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Category Archives: Mend & Repair
A Powerful Purse
Last year, because of a major family crisis, I was left feeling impotent as it seemed there was nothing I could do to resolve the problem. So one day my daughter, who was concerned about me, came and started painting … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Aesthetics, Ecofeminism, Mend & Repair, Muy Marcottage
Tagged mended, purse
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Spoglia at Trastevere
“Spoglia”* from the Latin “spoils” is the repurposing of architectural elements. And Rome is full of them. Here is a small house that looks as if it’s been “excavated” from a wall at Trastevere. Next to a column inserted in … Continue reading
The Mended Curb
What is beauty if not that which gives our senses pleasure? In 1904, George Santayana wrote his mentor, William James, about the aesthetic experience and its need to be stimulated. But unfortunately, writes Santayana, “one gets so dry in America … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Mend & Repair, Rome/Italy
Tagged aesthetics of mending, George Santayana, William James
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Stitching to escape the noise within
My mom’s in a hospital that’s far away. This makes it difficult for me to focus on anything. But, to turn down the volume of my thoughts, I needed to move my hands. So I mended a potholder. -30-
Remnants
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My friend Alexandra gave me a bag of remnants that she, in turn, had gotten from a friend. I was moved by how each piece of fabric had been washed, ironed, and folded. Such reverence…
Posted in Lifestyle, Living With Less, Mend & Repair, Paros
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