish I had had a lovely comforting mother like y...I wish I had had a lovely comforting mother like you, in my sixteen year old misery!<br />How wonderful your paintings are!Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-83910466175016659422010-06-18T18:05:58.925+10:002010-06-18T18:05:58.925+10:00Oh Fifi gorgeous woman, mama divine, how I would l...Oh Fifi gorgeous woman, mama divine, how I would love to see your exhibition and to have had a mother as present as yourself.Kirtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923365226375826872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-51475870037565421982010-06-17T07:51:45.188+10:002010-06-17T07:51:45.188+10:00I see you standing before your pictures and I thin...I see you standing before your pictures and I think how beautiful you are, Fifi.<br /><br />And then I read your words and I think how truly beautiful you are to understand that your daughter need for you is more important than anything else.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-17419682946725431812010-06-14T09:03:31.367+10:002010-06-14T09:03:31.367+10:00How do I deal with my darling daughter's long-...How do I deal with my darling daughter's long-term romance with a mostly unemployed actor? And now her own unemployment because of the recession? <br /><br />Ah, I wish TWB had a solution for that.... Still, stories are good and maybe the solution will find itself. <br /><br />Your paintings are magical.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-20935315575706811362010-06-11T22:52:28.342+10:002010-06-11T22:52:28.342+10:00Hello Fifi. Lovely to have an update. So glad it a...Hello Fifi. Lovely to have an update. So glad it all went well. Hope little fish gets her mojo back soon. XLouise Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157994411440515015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-35389593914636195002010-06-10T22:06:29.315+10:002010-06-10T22:06:29.315+10:00I am folding away your story telling to your 16 ye...I am folding away your story telling to your 16 year old in my mind - my blonde fairy is growing so quickly now and it won't be long before she is tear stained and confused about life rather than a missing soft toy!<br /><br />Oh your blue paintings - how I wish I could have made it..Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-74872932435646869722010-06-10T13:18:56.369+10:002010-06-10T13:18:56.369+10:00You are so wise. How could any young person resist...You are so wise. How could any young person resist the not-quite-forgotten allure of snuggling up with mum and the cats and hearing something soothing and comforting with no calories? <br /><br />Well done you, on all counts.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-28786701367340729092010-06-10T08:28:45.869+10:002010-06-10T08:28:45.869+10:00ahh...daughters. Yes, Christine McCombe, precious ...ahh...daughters. Yes, Christine McCombe, precious is a word I use as well. Mine has reached a different phase. She is a 27 year-old adult. Recently she gave me a child's picture book for a birthday present; Shaun Tan's <i>The Red Tree</i>. Tan writes about the book: <i>"A nameless young girl appears in every picture, a stand-in for ourselves; she passes helplessly through many dark moments, yet ultimately finds something hopeful at the end of her journey."</i> That says it all, doesn't it?old_blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620022935822883999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-29324943058227359422010-06-09T13:15:39.155+10:002010-06-09T13:15:39.155+10:00This post made me cry. I have two little girls an...This post made me cry. I have two little girls and I often think about how quickly they grown and how soon they will be too big to cuddle and kiss away their tears when things are bad. How glad I am that even at 16 a mother can still cuddle her daughter and read her a story and let her know that everything really will be OK. They are such precious things, children, and mothers.Christine McCombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994507272111335514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-10884096823460568962010-06-09T12:17:23.926+10:002010-06-09T12:17:23.926+10:00Missed your final comment. I DID finally go to bed...Missed your final comment. I DID finally go to bed. Just for the record Auz and NZ are on the top of my list of places to visit---right after that white beach called Akumal on the Caribbean.<br /><br />Why can't Australian birds enjoy sugar? All diabetic? ;) <br /><br />p.s. Love the Siamese cats. Miss ours. But love our large black hairball lump.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-46048374351861734302010-06-09T10:28:00.147+10:002010-06-09T10:28:00.147+10:00Oh dash it all I MISSED IT!!!!
And everyone is ri...Oh dash it all I MISSED IT!!!!<br /><br />And everyone is right. You are clever to think of reading her a story. Calming, restoring her to sleep, making sure she is not alone. <br />Those are very good bases to cover, Fifi.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895689949182365454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-69653080954555750212010-06-09T07:27:20.716+10:002010-06-09T07:27:20.716+10:00What a good mother you are.
