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Divia
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Post by Divia » Sun August 31st, 2008, 4:46 am

[quote=""Julianne Douglas""]Mine is a portrait, painted by Jean Clouet, of an unidentified lady from François I's court. I am using her as a model for the main character of the novel I am working on now.[/quote]

Hmm thats very interesting that you say that. I collect old photographs and I am using one right now as a model for the main character in my story.
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pat
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Post by pat » Sun August 31st, 2008, 6:11 am

LOL! Not very origonal at the moment....its Tinkerbell from Peter Pan!

I keep an eye out for a new one all the time, but nothing has jumped out at me! I love the Art Deco one Marg!
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Post by Vanessa » Sun August 31st, 2008, 1:29 pm

Mine is just lady decorated with butterflies - my name is a genus of butterfly and I have loads of butterfly jewellery. I have a 'thing' about them. I have a few buddleia bushes in my garden which attract butterflies, too.

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Post by Judith » Sun August 31st, 2008, 8:12 pm

Marg, I love your avatar! :D

Mine is a picture of a yellow cone flower that I took! :D

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Post by cookie » Sun August 31st, 2008, 9:35 pm

You took that pic , Judith?
It's lovely.

First day of Spring and my new avatar is a wattle as it's Wattle month in September..

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last month was Daffodil month.

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Judith
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Post by Judith » Sun August 31st, 2008, 9:46 pm

Yup, I took that picture!! I've been obsessed with taking pictures of flowers all summer long!! :D

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Post by diamondlil » Sun August 31st, 2008, 9:48 pm

There have been some beauties amongst those Judy!

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Post by Judith » Sun August 31st, 2008, 9:56 pm

Thanks Marg! Though summer is coming to an end and there are no more flowers to take pictures of. :( But I think I took over 500 pictures this summer! Obsessed, a little!! ;) :D

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Post by donroc » Sun August 31st, 2008, 10:39 pm

Blatant self-promotion. :o
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Bodo the Apostate, a novel set during the reign of Louis the Pious and end of the Carolingian Empire.

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Post by pat » Mon September 1st, 2008, 12:39 am

That is a lovely pic Judith!
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