Does Your Avatar Look Anything Like You?

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LOL opera!!!  yes, I do happen to appreciate some opera, but that is really not what I meant!

And I DO like birdwatching, quite a bit, as a matter of fact;

but really it just represents the part of me that is curious, investigative, observant,
but also watches from something of a distance;
watching but not close enough to touch, as it were.

And you are right, it is a Fornasetti.

I also like it because it evokes a sense of the vintage; of the style of a bygone era,
which also resonates with me.


What about your avatar?

Fairly sure it is Greek, esp. given your handle,
but I'm afraid I don't know its specific meaning, if there is one.

It seems we have several things in common.  I love opera and Montréal.  I have never been able to get a baguette in the U.S. that compares with what is commonly available there.  I even sought out a supposedly French bakery in the U.S. that is run by immigrants from France, who have a thick French accent.  My theory is they were deported from France due to their bad baguettes.  As for my avatar:

My avatar was selected because I wanted something that would make one think of ancient Greece, which befits my name.  It also is supposed to represent wine, women, and song (which I did not immediately realize when I selected it), and as I like wine, women, and song, it suits me well enough.

I found a larger version to look at, so you can see it better:

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The one on the left is playing a flute or pipe of some kind, and the one on the right is carrying a container of either grapes or wine, while holding a horn-shaped cup (which might be made from a horn).  The figure in the middle is a woman. It looks like she is joining in on the music, with little cymbals (or some such instruments) in her hands.  Notice that the figures on the right and left are not human, but are some kind of divine beings.

See also:

http://carrington-arts.com/images/woodcuts.html

From the link, it is evidently adapted from a Greek vase painting.  I have a fondness for ancient Greece.


Edited to add:

I see while I was searching for the relevant posts, you posted again, making much of this unnecessary.

Sorry, I probably should have replied to your last post, instead of adding onto my own!!

Then you would have seen it.

but I like the avatar, regardless.

I am by no means an expert on opera, but I am certainly open to it.
Do you have any favourites?

Montreal is also known for its bagels, which differ from the standard New York style of bagel.
Montreal is very proud of its unique bagels.
They are mainly in either sesame seed or poppy seed,
but the style with which they are made is different,
and they look different too.

Two good bagel shops to try in Montreal are both in the Plateau neighborhood;
one is called St-Viateur Bagel, the other is called Fairmount Bagel.

And if you've never had a real Montreal poutine, you should try that, too.
La Banquise is best, but you can get lots of good poutine all over Montreal.
But go easy....it's delicious and it's easy to pack on the pounds quickly!
Especially in the cold Montreal winters.