Saturday, January 22, 2011

a simple life

ahhhh.....
if it were only simple.

once again, i am trying to rid myself of possessions,
get down to the basic things that i use or love.

the "love" part is what interferes the most.
i love decorative paper, old cameras, pottery, and beautiful classic pieces of clothing.
i love books, baskets, pillows and lovely linens,

fabric, (yards and yards of it) folded into piles, fills my linen closet.

i buy shoes, boots, some with heels so high that i could never wear
oh, and purses.... black ones especially. (and one of each of the basic fashion colors)

i am always searching for the perfect piece of luggage
(kipling used to be my favorite so i have quite a few bags with no wheels...
no one carries a bag without wheels)

then there's furniture.  over the years i've whittled it down to basics.
function.
i think i can leave most of it behind, even though i use each and every piece.

but my biggest issue is the art supplies.
and the jewelry.
oh, and the magazines.


Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.

Henry David Thoreau

1 comment:

magpie said...

i swear as i was reading this (and bear in mind that my blog also has a gray background) i thought i had written it.