You're not a bad a...What a good mother you are.<br />You're not a bad artist either.Frogdancerhttp://dancingwithfrogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-44550993911423140412010-06-08T18:32:28.161+10:002010-06-08T18:32:28.161+10:00Firstly let me say that the exhibition looks fabul...Firstly let me say that the exhibition looks fabulous and I am very dissapointed I could not find the money (Teenaged sons travelling about still cost a considerable ammount!) Secondly I thought you must have rushed off and changed your outfit from photo one to photo two,(before realising that it must have been an eighties theme party if that was the case.)<br />Hang in there with your daughter- you are indeed doing a wonderful job. Being sixteen can be a real struggle for both mum and daughter, but soon she will be 17 and then before you know it the rough patch will pass. I'm a little ahead of you with Chicky Babe being 17 almost 17 and a half all together too alarming for my liking!!! The other day I had to pin her down and give her a 'zerbet' on the neck, a zerbet is rather like a raspberry but not quite as floppy. It always used to make her laugh when she was three! She tends to get grumpy and sarcastic with me and call me silly nowdays. I am very sure I am not!!!!Red Hen (dette)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09620943527844246297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-62271020316177885182010-06-08T17:50:37.892+10:002010-06-08T17:50:37.892+10:00she is lucky to have you for a mum...and I still w...she is lucky to have you for a mum...and I still wish I could've been there to see your paintingsThirdCathttp://adelaidefromadelaide.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-78390637583745353622010-06-08T15:29:06.527+10:002010-06-08T15:29:06.527+10:00You have style Ms Fish, real style. With your beau...You have style Ms Fish, real style. With your beautiful art and the way you have surrounded your 16yo with love.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831936165024410678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-39210158599927823512010-06-08T14:44:17.843+10:002010-06-08T14:44:17.843+10:00Miss Fifi! You have outdone yourself with your art...Miss Fifi! You have outdone yourself with your art and your mom-ness! Lucky girl! As long as you keep the hugs coming it won't matter whether you understand or not.....mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-44416282585958836102010-06-08T14:33:32.185+10:002010-06-08T14:33:32.185+10:00Fifi: It is well past my bedtime. I need someone ...Fifi: It is well past my bedtime. I need someone to drag me away from this computer and read me "Waterbabies." hehe. Hummingbird feeders are usually filled with a sugar-water concotion that is colored red to attract the little creatures.<br /><br />Cold dreary rain for days here. The rivers are flooding and although the crops are planted there is concern the seed will rot in the ground. Could really use a sunny beach rught now.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-13923505146532233032010-06-08T14:07:41.328+10:002010-06-08T14:07:41.328+10:00Thank you, thank you for sending out a peek of you...Thank you, thank you for sending out a peek of your work to us who cannot see the wonder in person. Such relaxing, deep, wet, blue beauty. You obviously paint what you know and know what you paint. <br /><br />And bless you for caring and loving all those adolescent hormones. Perhaps she will understand better when your hot flashes and mood swings make you cranky and weird a long, long time from now.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-43450992061822698182010-06-08T13:55:10.832+10:002010-06-08T13:55:10.832+10:00Hi Reg just sent you a note on your b log.
Thanks...Hi Reg just sent you a note on your b log.<br /><br />Thanks for all that, you are very sweet. Bless you entirely.<br /><br />Oh and what area is Damon in? is he attached to a university?<br /><br />The cats: adorable. As long as tey dont sleep on your face or step in your eyesocket as you sleep....fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-42442123282906247582010-06-08T13:40:05.286+10:002010-06-08T13:40:05.286+10:00Oh, and the two cats are adorable.Oh, and the two cats are adorable.Regulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908072367667145521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-81289975227454523212010-06-08T13:38:37.395+10:002010-06-08T13:38:37.395+10:00Hi Fifi,
Very nice pictures. Lovely. I'm ass...Hi Fifi, <br /><br />Very nice pictures. Lovely. I'm assuming this is one of your art exhibits -- the one you were planning. Does this tie into the Romantics / essay on the sublime? <br /><br />And you look practically identical and lovely in both pictures -- indeed, were in not for the two versions of Constantine, I would have thought it was you just a few weeks apart.<br /><br />Oh, BTW, my friend Damon is moving to Newcastle, NSW, Australia (I guess me writing that is like you writing, "So and so is moving to Chicago, Illinois, United States") for a one or two year post-doc position. I told him I really want to visit him at some point. I understand it's about 100 miles from Sydney. Is there a train line between the two cities?Regulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908072367667145521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-56337643897179163492010-06-08T13:34:14.434+10:002010-06-08T13:34:14.434+10:00Ulrike my lovely FRIEND!!
Have not made it back to...Ulrike my lovely FRIEND!!<br />Have not made it back to the nest...but I have the little canvas! :-)fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145558051219626249.post-52168876855770099492010-06-08T13:33:05.160+10:002010-06-08T13:33:05.160+10:00Duyvken, I am no sort of a wonderful mama. I have ...Duyvken, I am no sort of a wonderful mama. I have no idea what else to do....fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.com