Fw: [MC74 and Friends] my entry for "LIFE IMITATES ART - PNEHS RECREATE THU HUONG' S PAINTINGS"

Dear Thu Huong, BiTwin, fellow PNEHs, Poets, Mai Quang and Forum friends,
Here is my first attempt (and most probably last :-)) to recreate Thu Huong's three light bulbs which she submitted for the theme Black and White.
It took me a while to find these three translucent round light bulbs in the cluttered light bulb closet, since we are now using those ugly, opaque but energy saving screwy shaped bulbs. As one was much smaller than the other two, setting them in the same way that Thu Huong placed her light bulb did not come out as nice. It actually looked so clumsy that I had to find another way to present them. I realized I needed something to place the bulbs on, so it would not show the table underneath. Looking all over the house, I finally found a sheet of printing paper in lavender color. Then it took me half an hour to hold the bulbs still as they would kept moving around (sigh). By then the sunlight changed (more sighs)....
Finally, after many trials and errors, here it is.

I must say it was a great challenge and fun to try recreating Thu Huong's painting. I hope Thu Huong will not find my imitation insulting :-)

Let BiTi and me clarify that the rule of the game is not to copy exactly Thu Huong's painting. It's about interpreting it with your photography, letting yourself be inspired by a particular painting of hers and recreate the feeling, impression of it.

Have a wonderful Sunday
from Be^n Bo*\ So^ng
EmCi

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] THU HUONG ' S PAINTING

DEAR  MAI  CHAU ,  BAO  TRAM  AND  FRIENDS 
HERE  IS  MY  ENTRY  (  I  HAVE  TO  BE  FAST  TO  GET  THE  EASIEST   THEME  ..hihi  )   NOT  SURE  THAT  ' S    BEAUTIFUL  AS  THU  HUONG ' S  PAINTING  BUT  ....   I  DID  MY  BEST   ...       BIZ      HL

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] my additional entry for icy treats

Dear BiTwin, painters, poets, Mai Quang, Forum friends

 Here is my additional entry, entitled "seen through a window - ice cold drink" :-). I had to take this photo at quite a distance, hence the unintentional blurry effect.
 MC___

WHEN LIFE IMITATES ART : WHEN PNEHS ' PHOTOS IMITATE THU HUONG' S PAINTING

Dear Em Ci Twin, Thu Huong, M-U and friends,

Here's my second :-) attempt to recreate one of

Thu Huong's gorgeous aquarelles...

Em Ci: Is there a prize for who submitted the most on

this theme? :-P

BT

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Dear fellow PNEHS, painters, poets, Mai Quang and Forum friends,

OK, since M-U has submitted her entry for this week's theme ICY/COLD TREATS, she is allowed to have an opinion :-). 
She proposed that we take a picture of SOMETHING THAT WAS CELEBRATED IN A PAINTING BY OUR ARTIST THU HUONG.
To make it easier for all of us, we can chose any painting by Thu Huong, recreate the scene and take a photo (like Caro did for TEACUPS) or go look for the scene in real life and take a photo (like HL and Tua^n' for BRIDGES). You can submit more than one if you want to.
As to Thu Huong, it will be the reverse. You will chose one of our photos for your painting. Let's see who among the PNEHs will be the lucky winner.

ICY/COLD TREATS is ongoing till next Friday night, so go treat yourself to a refreshing cold raspberry lemonade or sumptuous gelato and take a picture for the blog.

have a beautiful weekend everyone
BiTi and EmCi

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] entry for Icy Treats

Big sis,
OK, OK, here it is.  (I was muttering to myself, "she's going to tell me, no contribution no opinion" when mere minutes later, your tax collection note appeared!)  It's from my archives of a couple of years ago.  The title was lifted from "What are you doing for the rest of your life," which (remember?) A.Vinh sang at our 30th wedding-anniversary party 5 years ago around this time.

M-U

Icy Treats

Dear friends

Some ice cream treats to share

Tuan

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] DIAPO "Bridges by PNEHs"

Dear PNEHs and friends,   We had a hard time deciding on a bridge song as most are pretty melancholic :-) and we wanted something upbeat for summer, so  here we have it.  We hope you enjoy it :-) Thank you for your patience and many thanks to our PNEHs and artist for the variety of beautiful bridges and continued fun !!! Em Ci and BiTi  PS> the video seems to be blocked in Germany, wonder why? :-)

Fwd: [MC74 and Friends] Bridges

Hi Thu Huong

J'ai le meme pont que toi, mais pas aussi beau en photo

Tuan

Fw: TR: [MC74 and Friends] MY 2ND ENTRY FOR BRIDGES

  Hello Hien Lan , 2 ba`chu?  blog , et ami(e)s ,

  En fouillant dans mes cartons j'ai retrouvé le meme pont que sur la photo de Hien Lan mais en hiver J

  Bon weekend , biz ,

  THg

 

 

 

                               

 

Bridges

Cher(e)s  Mai Chau , Bao Tram , Caro et ami(e)s,

J’espere  n’etre pas trop en retard J .

