Dead People's Stuff in Postcards 4

I’ve been taking a lot of photographs lately, but nothing artistic. “Editorial” be me. I’ve been getting in to work a little early each day, and I shoot whatever catches my eye. I post to Facebook every day for the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop/Point Loma. I envy my blogging friend Tabor her time outdoors or with her flowers.

I’ve shot a lot of dishes this week. The green IKEA ones amused me greatly as they are copies of Russell Wright’s Iroquois pattern. I must say, I tried eating off the lime green plates. They didn’t make it. I donated the bridge cloth and napkins under them. They look unimposing, but a closer look will reveal that they are all hand stitched…meticulously. Ah well, I will take them home if they don’t sell.

This poor 1920’s dresser is beyond tired, but it has all its drawers and mirror. I don’t plan backdrops, I just use them as I find them. Here is a stunning black Mexican vase crossed by a charmer of a pool stick. “As is” the tag says, but I didn’t stop to find out why.

I featured this sofa today. Why for heaven’s sake? Because I am tired of looking at it. There it sits, week after week waiting for a new home. I think it ugly but many like that style. Two new owners will be able to lean back with their feet up and enjoy watching the Cubbies win tonight. Why not. Would I own it? No. I have a big, white IKEA thing.

Although you can see my photos on Facebook every day, you will have to imagine what I am actually thinking about them.

For instance….that beautifully buffed black vase doesn’t have a flat bottom.

• Himself: I suggested he finish cleaning out his closet. He put his nose up in the air.
• Herself: For a while I was forgetting everything. Most things have returned, but my vocabulary is markedly smaller now. I went to the Mingei museum yesterday, and all the shows looked new to me. I had forgotten that I’d seen them before.
• 52 Week House Reorganization: Books…I have taken vast numbers of books to the store this week. As Duck used to say, “I don’t have to take care of dead people’s stuff.”
• Reading: An early Mayor.
• Gratitudes: That I can remember how to use my computer this week.

Last updated October 29, 2016