Pura Vida
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the name of Murphy, while not a brilliant scholar, was a
gifted portrait artist.
Over a short number of years, his fame grew and soon people
from all over Ireland were coming to the town of Miltown
Malbay, in County Clare, to get him to paint their
likenesses.
One day, a beautiful young English woman arrived at his
house in a stretch limo and asked if he would paint her in
the nude. This being the first time anyone had made
such a request he was a bit perturbed, particularly when the
woman told him that money was
no object; in fact, and she was willing to pay up to 10,000
pounds.
Not wanting to get into any marital strife, he asked her to
wait while he went into the house to confer with Mary, his
wife. They talked much about the Rightness and
Wrongness of it. It was hard to make the decision but
finally his wife agreed, on one condition.
In a few minutes he returned.
"T'would be me pleasure to paint yer portrait,
missus," he said "The wife says it's okay.
"I'll paint you in the nude all right; but I have
to at least leave me socks on, so I have a place to wipe me
brushes."
T'is why we love the Irish.
gifted portrait artist.
Over a short number of years, his fame grew and soon people
from all over Ireland were coming to the town of Miltown
Malbay, in County Clare, to get him to paint their
likenesses.
One day, a beautiful young English woman arrived at his
house in a stretch limo and asked if he would paint her in
the nude. This being the first time anyone had made
such a request he was a bit perturbed, particularly when the
woman told him that money was
no object; in fact, and she was willing to pay up to 10,000
pounds.
Not wanting to get into any marital strife, he asked her to
wait while he went into the house to confer with Mary, his
wife. They talked much about the Rightness and
Wrongness of it. It was hard to make the decision but
finally his wife agreed, on one condition.
In a few minutes he returned.
"T'would be me pleasure to paint yer portrait,
missus," he said "The wife says it's okay.
"I'll paint you in the nude all right; but I have
to at least leave me socks on, so I have a place to wipe me
brushes."
T'is why we love the Irish.
