Back in the mists of time, (on Tuesday the 10th of March!) Chris Hale , the wonderful wordsmith of Middenshire, tagged me. I am here at long last doing his bidding: listing six things or habits of no real importance about myself ...Six Choses Ordinaires de Raph
1 It is so quiet here where we live, that at night I can hear the snails chewing.
2 I love eating bananas.
3 I frequently get wonderful new business ideas ...
4 My hot water bottles all have names. (Do you give yours names too?) This one is called Toastie.
5 I have an alter-ego! The mischievous Prankman Cheng - this is another example of Middenshire influence! (You can read about it here).
6 On average, it takes giraffes two attempts to pass their driving test. It took me four. Most giraffes have 2 or 3 types of car in mind to choose from. When I passed my test, I read every brochure in our local McShyne Motors, and then bought the car I had in mind ten years before! (The most important thing is a good neck-rest).
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So, dear bloggy friends - at last I have fulfilled my tag! Now I must link back to Chris Hale of The Middenshire Chronicles. (I know I did that earlier but the link here will take you to his current post). The tag consists of listing six things or habits of no real importance about yourself. I will leave this open for six people to take up, as I know it went round in March, and I can't remember who did it then! So if you would like to take up this tag, let me know - and have fun!
54 comments:
those bananas look giraff-tastic :)
They are, Marigirl - they're especially nice on toast!
This post is giraffetastic....Love the art work....I aspire to Giraffe attire and kind satire:>)
Linda
Giraffe attire and kind satire! I like it! Thank you Linda.
I too like bananas
and seeing things from a high perspective. So lovely visiting!
Aloha Mr. NECKman....
Brilliant stuff as always, Raph...well worth the wait!
You are without doubt the best giraffic artist on your planet!
Hi Raph,
Such lovely ordinariness! Your snails are CUTE. If Earth ones were similar I'm sure they'd get a much better deal!!
Raph,
Gee I thought it was only n my "neck"of the woods that one could hear snails chewing...... obviously I was wrong........
Enjoyed Middenshire......
Cloudia - lovely to have you here as always, and thank you!
Seeing things from a high perspective is helpful, both pragmatically and motivationally!
Thank you Chris!
What praise! I blush - and my daughter Nexi shakes her mane and says "What about ME?!"
Our snails are indeed cute, Derrick! They eat the dandelions out of the lawns for us, and only the plant leaves that are blemished. Sometimes they leave us fun little messages in their silvery trails, which look lovely when we open the curtains in the morning, sparkling across the lawn!
Hi Rosemary - it's quite a nice peaceful sound, isn't it? I wonder if I should do a recording to put on the blog ...
Glad you like Middenshire!
If my snails looked like yours, I wouldn't be chasing them away from my hostas!
Absolutely fantastic!
Thank you so much, Gaston Studio!
We're lucky that our snails would not eat the hostas!
okay, the one about "I have a new business idea" and Necky Becky's response, just cracked me up! - it says so much about life at your house....and of course, toastie!
Hi Jeane - unfortunately my business ideas do get that kind of response!!
Toastie! Still necessary and appreciated during the spring frosts. (Noone has mentioned their names for their own hot water bottles - surely I'm not alone in affectionately naming these faithful friends?!)
Someone once invited me into his garden to hear his cucumbers growing in the evening! (and no, Raph, it wasn't a "chat-up line".)
Although I strained my ears I could not hear the cucumbers growing for the sound of snails chewing! Must go as I want to give my hot water bottle a name!
I'll have to visit Neckelchester Nurseries to listen to their cucumbers, Weaver!
(I hope you're going to tell us what you've called your hot water bottle).
These are gorgeous and funny. I adore the bananas!
The best things are worth waiting for and these are wonderful.
Thank you Madame DeFarge!
(I shall endeavour to post on the award you honoured me with before next month!!)
Hey, there dear Raph! I did enjoy what you don't carry in your briefcase. I also hate cell phones (as we fondly call them here). I do have one and find the SMS function most convenient (cuts out lengthy phone calls which are not my favourite). But sometimes I deliberately lose mine for a couple of hours - or days. I dislike being in constant contact with the world. I mean, only the President of the US needs to be contacted when he is shopping for groceries!
I also like a hot water bottle (re today's blog). We call them 'hotties'! When I was an exchange student in the US, about 100 years ago, my 'family' laughed at me bringing a hot water bottle in my suitcase to snowbound North Dakota. Central heating dealt with cold feet! But I came from darkest Africa and we don't do central heating here!
Hello Eleanor! Glad you liked my briefcase post. I think 'losing' your cell phone for a few days is an excellent habit!
