Very quaint..We don't have many places like that here in the states..love the ole towns

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it is thrilling to think on.. & a super photo in the color & figure there ;]

oh Modesty, this is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! The houses are so festive looking!!! What kind of plants are those growing in those pots? they almost look like Christmas wreaths!! I just wish i could take a peek INSIDE these houses!!! Bet they're filled with wonderful smells...wood burning, bread in the oven, garlic...sigh This was such a treat to see!!! Can't wait to see your next one! :)

Nice to see this old lane and coloured houses :)

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What a beautiful and quaint look to this little street.I love the colors of the homes.I wish we had such history and atmosphere.What a lovely location for your atelje.Your capture is wonderful,Modesty! :^)

LOve this! Hope the area stays alive for many years to come!

Yes, David! this aria will remain...its "culture protected"..unfortunatley a lot of old charming houses were smached down..before they realized the value..of old things/houses....thanx for your comment ;) @ Marlene..yes this little street is pretty "pittoresk" :) no cars are alowed...but acctually Its to small even for small cars...only bicyles and walkers :) My Ateljis 5 minutes walk from this street...I have a forrest just out my window and the sea 300 meters away....Awsome..I know...but they are going to smasch my Ateljdown..'cause theyre goint to build a hughe road...Halmstad got Hyberis...its a small Town....with "Capital-wannabie" "deseece..I think. Well I have written to the comunity and suggested free busses for folk...and the they dont have to build expensive roads....:) Sheila...sad to disapoint U...the flowers are fejk :) But the green are branches from pines. very common 4 Sweeds to decorate x-mas with pines :) Puss & Kram ;)

Smash down your atelje?What a shame!!!I'm sad to hear that.I hope you can change their minds.Once you start changes like that,you can never get the old feel back. :^(

Well sweet Marlene..I knew it before I decided to rent it..but it is a shame...When I moved to town as a teen..There were old charmin houses..not so expensive to rent..god for students, artists and others who dont have their pockets full of gold.

My Atelje is very cheep...I rent 150 m2 for aprox 312 dollars, electricity & heat included.
& I have 2 "artists working with silver" who rent a room...and allso those "lifedrawing" occations..wich helps me to handle the rent..cause Im not living there as U know..Im a countrygirl :) aprox 30 km away

Well I sleep over when Im in a "flow" LOL!!! (when I cant stop working)
It will be tough to find someting like that again...cause there arnt so meny big old houses left..only new ones extreamly expensive.....well I dont pre-worry :)

I take that when that day comes...& then I solv it :)

But I really think busses for free is a great idea...
It saves money, less pollution, less trafic, less accidents.....bla...bla...bla
Puss & Kram

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That is rather inexpensive...especially including heat and electric.I imagine it will be quite difficult to find something like that again.But you have such a wonderful attitude,Modesty!...Then again,you always do.Good luck to you,sotnos!When does all this happen?

Well..there is an oppinion against the roadproject and has been for at least 20 years..LOL!!!!! So I hope I can "hang" in my Atelj..hopfully a couple of more years...and if I'll manage 3 more years..the comunity wich from whom I rent...then there is a special rule...that I, sort of posses the right..and they must offer/find me a new place :) So hold your thumbs ;) Puss & Kram

Well at least there's some hope then! I'll hold my thumbs,(lol,I never heard that expression),AND cross my fingers!!!PKPKPK :^)

crossing fingers as well and a prayer or two included. Long live your Atelje`!!

Thank U both Marlene & David :) Today Im gonna work with my "Mammon" a large sculpture in "papie Mach (hes gonna be an ugly greedy dude) LOL!!!!! Puss

Modesty!These are your leftovers?They're fabulous.I especially love that street scene.What a wonderful photo that is.I love the people,the lights,the POV,the color,EVERYTHING about it.It makes me want to go there! And your pano is wonderful.Almost as good as being there.So much to look at! We just built a new library,too.But yours looks waaay nicer.And way more modern.Your studio looks great to me.I wish I had one!I wouldn't exactly call the photo an art piece,but it certainly shows what a lovely little atelje you have.I hope you get to keep it. Thanks for sharing all these pics.Maybe you'll show us your 'mammon' when you are finished? I'd love to see this ugly,greedy monster. :^)

