Maudeheim & Environs, Part III: Updated 04/29/24

While I have been waiting for the Muse of Colors to chime in I did up seven more Mushrooms:












They are a personable gaggle of disreputable rogues.
Until next time...whenever that is.

Ah yeah I can imagine that, I also use glasses for these tiny details. Have you ever tried such a magnifying glass (with light) on a tripod for painting of hobby related stuff? I've been thinking about one for some time now.

I have a nice pair of magnifying glasses & a magnifying visor. The problem is I have milky discharges rather than tears.
Single lens magnifiers have the drawback that you lose depth perception. It makes judging the distance between paint brush & miniature difficult.

Hmm ok, so it both have advantages and disadvantages those magnifiers. Ah those milky discharges sound like a pain when you're trying to work. Good luck with those! Any chance that will improve?

I do have hopes that my eyes will improve. I also stopped smoking six weeks ago which seems to be helping as well.

Ahh... how is that going? Do you have a hard time? When I quit the most difficult were the moments of 'social smoking'.

It is not too bad. There are times I would really enjoy a smoke, but nothing overwhelming...yet.
I had stopped for almost five years. Then when things started getting really stressful with Cap'n John's Alzheimer's, I started up again.

ah yeah... it happens more often that one goes back to smoking in stressful times. I also had that once, but then I only had stopped for half a year. Hope your quitting period now at least lasts another 5 years!

Five years would probably cover the remainder of my life. SO every day over five would be a bonus...YAY!

Is there a reason for that short life expectation of 5 five years? Or is it just an estimate?

Just guesswork; males in my family seem to die just prior to reaching eighty with or without vile habits.

Ahh, well let's hope that guess is wrong then!

I have been wrong before...frequently.

Alan love your work and skills

Thanks, Andy. I am glad you are enjoying my stuff!

I have slowly been making progress with the Mushrooms & their supporting cast.
These Fellows are about ready for basing & the inevitable touch up:






AND the works in progress:






That;s all until next time...whenever that is.

I just got the tenth & final Mushroom in the latest batch done:




Energy permitting, I will start basing the Bad Boys up later today...or not.

I like the green and orange shrooms! It's almost like they wear bandanas!

Thanks, Gatlag, I am glad you like them.
Now that you mention it, the do look like bandanas; AND, with their noses, they look like gypsies.

Haha yeah they actually do like gypsies!
That makes a nice theme: travelling fungi

I found this photo of the interior of a Gypsy wagon aka vardo:


For Gypsy Mushrooms traveling in style.

I had given a couple of Mushrooms to one of the girls/nurses were Son Matt works. I had to go in for an osteoporosis shot yesterday & Matt told me there were a bunch of the girls/nurses that REALLY wanted a Mushroom of their own. SO I brought the Box of Mushrooms  in to let them choose their own. This is now the State of The Box.






...the things I will do for a hug.

DeafNala wrote:

I found this photo of the interior of a Gypsy wagon aka vardo:
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For Gypsy Mushrooms traveling in style.  

Wow! That's indeed traveling in style! Luxurious!

DeafNala wrote:

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...the things I will do for a hug.

Haha such nice gifts really deserve hugs!

I do prefer giving my stuff to folk I like rather than selling it. Selling it gives me some cash which will disappear as if I never had it. but a gift gains a friendship that will last a lifetime...& hugs are wonderful.

I would love to get one of those big school bus vans & make it into a vardo...the ultimate road trip.

I completely agree with that! I also like to gift people stuff and see a happy face rather than getting some money.