I’m not really the sort of person to live in an attic in Paris writing poems about existentialism. I’ll stick with my tequila, vodka and scotch and maybe the occasional sake (unless someone brings a bottle around one night).
That’s what happened to the Shakers and other non-conformist communities who believed in celibacy and separation of the sexes. Their membership died off.
Click-to-enlarge image available from this current-location page — this painting is the first image on the right.If you mouse over the image in that page, a description of Kitchen of the Old Women’s home inGorinchem will appear. Here is my edit of the Google translation (perhaps losing some humor in the editing process):Cornelis de Jonker (1762-1830), oil on canvas, 1785The inhabitants of the Old Woman House sit together in the kitchen. At the fireplace is Teuntje Stek (1730-1808). She was the matron of this institution on Haarstraat.Inv. No 3882If you fully zoom in on the map in the Haarstraat link, you can see the street, running NNW and then turning more W, name HAAR‐ STRAAT, on the map. The artist doesn’t currently have a Wikipedia page, and this is the only work in his collection there. The current-location has a little more information about him here, which, though it’s for another of his paintings, also has a bit more about this painting.So far, only work by this artist to appear in Mr. Melcher’s blog.
It was Small Madeline’s, Tiny Tim’s big sister, turn to say grace:.Good bread, good meat,Ooooh, wait,Gawd bless us one and all.Well, all but one.Come on girls, let’s eat.
BE THIS GUY over 12 years ago
What, no free bar?
margueritem over 12 years ago
The gals are lookin’ good.
pcolli over 12 years ago
“Who’s turn was it to bring the absinthe?”
vwdualnomand over 12 years ago
madeline, pepito, ms clavel, Genevieve…anyone else remember hatty jones as madeline?
in an old house in paris covered in vines, lived 12 little girls in 2 straight lines. the smallest one was madeline.
one question though, was ms clavel a nun or not?
pcolli over 12 years ago
I know its reputation, but I’ve yet to taste it.
I’m not really the sort of person to live in an attic in Paris writing poems about existentialism. I’ll stick with my tequila, vodka and scotch and maybe the occasional sake (unless someone brings a bottle around one night).
finale over 12 years ago
Bring back a bundle of sticks.
blackdawne over 12 years ago
No one responds when Margaret asks, ’Who wants stewed prunes?"
Linguist over 12 years ago
That’s what happened to the Shakers and other non-conformist communities who believed in celibacy and separation of the sexes. Their membership died off.
mabrndt Premium Member over 12 years ago
Click-to-enlarge image available from this current-location page — this painting is the first image on the right.If you mouse over the image in that page, a description of Kitchen of the Old Women’s home in Gorinchem will appear. Here is my edit of the Google translation (perhaps losing some humor in the editing process):Cornelis de Jonker (1762-1830), oil on canvas, 1785The inhabitants of the Old Woman House sit together in the kitchen. At the fireplace is Teuntje Stek (1730-1808). She was the matron of this institution on Haarstraat.Inv. No 3882If you fully zoom in on the map in the Haarstraat link, you can see the street, running NNW and then turning more W, name HAAR‐ STRAAT, on the map. The artist doesn’t currently have a Wikipedia page, and this is the only work in his collection there. The current-location has a little more information about him here, which, though it’s for another of his paintings, also has a bit more about this painting.So far, only work by this artist to appear in Mr. Melcher’s blog.
Woody157 over 12 years ago
It was Small Madeline’s, Tiny Tim’s big sister, turn to say grace:.Good bread, good meat,Ooooh, wait,Gawd bless us one and all.Well, all but one.Come on girls, let’s eat.