Ces And Her Dishes: A Punctuated Coffee and Tea Time!

Monday, June 22, 2009

A Punctuated Coffee and Tea Time!

A Punctuated Coffee and Tea Time...

But they are landing on their feet!

And they are wearing great Italian-made leather shoes!

Ta da!

(Pigment ink on 11"x14" Bristol Board. I started drawing this image an hour before I left for the airport, then while waiting for my flight and during the flight. Ta da!)

Ces said...
Another race to 100!
March 27, 2009 2:05 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
MAN, I love that sky!

20
March 26, 2009 11:10 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
21
March 26, 2009 11:10 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
22
March 26, 2009 11:10 PM

Ces said...
Are you practicing your counting skills?
March 27, 2009 2:18 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
I is in your closet counting shoes 23
March 26, 2009 11:28 PM

Ces said...
Well you obviously don't know how to count because I only have two pairs of shoes!

74!

I am in your cupboard counting all the polka dotted cups!!!
March 27, 2009 2:31 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
24

I've moved on to counting suits
March 26, 2009 11:36 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
OH! Holy crap!
March 26, 2009 11:37 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
Your closet just threw up on me!
March 26, 2009 11:37 PM

Ces said...

Leave my clothes alone!!! They're too big for you!!! Elm trees are huge! I don't know why I care so much about someone so liberal anyway?

March 27, 2009 2:40 PM

Ces said...
76

I am counting Obama's broken promises...Here's your funny hat back!
March 27, 2009 2:45 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
Yeah, right.
March 26, 2009 11:45 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
That elm tree thing -- a complete non sequitur. You're getting delirious.
March 26, 2009 11:45 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
Anyone reading our comments will think we are completely nuts.
March 26, 2009 11:46 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
29, baby
March 26, 2009 11:46 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
Whoops, my bad. That was 30. This is 31.
March 26, 2009 11:46 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
Hahaha! Thank you. And here's your soapbox back.
March 26, 2009 11:48 PM

Ces said...
It's those liberals, my brain is allergic to them.

77
March 27, 2009 2:49 PM

Ces said...

Yes, you are.

March 27, 2009 2:49 PM

Ces said...
79

You lost the tic-tac-toe game.
March 27, 2009 2:50 PM

Ces said...
80

You are a terrible influence on me.
March 27, 2009 2:50 PM

Ces said..
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March 27, 2009 2:52 PM

Ces said...
82

and I welcome it!
March 27, 2009 2:52 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
HEY, I did NOT lose that game. And 'tis YOU who are a bad influence on MEEEEEeeeee. Ok, totally dried up on the wit here.
March 26, 2009 11:52 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
March 26, 2009 11:53 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
WHOA.I thought you'd never say that to another blogger again!
March 26, 2009 11:55 PM

Ces said...
Chicken!
March 26, 2009 11:55 PM

Bella Sinclair said...
bok bok bok
March 26, 2009 11:56 PM

Ces said...
I took it back!
March 26, 2009 11:58 PM

Ces said...
I am not playing with you any more :(

Get out of my closet, you messed it up! :)
March 27, 2009 12:00 AM

Bella Sinclair said...
You asking me...to..come outta da closet? Ok. Good night, sweetheart.
March 27, 2009 12:04 AM

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18 comments:

linda cardina said...: ooooh i miss all the bantering..... i miss bella :(; 6/22/2009 5:43 AM
Tessa said...: Me too! Ces, that drawing is sublime - one of my favourites I think. No...wait..no...can't possibly choose. All - every single one - a favourite. I'd love a Book of Ces and Bella. Yes, an entire book...your art and Bella's art and your wonderful, hilarious, firm-friends repartee. Quelle absolute delight!; 6/22/2009 6:02 AM
Leslie said...: Tessa mentioned a collaboration between you and Bella. I say, GO FOR IT! Wonderful stuff as always, thanks.; 6/22/2009 7:39 AM
Silke said...: Oh, I love that drawing and all the bantering between you and Bella! I think the idea of a Ces/Bella book is a great one! Hope you'll have a good day! :) Silke; 6/22/2009 8:31 AM
Marie S said...: With Banter included!
GREAT picutre Ces. Love that you are both landing on your feet and your designer shoes.
Bless you Bella and girls where ever you are.
Love and huge hugs to you all,
Marie; 6/22/2009 9:05 AM
Diana Evans said...: you guys always made me smile and laugh with your comments....you are so sweet Ces and Bella just loves you!!!

Hugs
Diana; 6/22/2009 9:42 AM
Renee said...: Ces I love the picture and I love hearing you and Bella talk.

I especially love that you both are landing on your feet.

All my love.

xoxoxo; 6/22/2009 3:49 PM
Marie S said...: Happy Monday Ces!!!!!
I don't know where you can get one the only ones I have are pictures!!; 6/22/2009 3:59 PM
Marie S said...: LoL!!!

Dogs wil eat anything!
How are you doing?; 6/22/2009 4:09 PM
Renee said...: So do I Ces, so do I.

