It's funny, that which survives. Is it random, is it luck of the draw?
Above is a scan of a simple postcard bag -- or, as Texans say, little sack -- made of crinkly paper. I'm glad I kept it, but how did it make it intact through so many physical and psychic moves? Now that it's been scanned, why keep the original? Objet de mémoire.
As de cœur -- literally, ace of heart. Albi, a UNESCO treasure, let's not forget the Albigensian Crusade against Cathari "heretics." Albi, beautiful little city in the south of France.
This one seems like from another epoch, pre-internet. This could have been in currency a century ago. A beautiful object now especially because of its scarcity. Memory gold.
Bickleigh Cottage Country Hotel. Nr. Tiverton, Devon. Bickleigh 230. Mr. & Mrs. S. Cochrane. Room No. 4. Name Mr. France. Date 15-6-88. Room & Breakfast 29.00
Deposit £ 10.00 £ 19.00 due
Tracking this down now on the internet, let's add a tighter location: "Whitnage, near Sampford Peverell." "16th Century Cottage Bed and Breakfast." South West England, near Cornwall. Inland from the Scilly Isles. Different women, different planet.
Today's Rune: Separation (Reversed).
2 comments:
I love little pieces of memory gold :p
How many U-Haul trips did you have to make to finish your move Erik?
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