That waxed amaryllis that started a bud after I peeled and potted it? The bud shriveled up and disappeared. But the leaves are HUGE.
Because glass always grabs my attention.
(I neglected to caption this and WordPress is fighting me, insisting on an overlay for this single picture. This is Piranesi’s The Drawbridge.)
These are etchings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, a Venetian artist who lived from 1720 to1788.
I think Susanna Clarke must have seen, and been moved by, at least some of them before she wrote her book.
When I saw the etchings, I thought of it. And then I saw the name of the artist. The setting of the book looks very much like these.
I absolutely love beautiful furniture. I love an ornamented life.
This would not fit in my house. It is huge.
It is so huge that I didn’t get the ornamental cat in the photo.
Here’s a closer view of the drawers.
The twist of this leg (? do you call it a leg in this location?) is a little secret grace that wasn’t immediately visible to me from the front. It surprised me as a walked around trying to capture better memories of the piece.
My other pictures are marred by glare. So, I’m not inflicting them on you.
I am the Audience 