tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074021380411499150.post1060509944270805686..comments2015-11-18T20:27:22.673-06:00Comments on Antonia Ruppert's Painting Today : You Can Build It At Your TableAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470665036995150752noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074021380411499150.post-38496011910099018052010-10-21T08:54:22.037-05:002010-10-21T08:54:22.037-05:00Thank you for your comments. Barb, from your blog...Thank you for your comments. Barb, from your blog, I see that you are a builder, aren't you? Great to meet you and your family too.<br /><br />@Melanie--You bring up a good point that "screen time" is replacing "table time." I personally value both--much of my world is now on the screen. I'd like to think that table time is quintessential-the absolute, most perfect Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01470665036995150752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074021380411499150.post-3788463420233235872010-10-20T12:59:15.875-05:002010-10-20T12:59:15.875-05:00I grew up in a family that had dinner together aro...I grew up in a family that had dinner together around the table every night, and I value the relationships that were built there. Nowadays, I have far more "screen time" than "table time," because so much of my work life, ministry life, and social life is spent online. Is it healthy for the computer to replace the table as a space for "building" things? Or is Melanie Jongsmahttp://lifelinespublishing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074021380411499150.post-86879127518668929402010-10-19T20:12:11.181-05:002010-10-19T20:12:11.181-05:00Toni, my husband Len calls my table my flat file. ...Toni, my husband Len calls my table my flat file. I am always building something at my table! Artwork, sewing, bills, books I should be reading. Clearing off the table to eat dinner was a common practice at our house. I just place it all back on the table after dinner! Ha Ha!<br />You can see things I am working on at my blogs:<br />http://barbsartandpottery.blogspot.com/<br />and the one for RetroBabs (Babs and Bec)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18280894562289756361noreply@blogger.com