CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

25 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Greetings, young Albert!

 

[Headstall]

45 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Aloha, Alberto!  

[Headstall]

19 minutes ago, Marty said:

Greetings, young Albert!

 

Greetings, Marty.  

[Marty]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

This restored photo shines a light on old Ireland

Click on the Photo

Part of the William Lawrence collection (hence the" W. L." in the legend).

A copy of the original black and white photograph can be seen here:
http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000324818

On the 20th March 1865, at the age of 24, William Mervin Lawrence opened a photographic studio opposite the G.P.O. at Sackville Street, Dublin. Over the years the studio successfully photographed the length and breadth of Ireland, from Howth Head (Co. Dublin) in the East, to Achill Head (Co. Mayo) in the West, and on to Malin Head (Co. Donegal) in the North, and finally to Mizen Head (Co. Cork) in the South. The collection consists of 40,000 glass plates mainly from the period 1880-1915.

William Lawrence was not himself a photographer, but an early entrepreneur. He opened his studio in his mother’s toy and fancy-goods shop, opposite the G.P.O.

(Sackville Street was renamed O'Connell Street after Irish independence, in honour of Irish patriot Daniel O'Connell.)

At that time there was great interest in studio portraits. After losing an arm, William then employed an Assistant  photographer. His brother, John Fortune Lawrence, was interested in stereo photographs and William took over the sales of the Stereo photographs, which were very popular at the time. And that was the start of the “Lawrence Collection”.

In 1880, when the dry plate process came in, William Lawrence employed a team of printers and artists (colourists and retouchers). Around that time Robert French joined the Lawrence Studio, and he worked his way up as printer, artist and then chief photographer. He took over 30,000 photographs of the “Lawrence Collection” glass plates.

 

Edited March 29, 2021 by Marty
Tidying up

[Marty]

12 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Greetings, Marty.  

Hi there, Gary.

[Headstall]

Happy Monday, all!   There's always chores to do...

[Marty]

5 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Happy Monday, all!   There's always chores to do...

Happy Monday to you as well, Gary.

(And it's always good to have a willing pair of hands to help with the chores. )

[Albert1434]

Feed prices are going up and so milk and all related are going up in price. Feed is at a 30 year high

[Albert1434]

And for those coffee drinkers is at a 6 year low which mean it will be pricey 

 

[Marty]

1 minute ago, Albert1434 said:

Feed prices are going up and so milk and all related are going up in price. Feed is at a 30 year high

I'm just glad that the Ever Given has been refloated and has entered the Great Bitter Lake area of the Suez Canal. A prolonged closure of the canal could have had a serious effect on prices here in Europe.

[Bucket1]

16 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

The shots were given in a car so no such luck

So not in your arm? 

[Albert1434]

No not in my right arm silly 

[Marty]

56 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

No not in my right arm silly 

Left?

[Albert1434]

Yes Marty left arm

[Headstall]

1000 words on Chapter two now. I think I need a nap.  

[clochette]

Evening gang!

It was a wonderful spring day here. Temperatures even went above 20°C this afternoon! I saw people wearing shorts and tshirt when I went grocery shopping. 

I hope you guys enjoyed your day too

[clochette]

Hey @Headstall my Sexy Lumberjack one of our teacher shared link about an exchange program between our college and colleges in Canada for 1 or 2 semesters. So how would you feel about a lodger who'd share her herd with you?

Edited March 29, 2021 by clochette

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Evening gang!

It was a wonderful spring day here. Temperatures even went above 20°C this afternoon! I saw people wearing shorts and tshirt when I went grocery shopping. 

I hope you guys enjoyed your day too

Not near as warm here.   Hey, Tink.  

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Hey @Headstall my Sexy Lumberjack one of our teacher shared link about an exchange program between our college and colleges in Canada for 1 or 2 semesters. So how would you feel about a lodger who'd share her herd with you?

I think we can work something out... the herd can bunk in the house for sure. You would love having the company of all the cats in the barn... I could let you back in the house when I'm all tired out.   

[Page Scrawler]

A novelty shirt on Amazon reads, "USS Constitution: 1,900 Tons of Diplomacy." 

[Page Scrawler]

For math nerds like @Drew Espinosa, that's the same as 3.8 million lbs. 

[dughlas]

7 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

This restored photo shines a light on old Ireland

Click on the Photo

Which one are you?

[dughlas]

6 hours ago, Headstall said:

Happy Monday, all!   There's always chores to do...

Uhm, when did you start the dairy herd? I have to say you've made a fine choice in your farmhand. Bet he has a fim hand at milking time.

Edited March 29, 2021 by dughlas

[Marty]

11 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

For math nerds like @Drew Espinosa, that's the same as 3.8 million lbs. 

Or 60.8 million ounces.

(Or even 1,723,651,006 grammes )

Edited March 29, 2021 by Marty
Devilment...

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, clochette said:

Evening gang!

It was a wonderful spring day here. Temperatures even went above 20°C this afternoon! I saw people wearing shorts and tshirt when I went grocery shopping. 

I hope you guys enjoyed your day too

It's a lively day here too. A high of 60/15° with bright sunny skies, low humidity and a light breeze. That breeze was far chillier at dawn. I went for a 3 mile walk this afternoon. The migraine that was nagging me for three days finally broke this afternoon.