Month: November 2012

Pictorial Alphabet

Design

I have been entering the on-line exhibition of alphabets, the deadline for finished ideas is tomorrow. Luckily we don’t each need to prepare all 26. I have managed 6 so far and I’ve rather run out of steam now!

I decided to go with the theme of condiments – as the exhibition is entitled Alphabet Soup.

I have made S for Salt, P for Pepper, K for ketchup, M for Mustard, V for Vinegar and my last, shown here, deviates just a little, though some do love raw onion as a condiment on a cheese sandwich I believe!

The Past

Photography, Writing

Sorting through some boxes in my loft, I found a box of letters I had written to my mother, I didn’t know she had kept them – including this tiny photo of a boyfriend from way back. (1968?) Its so interesting to see this young man – I barely recognised him at first sight, the double exposure, showing his profile made me sure.

I spent a day reading the letters, many dating from when I was 16 and gradually dwindling in numbers as telephoning became cheaper and easier. I was astonished by the fact that I seem to be the same person, the hand-writing, the phraseology, the subject matter – just as I might write today. I seem to have had a surprisingly close and frank relationship with my parents – I have always felt that it was so but its been interesting to see the proof.

Boyfriend