Well I have bunch more leftovers..but I will bore U out showing 'em to :) LOL!!!!! Sweeeeeetie!!! Of course UUUUUU little marsmallow ;) gonna show that ugly greedy monster 4 U when hes ready...quite a lot more to do....have to paint him in porky pink to...... LOOOOOL!!!! :D :D :D xoxoxoxo

LMAO!!!!Little marshmallow?Yikes!!!!!Is that because I'm sooooooo white or because I'm sooooooo puffy?????I tried to cutting back on the sodium...sniff sniff ;^) I'm kidding.You can call me anything you want...as long as you call me 'friend'.MWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! I look forward to seeing your Porky Pig pink dude.He should be a real eye-catcher!!!!LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! :^D

i luv seeing these Modesty!.. warm colors in cold days.. beautiful library
& can just imagine the creative activity going on in your fabulous Atelje!
sure you've made a lasting impression on many a young mind
who will forever be thankful to be a part of it :]xx

Of course Marlene U clever crow, your my new friend ;) I have been working on that porky Mammmon today..just arrived home :) Mwaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!! Awwe Sweeeeeeet Cindy :) I saw the message on "Cindy the dummie!"...U recived the sweedish "almanacka" "Bder"..LOL!!!!..Thought U needed some "distant", "quiet" collection of men ;) I really like that arcitecture of the new liberary to :) I will be there on the vernissage...singing a song :) But what I really looking forward to view is the "exhibition-space" & I hope being able to make an exhibition there my self...hopfully in autumn or next spring :) Luv Ya!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxo!!!!!!! pkpkpkpkpkp!!!!!!!

hahaha.. i like how you put that Modesty..
wish i could drop over & we could go have some fun!!

here's an update on what i've been doing.. OT:

been working on & off in saving my harddrive..
finally got in yesterday with the help of tech support from India & some knowledge of DOS..
(could you repeat that please & speak slowly)
my OS is restored to like 2002-3.. programs are in shambles..
but My Pictures/Documents & all my Olympus photos are still intact & up-to-date!! :]hoooooooray!!!!!
since my "Drive Image" ghosting program will not work nor will take being reinstalled,
I have been copy & pasting them by hand to my external drive, folder by folder, working from the "tree"..
with a USB 1 to a USB 2.. making it extremely slow going :P
& it stops every so often asking about an encrypted thumb & do i want to keep going.. yes! yes!

a new PC, custom built seems to be the way to go
-Amd Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ 1gb Ddr 400 Ram 7200rpm
in a thermaltake soprano case, very cool looking
& with a 19"Ultra-Brite Viewsonic monitor! ..my old one has the IE header burned into the top

they'll even buy the old one & put the $ toward the new one

so there you go..

luv, crippled but not dead.. me.. pkpkpk ps.. thank you again for the "Bder"!! hehe.. they are quiet & luvable

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BIG GRIN :) Sweet cindy :) Yes bopp over ;) and we'll have a BLAST!!!!!!!!! Sounds that U doing better :) Halleluja..U didnt loose any of your masterpieces :) But I really feelt the...eh..."splatty swettt & angst feeling" I was there 2 U know, before X-mas.. he/it, the old one, just died, without any warning... I wasnt really sertain.. if I had backed up everything properly. U bought yourself a nice machine ;) I bought me self a very nice one 2, with dual prossesors :) HE...yes it is a he.... LOL!!!!! is very quiet...bugging me not...not so far :) (The last one was a he to...but he SERTAINLY got hes PMS periods... wich I belive real men suffers of/by/from to... but in a different way..LOL) I kan do heavely multi-tasking..with no probs.. HUGE GRIN :) start to sing... Im H-A-P-P-Y, Im H-A-P-P-Y, Im H-A-P-P-Y I know I am I'm H-A-P-P-Y both 4 U and I ;) pkpkpkpkpkp!!!!!!!!! @ marlene...did some more on that porky Mammonfellow today U know.. now I had poured up my second glass of wine :) well sweetie...perhaps Im gonna feel tomorrow, like U did today...but tomorrow I have "sleepingtime" :) xoxo..U clever crow ;) BIG PUSS & KRAM 2 BOTH OF YA :)

