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Postby eaglesdare » Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:41 pm

glad to see you post gpw. i was starting to worry when i did not see a post from you yesterday.

but that is cool you friend liked your foamie.

i tried to talk the old man into a visit to nola on our way back home, but he said it was too far out of our way this trip.
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Postby GPW » Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:20 pm

Wolf , given the circumstances , that’s probably not a bad idea eh ? :o

Eagle , just been busy getting ready for the big event on Friday ...
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Postby eaglesdare » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:07 am

gpw good luck today!


i may or may not be going to the fabric store tomorrow, as i just might be taking the foamie out tomorrow for a night on the beach.

this trip i think brings my count up to 7. and with the last planned trip next week, that should be 8 trips out. not too bad for my baby foamie.
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Postby eaglesdare » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:21 pm

went to lowes tonight. picked up and ez up 8 x 10 for 39.50. not to bad. will get to try it out tomorrow.

gpw, how did it go today?
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Postby GPW » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:13 pm

Eagle , went Very WELL ... I even put on a suit , and have picture to prove it ... :o Not my Uniform of the day ... so to speak ... :roll: :lol: :lol:
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Postby GPW » Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:11 am

Funny story about last night .. OT... A very well dressed couple came up to admire the paintings , the lady asked if they were for sale and How much ... I told her I hadn’t decided on a price yet ... She said , “so you’re going to check out the crowd first “... I said “ No, I’m going to check out their Jewelry !!! “ :o
My first Faux Pas of the evening .... sometimes it’s better if I just keep my mouth shut .... the truth is too shocking ... :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby eaglesdare » Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:48 am

:lol:

but i do hope there are pics of you in your suit!

out of curiosity, but what would you sell one of those pics for? i know when i did the one and only painting someone wanted me to do one for him and said he would pay me. but i told him no and i wouldn't charge less than $400. but for some reason i am thinking you would charge more. i only did that one painting because i liked the guy it was being given to, but would never have done one for the guy asking for it because i did not like him. so no amount of money could ever have me painting for him. :lol:


well i am getting in the shower now and getting the last of the stuff packed up. heading to the beach in the foamie! and i don't think it is going to rain this time. :thumbsup:
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Postby GPW » Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:23 am

Suit , a Very RARE occurrence indeed ... :o

I was looking for somewhere in the neighborhood of $2K ... each ... Now the Director of the Conservancy wants to make a limited edition of giclee prints , which would only drive the price of the originals up even further .... It’s like Fishing , sometimes you just have to wait to “set the Hook “ .... ;)

BTW, these people were Politicians, CEO’s , big corporation execs.... People with more than a few coins :roll: ... To them these prices are nothing (maybe too low ? ) ... to me , it’s a Foamie Trailer .... :D :thumbsup: Economic Relativity !!! :thinking:


Have Fun at the Beach !!! Given the travel history , a tarp would not be a bad idea ... :R
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Postby eaglesdare » Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:35 am

thanks. all ready to go. just waited on the old man to come back from the auto parts store, so he can work on the van, and i can go camping. :D
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Postby GPW » Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:52 am

Please take some pretty pics for us ... :D
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Postby eaglesdare » Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:31 pm

oh it was a wonderful day and night! i wished i could have stayed a couple of days here. it was beautiful. and NO rain!

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i am now all ready for our last weekend next weekend. i LOVE my foamie!
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Postby GPW » Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:51 pm

Pretty Pictures eh !!!! 8) Saw the rain was heading your way , called the Weatherman and had him hold off till you were back ... ;)
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Postby eaglesdare » Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:42 pm

GPW wrote:Pretty Pictures eh !!!! 8) Saw the rain was heading your way , called the Weatherman and had him hold off till you were back ... ;)


:bowdown:

i thank you!

this was our first trip this year without electric. i have been spoiled by that. this was actually my first year with electric all season. i had to break out the propane stove. :lol:
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Postby Wolffarmer » Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:35 pm

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Looks like a nice camp site. Only time i have camped by the ocean was at Cannon Beach Oregon with my mom and 3 younger sisters back in the 70s.

I hope we get done with harvest here in time for me to go camping Halloween. I did that last year. Was kind of neat. If not, sometime in Nov. Did that last year also. got snowed on but it was great, very very quite as I was the only camper in the whole state park.

City of Rocks

Some day might post of pics of the three times I been there the past year.

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Postby eaglesdare » Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:22 pm

oh wolf that place looks beautiful. someday i hope to get out west.
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