I just want Bella to be back home and I want her husband to be with her.

And it makes me mad and I know it is pointless to be mad, but it is not right. Not that, that matters either.

I'm a downer, better I talk to no one today.

Love you dearest friend.

Love Renee xoxo; 6/22/2009 4:12 PM
Marie S said...: I am so glad you are laughing Ces.
Hi to your twin sister!; 6/22/2009 4:16 PM
Renee said...: I know your attitude is the best one Ces, but I just can't do it today.

But I send you and Bella both love and that I can do today.

xoxoxo; 6/22/2009 4:20 PM
Ces said...: Aw, thank you so much dear friends. I have never been so happier because of a friendship. I am unabashed, proud and honored to have Bella in my life, she is truly my sister-friend.; 6/22/2009 4:22 PM
Ces said...: Love and hope Renee. That's a great combination. Rest my dearest Renee. I will post beautiful skies for you later this week.; 6/22/2009 4:28 PM
Marie S said...: Lovely Bella!; 6/22/2009 4:30 PM
Marie S said...: Beautiful Header Ces, another one of my favorite ladies!!!; 6/23/2009 3:43 PM
Manon Doyle said...: Hey Ces,
I also miss your bantering with Bella! I think of her each day.
Love the new banner.... wow!; 6/23/2009 6:55 PM
Ces said...: Manon, maybe again someday...; 6/23/2009 10:43 PM

AWAY...

Dear friends and visitors: I am not one to leave things unfinished but for the time being, I don't feel very sociable. My heart is heavy. I miss my sister very much. I miss everyone I love. You know how the saying goes; a melancholy sad soul is heavily loaded and in making friends with her, you end up bearing the other half. I do not want to be a burden to anyone. So if you don't mind, I shall keep to myself. I am disabling comments. When I feel cheerful, I may visit you. Take care of yourselves. Thank you for having been a good part of my life. Tsup!

Dedicated To The Ones I Love

DISCLAIMER, Copyright © Information

This is not a scientific site about oaks. I am not a botanist. I am a registered nurse and a clinical rule writer-analyst and former speech therapist who loves oak, reading about oak and drawing acorns and oak leaves in my own style. I use the referenced description of the acorn and leaves to help define my illustrations. The acorns and leaves are not drawn to scale. For authoritative information on oaks, please consult scientific journals and sites. Please do not copy or distribute images without my written permission.

Glossary of Terms

abaxial - situated away from the axis (abaxial surface of the leaf = underneath, beneath)

adaxial - situated on the side toward the stem or axis (adaxial surface of the leaf = above)

cordate - heart shaped with the attachment at the notched end

dentate - toothed margins or tooth-like projections

crenate - having the margins notched or scalloped to form rounded teeth

glaucous - covered with whitish plus (example: plum)

glabrous - surface devoid of hair or pubescence

stellate - arranged or shaped like a star, radiating from the center

polymorphous - passing through or having various forms or stages

intercalary - interpolated or interposed

petiole - the stalk by which the leaf is attached to the stem

mucronate - having an abrupt projected point

ovoid - egg shaped

peduncle - the stalk bearing the acorn

hemispheric - having the form of a hemisphere

subconical - resembling or pertaining to a cone

lanceolate - shaped like the head of a lance

appressed - pressed closely together

tomentose - closely covered with down or matted hair

trichomes - hairlike or bristle like growth from epidermis of plant

elliptical - having the form of an ellipse

sessile - attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support

oboval, obovate - inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end at the base.

awn - 1.a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumesof grasses. 2.such appendages collectively, as those forming the beard ofwheat, barley, etc. 3.any similar bristle.

farinose - 1.yielding farina. 2.resembling farina; farinaceous. 3.covered with a mealy powder.

prostrate - lying flat or at full length, as on the ground. Growing flat along the ground. Creeping jenny, pennyroyal, and many species of ivy have a prostrate growth habit.

acuminate - pointed; tapering to a point.

caudate - having a tail or taillike appendage.

velutinous - having a soft, velvety surface, as certain plants.

stylopodium - a swelling at the base of the style in umbelliferous plants

umbelliferous - relating to, or belonging to the Umbelliferae, a family of herbaceous plants and shrubs, typically having hollow stems,divided or compound leaves, and flowers in umbels: includes fennel, dill, parsley, carrot, celery, and parsnip

style - the stalk of a carpel, bearing the stigma

From Tessa Edwards: The Ces Oak and The Giraffe

Tessa Edwards: "And guess what! I've ordered a sapling oak to plant in our new garden. It's an English Oak(Quercus robur), which is a wonderfully rugged and very handsome deciduous tree which provides a rich habitat for other plants and is a valuable source of food for wildlife. It's a large tree with 'a broad head of spectacularly spreading branches filled with small clusters of catkins and flower spikes each spring' - followed by masses of acorns in lovely autumn tints of bright yellow and russet brown. I'm going to call it 'Queen Ces'. Oh yes I am! It will be my very own Magic Faraway Tree." Thank you, Tessa. Tsup! Tsup!!

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