  1/ Pont des Arts

   2/ Special pour Caro que je laisse deviner ;-) :

         

       

                          

                           

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] my last entries for BRIDGES

Dear BiTwin, fellow PNEHS, painters, poets, Mai Quang and Forum friends,

Here are my last entries for BRIDGES, I promised - not the BiTi's kind of promise to her private chauffeur :-):
 1- bridge in Bruges
2- bridge in Amsterdam
3- Seven Bridges - Amsterdam

from Be^n Bo*\ So^ng (not close to any bridge)
MC_,___

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] The World's Ride - Seen Through the Lens of a Photographic Legend

MC - Yes indeed I do have a few ... but I need help from our Parisian friends to name them. ;) Btw Thank you for your interest.  KPN

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] A few more briges to cross :-)

Hi BT

It's right by the beach promenade, here's another view

Caro

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] A few more briges to cross :-)

Hi BT

Love the angles and the lighting, beautiful shot of the Bridge to Heaven (last shot)...

Here is another entry of a bridge in Barcelona!

Cheers
Caro

Fw: Re: [MC74 and Friends] My Icy Treats

Hi everybody

While waiting for our date to play golf with BT with HL watching MC taking photos, and enjoying granitas with MU, here are my icy treats after lunch today, I made them after one of my favorite street vendor drinks in Hong Kong, fresh mango juice served with diced fresh mango and mango jelly with crushed ice... Really refreshing and yummy

Caro

A few more briges to cross :-)

Dear Em Ci Twin and PNEH friends,

Here are a few more bridges from the US of America before we close

the theme off... 

1: Manhattan Bridge (right Em Ci and Quang?)

2: Brooklyn Bridge (right Em Ci and Quang? :-))

3. Newport (RI) Bridge

Have a great WE,

BT

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] my entries for ICY TREATS

Hello TNS
Yes, love pistachio ice cream or gelato!!!
Hien Lan
Beautiful, colorful & yummy stuff
Everything looks so appetizing!

Here are my 1st entries for icy treats, the 1st one was taken during a Chef's Table dinner, the degustation menu was amazing and ended with this delicate dessert with rasberry ice cream and a band of white chocolate, the 2nd was from a buffet in Bora Bora... the 3rd was at one of the trendiest new restaurant Kudeta on the roof of the Marina Sands, a refreshing ice cream served with green apple allumettes and sherbet and nougatine, the 4th is a Durian flavored Kachang (banh lot) served over ice at the Blue Ginger, an authentic Malaysian restaurant in Singapore, and the last photo is of mini serving of ice cream with various toppings...

Cheers
Caro

My Icy Treats

Dear PNEH friends,

 Here are my icy treats 

1,2,3 : from Lan's favorites in Rome and Paris :-)

4 from my favorite town down south

5 from cay nha la' vuon 

Cheers,

BT

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] my entries for ICY TREATS

Hey Caro - How about pistachio ice cream?
TNS

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] ICY TREATS

DEAR  MAI  CHAU , BAO  TRAM  AND  FRIENDS
HERE  ARE  SOME   ICY   TREATS  TO  COOL   OFF    YOUR    HOT   SUMMER  ......   IN  PARIS  ,  I  DON ' T   KNOW   WHICH   SEASON   WE  HAVE  THIS  YEAR  ...  LOT  OF  RAIN  ,  LOT  OF   WIND   AND  SOME  SUNRISES              BIZ   HL
P.S.:  TRAM  OI  ,  DO  YOU  REMEMBER  WHERE  WE  HAD  THIS    DELICIOUS   THAI  TEA  ?

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] my entries for ICY TREATS

Dear Bi Twin, fellow PNEHs, painters, poets, Mai Quang and Forum friends,

Here are my entries for ICY/COLD TREATS.
1-The first one was taken yesterday. All I had in mind as I walked in the sweltering midday heat was an icy cold drink.
2-Then I dreamed of sitting under the shadow of a palm tree by the beach, enjoying Mai Han's pina colada (ie without liquor)
3- and I continued dreaming, this time, of a heavenly dessert - vanilla ice cream topped with blueberry sauce over warm pear pastry, which I had at a restaurant in Napa Valley

Goodnight and have a great Wednesday everyone
from be^n Bo*\ So^ng
EmCi

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Icy Treats

Che thai or ice cream anyone?
TNS