tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post204454361013599222..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: The Things We Have Around UsMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-73594120605257095552013-04-08T10:44:24.538-04:002013-04-08T10:44:24.538-04:00I'm definitely adding this to Goodreads. I al...I'm definitely adding this to Goodreads. I always wanted to do a book/documentary on the 1920s condo we live in...who lived there before, where they came from, etc.City Twins Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432951640625503978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-68966416816932420772013-04-08T01:27:39.955-04:002013-04-08T01:27:39.955-04:00I'm a complete sap for tracing things and the ...I'm a complete sap for tracing things and the way they connect with people over decades. I'd type more, but I'm off to Goodreads to mark this book...Jocelynhttp://omightycrisis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-55135555797398861642013-04-04T02:57:27.836-04:002013-04-04T02:57:27.836-04:00This is going to sound strange but this deeply sad...This is going to sound strange but this deeply saddened me. I'm still trying to come to terms with how beloved my grandparents were to me and how I have nothing from them--not even a photo. My cousins took everything and would not give me even a scrap. <br /><br />It's something I struggle with but it's not about the things--it seemed to mean something to me about my life. Like my past wasn't real. <br /><br />Anyway, maybe I'll do a post on it! This is so wrong to hijack but I think you will get what I'm saying because a strange side-effect of this is that I'm trying to be Buddhist about objects and not get attached. Well, to anything. Not with much success. But it is interesting that Japan is a Buddhist country but the idea here is so different. <br /><br />I'm not sure what to do though. The pain of it is so acute. And it's going on 4 years now. It symbolizes something else, I think. I can't get to the bottom of it. The weird part is that the desk you post is the same style of one of their objects my cousin claimed even before death. I was OK with that. I wanted a book--but I was not allowed to have the book. It was thrown away. <br /><br />Boy, sorry. I better write a blog post on this. Whoever thought someone should put 'trigger warning' on a blog post about a book and a desk?ozmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-25299113359318035112013-04-04T01:17:19.974-04:002013-04-04T01:17:19.974-04:00It's a lovely desk.
I'd never heard of n...It's a lovely desk. <br /><br />I'd never heard of netsukes before. I lead a sheltered existence I guess. Wrath Of Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493475195269575941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-21612580021370747802013-04-04T01:17:18.819-04:002013-04-04T01:17:18.819-04:00It's a lovely desk.
I'd never heard of n...It's a lovely desk. <br /><br />I'd never heard of netsukes before. I lead a sheltered existence I guess. Wrath Of Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493475195269575941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-39679101223426105502013-04-03T11:32:40.911-04:002013-04-03T11:32:40.911-04:00the book sounds interesting...I have two netsukes ...the book sounds interesting...I have two netsukes I bought when I lived in Japan...<br /><br />And that desk is gorgeous! Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-27898978620142099482013-04-03T00:01:58.256-04:002013-04-03T00:01:58.256-04:00I'd love to read it too. My grandfather was qu...I'd love to read it too. My grandfather was quite a collector and many years after the fact, we've discovered notes written right on the furniture--where he got it, who should have it. My dining table: only my mother and her descendants were authorized!mayberryhttp://mayberrymom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-58924914956020460242013-04-02T18:27:38.053-04:002013-04-02T18:27:38.053-04:00You've definitely piqued my interest and the f...You've definitely piqued my interest and the fact that it goes across generations and time brings to mind "Cloud Atlas." And the story about your heirloom desk - I love family history like that. What a treasure!Quianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946292519742688462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-17514811998616625022013-04-02T14:51:52.378-04:002013-04-02T14:51:52.378-04:00I loved it. It's not a perfect book, but it...I loved it. It's not a perfect book, but it's a really interesting book -- maybe because it's about that link between things and us and history. I love your desk, too --Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com