No central heating? It must be lovely and warm where you are - how wonderful!! We need both central heating and 'hotties'.
Your illustrations of unimportant things have more merit than most squandered on "deep" matters! Always thank you..for much fun!
And I think I just may take up this offer of yours and list my useless qualities! Soon..Thanks..
Lyn
Thank you Lyn. What a lovely compliment!
I look forward to seeing your list!
The giraffe snail is too cute!
Thank you Bindu! I will put a note outside for the snails to read tonight, saying so!
I love bananas too. But only when they are almost green. They ripen so quickly it usually means I have about a fifteen minute window when they are perfect.
That must be difficult, Pamela! Do you have to buy them in precise staggered stages of unripeness? Or do you just have to eat several if they all have the fifteen minute window at the same time?!
Your hot water bottles have names? Now that made me giggle!
But of course, Willow! How else would I call to them when they fall out onto the floor?
Noisy snails? As my granny used to say when I told her a tall story "I believe you, thousands wouldn't!"
All giraffe stories are tall stories, Acornmoon!!
Quote "It's so quiet here I can hear the snails chewing at night"
I'll add for mine..."It's so quiet here I can hear the possums chewing up my forest at night"
Great post and it's made me smile. Thank you.
Take care and mind that long neck near the traffic lights I hope they're Giraffe frendly
Take care
Liz
Thank you Liz - I'm glad I made you smile!
I've never heard possums - we haven't any here in Giraffe World, though we do have (friendly!) traffic lights!!
Thanks for the great comment you so kindly left on my blog.
I'm not a giraffe but yes, I've been known to stick my neck out sometimes!
You have a great blog, very lively and creative.
Thank you David - much appreciated!
silly me. I had never thought of neck rests! I imagine convertibles (what I drive) are not a giraffe's favorite sort of car.
Hello Tom. We do have convertibles that are ergonomically designed to be giraffe-neck friendly!!
Happy travelling out West.
Hello Raph,
I am happy you liked the painting I posted with my tree posting today. I did not paint it, and unfortunately, I don't know who did. It was one of the many images I have collected over the years. I searched for the artist but couldn't locate them. It's a wonderful painting, though.
Best,
Pamela
Hello Pamela and thank you! It is indeed a beautiful painting and it would be lovely to find who the artist is.
I so enjoyed your post, as always! Your words are always so inspiring and uplifting.
My Dear Raph,
When you have a mo, there is a richly deserved award waiting for you, over at my place!
Thank you so much, Derrick! I've just been over, and am so honoured and touched. I hold you and your blog in the highest esteem.
Someone should tell those snails to chew with their mouths shut. Love the illustrations. I have to say, I'm partial to bananas and I do like snails (not as food.) I started, randomly, to collect little china/glass/etc snails. My family caught on to this fad and it all grew a little out of hand. I ended up with hundreds of little snail ornaments and no idea what to do with them all. It was fun for a while, but they began to take over... I had to call a halt before I vanished beneath an avalanche of snails... We do have live snails on our front path though. I'm not quite sure why I'm telling you all this. It's not very interesting. Perhaps I'd better go back in my shell before I outstay my welcome.
Hello Leigh! I love your comment. An avalanche of snails sounds very dramatic! What happened to all the little china and glass snails?
Congratulations on the book and I wish you great success.
Hi Raph! We love bananas in this house too. They are so good for you and when we can't sleep, sometimes we get up in the middle of the night to eat them because the potassium helps you to nod off. (I prefer cream slices, though).
Kat
Hi Poetikat! I didn't know that about bananas - I never have any problem sleeping - maybe that's why!
Cream slices - oh yes - but I think of them more as a 'Chose Extraordinaire'!
Hi Ralph, thanks for your good wishes and for visiting my blog. I have a snail mug that's my favourite, but most of the ornaments are (Leigh hides face in shame) put away in a cupboard... Now you'll probably never want to visit my blog again. I'll crawl back in my shell and sulk.
Ah, but Leigh - are you sure they are all in the cupboard? Maybe you should check - they may have slid out under the cupboard door and be out in the garden munching the hostas. Can you hear them chewing?
I loved finding out more about my favourite giraffe family (and the only one I know of :-D!) Many thanks.
Greetings from London.
Thank you Cuban in London!
The only giraffe family you know of?! I must introduce you to some of our friends!
ahhhh had to look at some more before I am off and running this Sunday late morning...incredibly wonderful blog and art.
Thank you Sandy! I'm very honoured. Have a lovely Sunday!
i like the last image best, the colors are so dreamy.
Thank you Down and out chic - our world is quite a dreamy place!
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