BANANAS

Katerina, perhaps Dean is cycling through the Channel Tunnel; Perhaps he has attached some paddles to his peddles. perhaps he is swimming across and pulling his bike behind him. With Deab, anything is possible...; Val

Dean's back! (Did not drown in all that rain?)

He had banana boats?

No. He borrowed my bathysphere. Really.It's not banana yellow. We're currently working on this...

From Yoko Ono's "Grapefruit" book:

"All fruits are related species of banana, which was the first fruit in existence. The Bible lied about the apple because they felt mentioning the word banana too undignified."

One is supposed to respond 'True' or 'False' to this statement, says Yoko.

Val

While you are all into religion I got more into science and look what I found in today's evening newspaper.

Left there by a forgetful scientist?

Well Janine, it is almost sure now that the Higg's banana has been seen,almost. This will have many practical uses.

Speaking of practical uses, I received these small wooden bananas and beads from Erni.

They came in a small brown paper envelope.  I shake them and then pour them out on the table and they create amazing designs.  Something different every time.

Hours of fun and Enchantment.  Thank you Erni

Thanks to skybridge, I have been surfing the net for info on these banana label collectors.  Thank you.

I found this, but a warning, this is only for hardcore bananas label collectors.

http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/A-Bunch-of-Banana-Sticker-Que...

A reminder that Banana day is coming soon, so if you want to take part, let me know.

So far I have the following Mail Artists on the list:

If you would like to make and send a Banana Mail Art piece on August 27, 2012, let me know and I will put a list together.  No rules, you can send as many or as few as you want to the members on the list.
This is what Google gave me:
August 27, 2012 is Banana Lover's Day
Banana Lover’s Day is the day for everyone and anyone who loves bananas to rejoice! Did you know that the average person eats about 33 pounds of bananas a year? It’s true—this fruit is a worldwide favorite.

Me, too, add me to the list...I love going bananas :-)

oh....me on the list already  :-0

...sailin' along here...

A Quarter Pounder from Erni.   Do you know why they don't have a Quarter Pounder in Germany?  Because Erni would only send them out as mail art!

Well exactly 266.60 grams of dried Banana it turned out to be in the end.  I really think the postman was wondering if it was a legal item or not.   I can't wait to use it in a dessert tomorrow night.   Big family dinner, and I thought it would be a good in a banana split.  thank you Erni

The "guess who?" and "Bananen" stickers are missing, but it does have a sticker that says that it arrived in France on 16 July 2012.  Maybe someone in Germany tried to smoke some of it before sending it on?

    Anyway folks, the show isn't finished yet!

I decided to do some cross pollination.This is a photo I sent to the Cat Lovers group, but it has a Banana!The banana is filled with catmint. Amazingly, Julian doesn't eat bananas though he loves peas and sweetcorn.

So as we saw earlier, Erni's bananas spent one month on the road trying to get to Paris.  but when the finally arrived, I quickly put them to use as part of the mail art performance.  And by chance we were having a dinner party that very same night.

I brought out the dessert and everyone one said; WOW, Looks great, what do you call it?  I said, I call it Banana split à la Erni.

Everyone said that the dessert was wonderful except for that chewy stuff on the top.  You can't win them all !!!

Mail Art Martha is going bananas! Thanks for the great YELLOW mail art :-)

Should we plan to send out our "bananas" ON Aug. 27th ?

Or, should they arrive by Aug. 27??

Banana Day:

My plan was to send them on the 27th of August, (post stamp would be the proof).  However I will be in the mountains on the Stevensons trail that day so I hope I can find a post box.   So far we are:

Dean Marks

If anyone would like to join in, it's not too late.  We will all be mailing banana theme Mail art on the 27th of August to as many people as you like on the list.

   Just let me know and I'll put you on the list.

Thanks Katerina that was the post I thought had got lost.So ignore my desperate message, please. Yes! I am going bananas and I am enjoying it so much!!!

Now I can send ZKK to you. Peace at last. No, I'm joking, (Oops! she is here by me) I really really had a great time.

Dean please put me in the list for the Banana Day celebrations, I may be in France but I suppose they have bananas there too.

It will be fun for my neighbour who collects my post when I am away and a great homecoming for me after the holidays.

Waiting for ZKK, Martha....and Banana Day:-)

Can I make BLUE bananas??? 

See? There are BLUE bananas :-) (Thank you, Erni!)

But my friends below want YELLOW!

I had a google and found lots of pics of blue bananas Katerina but the best bit of useless information was this:

Some scientist has discovered that yellow bananas are seen blue (due to ultraviolet rays)by certain animals, which apparently makes them keen to eat them and then dispersing the seeds. I will never see a banana again in the same light...

May be painting bananas blue preserves them? Unless the blue blockheads find them ...

They are the ones I like best, just the normal kind but the ones that still have days to reach yellow. I believe that there are a type that is always green.

Dean, I want to be in the banana day project , pleeeese!!!!

Banana Day: - 27th of August

If anyone would like to join in, it's not too late.  We will all be mailing banana theme Mail art on the 27th of August to as many people as you like on the list.

