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is right up my alley (by William Stranger)
"She's Come Undone" - But Not For Long -
Recycled Bowling Lane Coffee Table
is right up my alley (by William Stranger)
Written In High School
I like to take old furniture and fix
The broken parts. I buy it second-hand
In stores where all the goods are marred with nicks.
I never buy the things which cannot stand
On two legs all alone. Replacing legs
Is just a bit beyond my grasp. Besides,
I wouldn't take a chair that sits and begs
To be redone. I like a chair that hides
Its worth behind a mask of dust and time
But knows no real success until I find
It hiding there and know it is sublime
And grand.) I've saved the power of this eye
To animate the chair I choose to buy.
(I wrote everything in sonnet form in High School).
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Redoing The Undone With Diet and Exercise
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This (and the previous one) I find extremely stimulating. Partly the variety and partly the fact that you are breaking out of the usual rut. (Rut is not the right word, b ut it's the best I can think of right now.) More like this, please?
ReplyDeleteKass-erole, I'm slow getting into 2010, but I'm hitting my now. I've kept printer's trays for years with little odds and ends in them - "venerable things" to me. Thank you for your eclectic sensibilities and beautiful forms of expression.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to use a printer's tray. Each item tells a completely different story but they are probably united in some way.
ReplyDeletePrinter's trays are beautiful and brilliant for displays like this.Love the litle wooden (?) dog.
ReplyDeleteI am extremely impressed with your blog/s, if what I've seen so far, is what I am going to discover as I scroll back, I shall have a treat in store.
ReplyDeleteMy talent is entirely for words and stories, I have none for art; I envy artistic people and can only gaze in admiration.
Thanks for coming over to my blog which helped me discover yours.
Dave, I'm not sure what you mean. I just do what I do and post it.
ReplyDeleteLimes - I'm glad you like my eclectic sensibilities. I've seen pictures of the inside of your house on your blog and I know you have many meaningful things all around you.
Christella - I've never thought about how united these items are. I suppose there is a unity in the places I collected them and what they represent. I'll have to think about that. Thanks.
Total - Yes, there is a little wooden dog - just like the Dachshund I used to have.
Friko - thanks for stopping by. You have immense talent. I wish I could be more focused like you.
this is just fantastic. reminds me of some of my favorite childhood novels, keeping magic in each place.
ReplyDeleteI used to collect little things like this! Now I have passed them all on to my daughters. OR--most of them.
ReplyDeleteAnd THEY have them on display like this.
Would be a good writing start. I need to write today but have been having a difficult day.
MAGGIE - "Keeping magic in each place" - that's just great!
ReplyDeleteMARY - What a great idea. I never thought of this as a jumping-off place for writing, even though I titled it that way. Hmmm, I'm going to have to think about that.
I love the old print boxes. I think there's picture of it somewhere on my blog. My folks had all these antiques that I couldn't carry back to Alaska so I took all the small stuff they collected over the years.
ReplyDeleteKim
ok somehow i got to this post...and find the picture fascinating...i could sit for hours with all of it honestly...everything does have a story ...and i love stories...
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