I'm not surprised you couldn't resist them Jeannie, you got them at a really good price.

That's the problem, knowing when to stop, by the time I do I usually realise that the brakes should have been slammed on an hour before.

Hubby is half Hungarian Leyla, he always felt more at home in Hungary when he was a child than he did here. He hasn't been back for a long time now, though. Shame we never had the chance to go together, I'd loved to have seen the places that he spent so much time in.

leyla - i never throw paintings away either - if they're canvas or board i just paint over- or use wax or oil pastels on them or right over them..., some of mine now have 3 pics on.... you know - sometimes you just can't take to one and know its not going to come right. with watercolour i add pastel or oil pastels or sometimes just wash it all off. thats the benefit of using good thick paper - it takes alot of treatment.
Its not just the cost - tho that is an issue of course - but I hate waste in all areas. we are too much a disposable society now.

Jules , you can easily go to Budapest these days. I always wanted to go as well, the food is great and they have some amazing violin gypsy music to go with the meal! We go to Croatia every summer on holidays and my hubby loves it there.

Jeannie, You do well to use and re use , I agree with you totally.

See ya girls


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We may get to Budapest at some point in the future, travel isn't easy 'cos hubby has to use a wheelchair and has various issues that make it hard work.

They did spend some time in Budapest each year, but just tourist time really, not where they actually lived. They did spend a lot of time at Lake Balaton which may be easier to get to.