The plan is to send them on the 27th of August, (post stamp would be the proof).  So far we are:

Dean Marks

   Just let me know and I'll put you on the list.

PS Dean update: I have made two so far.

Great, I have been making banana cards already, thanks Dean

Janine Weiss and her Crazy Banana Brick.  Imagine if we could build a house with bricks like this one.  Well this was a surprise to find at our place.  I thought if I put it up to a mirror a magic message would appear.

The brick was left for a few days before I thought to open it and get a good look.  More surprises.  Not one but two small bottles of "Mythic Oil".  I think they are for keeping banana skins soft and yellow.

This really did make us smile, and I expect the mail person too.

And yes they are real dried banana skins.  So the oil will come in handy.

Great one Janine, really fun and put together for life.  Thisi is one to remember.

From Marie: Janine n'est pas une vieille peau, c'est sûr.  :-))

Very nice, Janine! That is some construction...and 'love the smiling bananas.

Imagine if we had a house built of banana bricks :-)

that's great, Janine!

For many months, I have been working on a TrashPo Banana piece for Dean. As of today, it is still only half finished, or is it half undone? One can only eat so many bananas at a time, so procuring the coveted Banana Trash has been slow going... And now I see that there is to be a mass mailing on Banana Day! Oh, woe is me! Sign me up Dean! I'll see if I can't steal Banana trash with which to finish your piece by then... 

I am so keen to see your piece, months of work on it you say? Lynn I eat a banana a day and cut the peels into little pieces to scatter around the garden they are very rich in potasium. Besides, the snails, a protected species in my garden, love them. Had I known I would have sent them to you.

Oh, Martha! Thanks for thinking of me, but that's not quite the banana trash to which I refer... I do hope to clarify this shortly. Sorry for the confusion. I did find your tidbit to be of great interest though...

Excellent share, Erni! :D

Lynn it was a joke, I have tried but banana skins do not make good art. May be drying them up in the oven?

Ernie, a super find. Was he giving them away, perhaps? a comment on the quantity of food supermarkets throw away I should think.

I appologize for taking you so literally, Martha. I have found that folks here are usually pretty serious when it comes to their trash, no matter how entertaining the turn of phrase. :D You remind me that I have bananas in the freezer... I dn't suppose that it what's meant by "freeze drying?" (wink and giggle)

Don't apologize Lynn, I get into serious trouble sometimes with my silly sense of fun but you are obviously a good sport. Rest assured, I do not take my trash seriously, and I do not do much serious art either. By the way, on the serious matter of Bananas in Freezers I read sometime ago that if you do freeze them then it is great to eat them, like icecream. When I tried it had turned black and was awful. Do you find them OK?

Wether you manage to do a banana piece for Banana Day or not, I have one ready for you which I will send any way. Do not worry if you cannot respond to me this time.

Martha, it's all in good fun, don't you think? I have never tried eating the frozen bananas... I mash them up for muffins and breads. it is said that the have a stronger flavor once frozen. I'm not so sure. :/

I was thinking that if I could finish Dean's piece, I might send the original to him and send prints to all the rest... On that note, I did add two bits to it this morning. :D Slow and steady... and all that!

P.S. Thank you in advance for thinking of me on this most auspicious occasion! :D

BANANA FESTIVAL IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA ON AUGUST 18 AND 19!

Holy banana! I wish I had known, my bananamobile is being serviced  and I have no means of getting there in time.

Banana Lover's Day: - 27th of August

If anyone would like to join in, it's not too late.  We will all be mailing banana theme Mail art on the 27th of August to as many people as you like on the list.

The plan is to send them on the 27th of August. (But I figured that one could put them in a mailbox starting Saturday night)

 So far we are:

  and one for Anna Banana if you have an extra one.

There is still time to join, just let me know and I'll put you on the list.

PS Dean update: I have made 8 so far.  Pressure!  Who's idea was this in the first place.

Saturday night works here as the post then will have to wait until monday to be processed. Thanks for reminding me.

Janine, don't worry, I had you on my "extras list".  As I had a few leftovers.  I'm getting excited, this should be fun, but I will be away in the mountains so I might miss the first part of people receiving them.

Hope you are having a great Banana time.  Stay away from Sea Monsters!

thanks for listing all the addresses, Angie xxxx

That makes mailing sooo much easier!

And Janine is added to my list, of course :-)

Getting it all ready for Monday's mailing!

Oh this is getting exciting.  I have finished with the list and even a few more.  Now to find a mailbox in the mountains of the Cevannes on Monday.  So far I haven't seen one in these photos: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cevennes&hl=fr&rlz=1T4RNTN...

Just a reminder, August 27 is Banana Lover's Day. 

The next event is September 21, 2012 International Banana Festival Day held in Fulton, Kentucky. (I can't make this one, but I'll be ready for the next one, but feel free to continue the tradition.)

18 November InterNational Banana apprecation day.

and more to come in 2013!

Hello,

Dean invited me to join the bananas group. Don't know why he did, but I take that as a huge compliment.

Here's a little riddle from looooooong time ago:
It is yellow, it sings and it wears glasses. What is it?

Suus