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Line
May 27, 2010, 4:03:48 PM5/27/10
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I couldn't post all the pictures but i think what's hear captures the
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LINE DUFOUR
May 28, 2010, 8:25:46 AM5/28/10
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Hello everyone....I am forwarding to you all the message Peter Harris sent me to thank us all.
Hi Line,
Last night and today I've been sitting around trying to think of what could have gone better yesterday and not finding anything. Hope you feel the same. Thank you, for a lot of things: for organising and promoting the project, collecting the money, for helping to keep us on schedule and prompting me at times in the discussions, for your carrot salad, for making the coffee and tea, and, I assume, handling the kitchen accident (which of course I overheard from crash to vacuuming). I will have to pass along to my friend the number of remarks on his block-printed cards of the tiger, etc.
I was pleased about the success of the lunch - it was the main thing I had to do for the event, and an interesting challenge to think of catering for that many with a minimum of last-minute preparation time. The fridge was absolutely stuffed, the night before. I kept going back to the store for more fruit for the international fruit salad. The star-fruit was a first time for me - there seemed to be prime ones for sale on Spadina Ave the week before, so I bought 4 for $5 and like avocados let them gently ripen - I think my conclusions are: melon-like texture with flavour of sandalwood soap, but high marks for visual interest. The olive focaccio disappeared, but the cheese-bread wasn't touched. The blue-cheese quiche was the first to disappear (I was lucky to get a taste), and the "plain" one was the only piece left at the end. I think I liked the Chilean chardonnay better (and cheaper) than the Australian. The tetra-pak juices were (deservedly) unpopular - it is a jungle out there shopping for juices that really are what they claim in the large print. I think the dessert was everything I intended, but everyone was already pretty stuffed, so the leftovers are just a bonus for me - they remind me of the cheesecake you could buy by the square in Kensington Mkt.
There was a lot of discussion, to which I had no planned response, about workshopping subjects that I could expand on. Here's one organised response, and it's certainly the easiest for me, not having to go anywhere, or pull a topic and a date arbitrarily out of the air and see who it fits. Call it "Write Your Own Ticket". With the advantage of having seen the place, the summer-cottage-like attractions, spaces available, and casual house-keeping, I invite small groups to form around consensus about travelling and bunking-in together, dates, and topic to work on. There is a Guest Bedroom, the one with the hibiscus tapestry, and a mattress-on-the-floor easily deployed in the studio upstairs (in hot weather I would be happy to give up my bedroom and sleep on the balcony). Campers (of whom I am not one) could pitch a tent in the backyard, or further - we could at least run a light to it. So probably 2 or 3 people plus campers and anyone preferring to stay at a b&b nearby, for 3 or 4 days at a time, any good-weather time of the year. Collective use of the kitchen, and dinners. Make a proposal to me - my availability shouldn't be a problem. We can discuss what to cover and what to accomplish in the time-period, what equipment and advance preparations, etc. On Line's advice, I will prepare some program suggestions for summer 2011.
All this is in addition to my schemes about getting away to a conference or longer period in India. Anyone who could reasonably consider and look-forward-to the attractions of spending up to a week here so that I could be away at a conference, and would like to be asked, without any obligation, when such an opportunity comes up for me, please send me your e-mail address, and any other questions or suggestions.
Thanks to everyone for making yourselves at home, and being so easy to please.
All the best, Peter.
>
Hi Line,
Last night and today I've been sitting around trying to think of what could have gone better yesterday and not finding anything. Hope you feel the same. Thank you, for a lot of things: for organising and promoting the project, collecting the money, for helping to keep us on schedule and prompting me at times in the discussions, for your carrot salad, for making the coffee and tea, and, I assume, handling the kitchen accident (which of course I overheard from crash to vacuuming). I will have to pass along to my friend the number of remarks on his block-printed cards of the tiger, etc.
I was pleased about the success of the lunch - it was the main thing I had to do for the event, and an interesting challenge to think of catering for that many with a minimum of last-minute preparation time. The fridge was absolutely stuffed, the night before. I kept going back to the store for more fruit for the international fruit salad. The star-fruit was a first time for me - there seemed to be prime ones for sale on Spadina Ave the week before, so I bought 4 for $5 and like avocados let them gently ripen - I think my conclusions are: melon-like texture with flavour of sandalwood soap, but high marks for visual interest. The olive focaccio disappeared, but the cheese-bread wasn't touched. The blue-cheese quiche was the first to disappear (I was lucky to get a taste), and the "plain" one was the only piece left at the end. I think I liked the Chilean chardonnay better (and cheaper) than the Australian. The tetra-pak juices were (deservedly) unpopular - it is a jungle out there shopping for juices that really are what they claim in the large print. I think the dessert was everything I intended, but everyone was already pretty stuffed, so the leftovers are just a bonus for me - they remind me of the cheesecake you could buy by the square in Kensington Mkt.
There was a lot of discussion, to which I had no planned response, about workshopping subjects that I could expand on. Here's one organised response, and it's certainly the easiest for me, not having to go anywhere, or pull a topic and a date arbitrarily out of the air and see who it fits. Call it "Write Your Own Ticket". With the advantage of having seen the place, the summer-cottage-like attractions, spaces available, and casual house-keeping, I invite small groups to form around consensus about travelling and bunking-in together, dates, and topic to work on. There is a Guest Bedroom, the one with the hibiscus tapestry, and a mattress-on-the-floor easily deployed in the studio upstairs (in hot weather I would be happy to give up my bedroom and sleep on the balcony). Campers (of whom I am not one) could pitch a tent in the backyard, or further - we could at least run a light to it. So probably 2 or 3 people plus campers and anyone preferring to stay at a b&b nearby, for 3 or 4 days at a time, any good-weather time of the year. Collective use of the kitchen, and dinners. Make a proposal to me - my availability shouldn't be a problem. We can discuss what to cover and what to accomplish in the time-period, what equipment and advance preparations, etc. On Line's advice, I will prepare some program suggestions for summer 2011.
All this is in addition to my schemes about getting away to a conference or longer period in India. Anyone who could reasonably consider and look-forward-to the attractions of spending up to a week here so that I could be away at a conference, and would like to be asked, without any obligation, when such an opportunity comes up for me, please send me your e-mail address, and any other questions or suggestions.
Thanks to everyone for making yourselves at home, and being so easy to please.
All the best, Peter.
>
Jill Bidgood
May 28, 2010, 11:59:59 AM5/28/10
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Line,
It really was a special day! I am so glad I was able to get there. I really did enjoy the visit tremendously. It is a special place and Peter's work is indeed awe inspiring! Thanks to you for making it happen. It was great to see you invigorated by the experience as well! Here's looking forward to the fall!
Cheers,
Jill
It really was a special day! I am so glad I was able to get there. I really did enjoy the visit tremendously. It is a special place and Peter's work is indeed awe inspiring! Thanks to you for making it happen. It was great to see you invigorated by the experience as well! Here's looking forward to the fall!
Cheers,
Jill
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May 28, 2010, 2:00:37 PM5/28/10
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LINE DUFOUR
May 28, 2010, 3:19:03 PM5/28/10
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Hi Jill
I'm glad you enjoyed the visit. It was nice to be able to relax knowing that I didn't have to be officially teaching. I enjoyed getting to talk to people on a more informal basis about other things besides weaving.
Line
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 08:59:59 -0700
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I'm glad you enjoyed the visit. It was nice to be able to relax knowing that I didn't have to be officially teaching. I enjoyed getting to talk to people on a more informal basis about other things besides weaving.
Line
Line Dufour
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