Hi swedie!So tomorrow we take some time off to sleep?How nice!!! When will the porky 'Mammonfellow' be finished?I am sooooo curious to see him! Cindy,should you ever go visit Modesty,I'll join you!I'd love to go there,too!!! Vilket gyckel den skade, ! Hey,vet du aldrig! Kanske skar jag knackning pdin ateljedr en dag! Defter kan du undervisa mig att hur till g, det skissar underbar pastell! Stora kyssar och kramar,min ursnygga muttervan!-C.c. :^))<-see my puffy double-chin,lol!

haven't bought it yet but good as done i guess! marlene.. you think we can get a discount? with a double-dazzle!?!! :D :D then when we get there.. look out! we'd be a triple-terror to be reckoned with! cheers! clink-clink-clink.. :] smiling poking the mammonfellow

ROFALMAO!!!!!!!! tripple-terror YYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! Watch OOOOOOOUT!!! OMG I can see it inside my head :)...the tripple-terror....walking through the streets of Halmstad..... That little town...eh...blush I would lie if I told U I havent rumbled aroud A lot in that town :) but multiply with 3!!!!!! No I dont think Halmstad had meet 3 turbos at the same time :) Im thinking of robbing a bank, to make it possible :) ..LOL!!!!! just kidding...but, I cant think of how marvelous it had been to meet U...not just viritual.. I enjoy/Like that to but....4 real....WOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! MUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! & MEGA PUSS & KRAM!!!!!

Triple terror indeed!LOL! I would sooooo love to go!Anybody know a good travel agent?Just don't know how 'dazzling' I am right now...with all this 'puffy whiteness',lol! ;^) We may have to leave all the 'dazzling' to you,Cindy! :^D Seriously,it WOULD be wonderful.Would love to meet you for real,too,Modesty!!!! MmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmWAH!!!!!!!-C.c. :^)

Ahhh, how did I miss this thread? Great photos Modesty, and interesting "chatter". :)

LOL!!!!!!!!!! Kort U're MOST Wellcome!!!!!!!!!!! do U manage to handle the tripple-terror? well, virtual..quite easy...for real... hmmmmmmm....Think twise..my advise :D :D :D U have to think about that :) Only U got the answer :) U did like my photos ;) well thank U all who voted for.. "show my Town" !!! I didnt...LOL!!!!!!! I had never taken these photos without U voting 4 that :) BIG PUSS & KRAM AGAIN :) Im soo happy "Rudde" one of my "customer" in my "musicRecordingStuido" Rochr introduce me to this wonderful site :) Blody shit..........tried to use the search :( to attatch the link to hes site...hes SOOOOOOO talanted in that 3D stuff :) Well..gonna try it..again later..... It's 'cause of U I have "become" a photographer ... sounds pretty...eh...pretentious :) taking up the photography with adiction & love... thats more honnest :) XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO!!!!!!!! MUUUUUUUaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!! bloody luv ya all ;)

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/gallery.ez?ByArtist=Y&Artist=Rochr

Wow!I just looked.That stuff is incredible! Luv ya 2 Modesty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! I love UUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes!!!!!!!! Thank UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :) That's Rudde :) He has recorded Loooooooooooots of hours in the studio... of different house/tecno... ailien stuff... U name it...music...in our studio "Studio Our Of Control" With lots of.....guest-artist.... Very creative occations... I'm so glad that he....was "naggin" on me to join Render....... & I had the pleasure to meet U Cindy... (perhaps I should give him a flower for that) LOL!!!! and I have met some more lovley warmhearted souls :) Thank U sweeeeetie helping me with the link.... For U others who hadnt the oppertunety to view hes 3D work check the link ...Amasing..I say :)!!!!!!!!!!!! MUUUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

I'm happy he 'nagged' you,too! He sounds like a very talented fellow all around!!!

Marleeeeeene!!!!!!!!! xoxoxo!!!!! I had never met U, if it wasnt for Rudde!!!!!!!! Check him out!!!!!!! Big Puss & Kram :)

I did!Awesome stuff in his gallery! MWAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!Min ursnygga muttervan! Men du mte medge, min underbar svenska vad som f egentligen dig!SUH! ;^)

LOL!!!!! I do admit...I love your swedish, U clever crow ;)

LOL!Well,you know us crows!We'll do whatever we have to! ;^)

SQUAWK!SQUAWK!!!!!

