Susie suggested I try this. It was HARD!
I am from teak furniture, from Fudgesicles and Mopar.
I am from the cleanest house in the world, scrubbed, wiped and odour free.
I am from the peony, the whitest of white petals.
I am from the Family Sunday Dinner and tales from the past, from Alan and Ada and Den (Dan and Jen).
I am from long walks and war stories.
From the drama queen and exaggeration.
I am from the christened but esoterically spiritual.
I am from Vancouver, English and Welsh, Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding.
From being bombed out in WWII and the printing press and The Depression and the farm.
I am from dusty photo albums filled with tiny children and slide shows to sad songs. I am a trunk in the attic filled with black and white photos of struggling strangers.
Life in the Slow Lane
4 comments:
I'm really loving these. Mine is sitting in draft mode because I really liked my vulture post and wanted it on top for a while longer.
These are all just beatiful. I haven't attempted mine yet. Maybe I'll start to tackle it this evening.
First I have to go KILL MY CHILDREN. Ahhhhh, summer vacation.
Fueltank-yes, you!
Squirl-thanks, I found this really difficult to do. A very good writing exercise. I am looking forward to yours. But the turkey vulture needs its time.
HDL-I can't believe I missed yours! BAD KRANKI! We must have grown up in similar places as we are both trunks and exaggerators.
misfit-thanks but don't murder the children! Give them a fudgesicle. I am looking forward to reading yours. It is a really interesting thought process to do this.
I love these "I am From" posts. Yours is lovely. I've thought about doing one, but I don't like to delve into my past. Too much sadness.
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