tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post3516919001131341026..comments2023-09-01T02:48:51.149-07:00Comments on Wendy Barrett's Paintings and Writings: Lamington on DoilyWendy Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-54379982462933510432013-03-30T07:54:12.996-07:002013-03-30T07:54:12.996-07:00Thanks Susan, Lovely to have you visiting my blog ...Thanks Susan, Lovely to have you visiting my blog with such a nice comment.Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-6450995871426312212013-03-29T19:44:34.975-07:002013-03-29T19:44:34.975-07:00I have never had one but , judging from your lovel...I have never had one but , judging from your lovely painting they must be delicious!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-21635434970937395122013-03-27T18:41:16.927-07:002013-03-27T18:41:16.927-07:00Thanks so much Helen. I must admit that I invented...Thanks so much Helen. I must admit that I invented the jam because the lamington I bought that day was bereft of embellishment. I prefer them with jam - and cream makes them even more divine!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-24778625837853824102013-03-27T01:57:12.752-07:002013-03-27T01:57:12.752-07:00Fantastic painting Wendy ! Ahhhh lamingtons they c...Fantastic painting Wendy ! Ahhhh lamingtons they certainly are delicious and they make me think of my childhood too! I cam almost taste the coconut and chocolate.....not to mention the bit of jam in the middle........yum! Excellent job on the doily too!Helen Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375088525584272270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-39769229906991598302013-03-26T06:56:26.723-07:002013-03-26T06:56:26.723-07:00Thanks Barbara, so nice to see you here! Will have...Thanks Barbara, so nice to see you here! Will have to get a snap of your cats!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-73296222326198870482013-03-26T06:55:23.950-07:002013-03-26T06:55:23.950-07:00Thank you so much Sally! I'm glad my post has ...Thank you so much Sally! I'm glad my post has brought back some nice memories for you. Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-9645226677340571732013-03-26T06:48:05.586-07:002013-03-26T06:48:05.586-07:00Thanks Jane, Yes it is a common sight to see many ...Thanks Jane, Yes it is a common sight to see many different parrots around the place - they are beautiful birds and very entertaining.Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-19689922333682789862013-03-26T06:44:44.960-07:002013-03-26T06:44:44.960-07:00Thankyou Hilje! I'm sure it would have been ta...Thankyou Hilje! I'm sure it would have been tasty but I never got to find out, it was as stiff as a board by the time I finished. I have a friend coming to visit tomorrow for morning tea who is partial to lamingtons so I will have to buy some in! Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-57887039034000384242013-03-26T06:42:00.679-07:002013-03-26T06:42:00.679-07:00Thanks Virginia, It's so nice to have you visi...Thanks Virginia, It's so nice to have you visiting my blog. I had only previously heard of "cake walk" in the context of something being easy, so I guess that's where the the term came from? I wonder how it would be received if I started saying "Oh, that would be a lamington drive!"Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-14259471942904369552013-03-26T06:30:29.661-07:002013-03-26T06:30:29.661-07:00Thanks Celia, yes they didn't hang around for ...Thanks Celia, yes they didn't hang around for long unfortunately. What sort of birds do you have in Rome?Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-11802087484914624852013-03-26T06:28:41.405-07:002013-03-26T06:28:41.405-07:00Thanks for the rave reviews Michael! - it's go...Thanks for the rave reviews Michael! - it's gone to my head!<br />"Twenty Eight" is the common name for an Australian Ring Neck Parrot from the genus Barnardius (I had to look that up for you!). The name comes from the call it makes - it sounds a bit like the word twenty eight.<br />WendyWendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-41266077900149964822013-03-26T06:06:30.928-07:002013-03-26T06:06:30.928-07:00Thanks Darla, I always appreciate your visits to m...Thanks Darla, I always appreciate your visits to my blog!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-7673607410267862162013-03-25T15:18:04.833-07:002013-03-25T15:18:04.833-07:00Yes, there they are! I do see them. so fun to have...Yes, there they are! I do see them. so fun to have a parrot land in your tree outside your window...ahhh Australia. and mmmmmmmmm lamingtons, i love them! You have done a superb job on this painting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987603799232901184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-9529890202676838402013-03-25T13:21:58.522-07:002013-03-25T13:21:58.522-07:00I think you were very brave to paint this cake bef...I think you were very brave to paint this cake before eating it... looks delicious...very well done, so realistic ! And yes, I spotted the two parrots, how lovely to see them like this free and sitting in a tree :-)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-3586211395273250052013-03-25T07:19:45.015-07:002013-03-25T07:19:45.015-07:00Great work Wendy! Keep the paintings coming!Great work Wendy! Keep the paintings coming!Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-6934377322900199232013-03-24T20:20:22.508-07:002013-03-24T20:20:22.508-07:00Wow, I like this painting, Wendy. It's also lo...Wow, I like this painting, Wendy. It's also looking very tasty!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-24144901094250926042013-03-24T10:24:43.330-07:002013-03-24T10:24:43.330-07:00The cake looks yummy. Lots of detail in that doil...The cake looks yummy. Lots of detail in that doily. Hard do to loosely. Nice job on the fork, too. <br /><br />I enjoyed reading about the cake making with your mom. I wouldn't have known what it was without your story. Our schools have fund raisers too, and they call them Cake Walks. <br /><br />Virginia Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00135585280436374598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-25825231083215665602013-03-24T09:12:44.429-07:002013-03-24T09:12:44.429-07:00Hi Wendy, your painting is good enough to eat!You ...Hi Wendy, your painting is good enough to eat!You have done an excellent job, even if I am not familiar with this cake. Beautiful birds in your area, you were quick to snap the photo in time. Celia Blancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669218214678136163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-5782856255029866762013-03-24T08:13:14.390-07:002013-03-24T08:13:14.390-07:00Wow! Wendy! I thought the lamington cake paintin...Wow! Wendy! I thought the lamington cake painting was a photograph of a cake! Excited to read on it was a photo of a painting! Bravo! So very well done! A very beautiful painting! Great skill! I am amazed and thrilled you are able to get all the wonderful art on such a small surface! Bravo!<br />Thanks for the information about the lamington cakes! Thank you "Mum" for the great memories! I can almost smell their goodness way up here in North East USA! Mmmmm!<br />I love, love the parrots! I did see them! I enlarged your photo and was able to see two beautiful parrots very well! Welcome home "Twenty Eight Parrots!" (Wendy, why are they referred to as "Twenty Eight Parrots?" <br />Take care Cobber!<br />Michaelart by Michael Perchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767323223269323935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-36164702259761473512013-03-23T21:14:59.851-07:002013-03-23T21:14:59.851-07:00This is a beautiful painting, Wendy. And a beauti...This is a beautiful painting, Wendy. And a beautiful photograph, too. Both are a treat for the eyes. Thanks for sharing!Darla McDowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488271128192074015noreply@blogger.com