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these are great to see modesty! you are so talented.. very inspiring :] don't know where you find the time to do all you do!! (the one kinda reminds me of Kort on his throne.. hehe)

LOL!!!! Thank U sweeetie ;) Great, that U can see 'em....LOL!!!! I can't...scratch head again..... Half of my gallery is no visible 4 me... & not this sculpture upload either.. My bloody dual male machine pulling me a leg I think :) Im going to restart NOW :) See if it helps.. Kort on hes throne LOL!!!!!! Yes BIG SMILE :) Well those sculptures dont take so much time to do...a couple of hours each... But the first I did...took me a couple of weeks...& I did EVERYTHING wrong..LOL I armed it..learnd that its not possible to burn it then. It dried to quick..so it cracked...but I learned how to repair...bla bla bla.... I learn all the time :) Luv Ya ;) xoxoxoxo

They're wonderful Modesty!!!!!!!!!!!I love the one in the back/right side that looks like a woman under an old-fashioned hairdryer.What a wonderful expression on her face! LOL @ Kort on his throne.Who could ever forget that one?LOL! MWAH!!!!-C.c. ;^)

Cindy hes defenatly something
poking on, the mammonfellow
or puke on
LOL!!!!
Im a nut :)
Dont know why I'm putting me soul
in on this mammonfellow.
It had been so much easier
taking photos
ROFALMAO!!!!!!!!!!
hl tummarna = hold your thumbs..LOL again.
Marlene got me aware that the english expression
is...cross fingers..well, that Mammon will be ready
to the exhibition :)

But Im going to express my
feelings bout "greed"
by photographing to :)

BIG PUSS & KRAM
Se ya ;)

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he is huge! what a treat to see!! what will he hold in his hands i wonder? will it be some kind of planter? fantastic! i do hope he will fire alright & i am through saving my HD data.. can hook my lappy up to the eternal drive ..work on a dedication i feel has been overdue.. P&K! :]

Cindy sweetie :) Hes reaching 4 moooooooore :) Hes gonna swallow money, options, stocks..e.t.c And he just cant get enough.. The more he gets..the more he wants.. Congrats with the saving :) I find that work extreamly boooooring LOL!!!! But loosing work through a crash it's horrible...so...I force me to back up now & then. What work on a dedication?? To the computor people, that build your new machine ;) LOL!!!! Luv ya :) pkpkpkpkpkpkpkpkpkpkp

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Modesty!I think he's fabulous.What a greedy mammon he is!I love the expression and pose of his body...so hungry...insatiable...always begging for more,more,more!!!And that huge mouth,perfect!!!!It's brilliant.What is it made of?Plaster?He's quite large.Do you use an armature? And your horse is gorgeous.I love the beautiful curves I see beginning to develop there. Good luck with them both,sweetie!I will indeed 'hold my thumbs' for you! <")

Hi Sweeet Marlene :) Yes he is armatured with empty "wine-bag-in-box" LOL!!!!!! & other paperboxes.. Otherwise he had been tooooo heavy. I tried to find some of those shots showing the whole prosses.. couldn't find 'em thoug... Just todays photos.... The material I use to create him is "papie-Mach (paper-poridge-with-glue... eh....paperhanger's paste) :) Thank U both sweeties ;) 4 your encuraging words It feels great :) Makes me more eager to work :) Its nice to get feedback really :) Now & then I loos my faith :) Wondering what on earth an I'm doing.. Words ringing in my ears..that other people say...cant U gett a propper job..LOL!!!!!! Have heard that for all my life :) As a musician...people ask me.. -but what do U do for real.. it's the same with my other creative doings... Well :) what can I say... Its a need Like eating, sleeping having sex...thing.... LOL!!! I prefer being broke...but happy..LOL again!!!!!!! a minor lie.... :) wouldnt say no 4 money independence ::::::: BIG SMILE!!!!! What a heck :) Luv Ya!!!!!!!!! PUSS & KRAM