How often do we find ourselves staring at pictures – often photos – of our forebears, with no idea what we’re looking at?
I drew this today and thought I would spell a few things out for People Of The Future:
Midsummer, late morning. Full sun hasn’t yet come round to the conservatory and kitchen.
On the wall, a life drawing I did at university, a tiny stamped picture of a schnauzer by the artist Sally Muir, an etching of a Pekinese (partly concealed by the lamp), a reproduction 1700s etching of Childs Hill, and two framed engraved zoological prints of butterflies.
Beneath the lamp, a couple of wooden seed pods from a long-ago trip to the Caribbean.
In shadow above door to kitchen, a painting of my family in a setting by Matisse, and 12 images of my own pet dog Peanut, by me, in a single frame.
On kitchen sink, avocado grown from the stone, Christmas cactus grown from one my grandfather owned, and aloe from my mother – plus Fairy washing up liquid and Co-op hand-wash dispenser.
Lamp and nearby chest of drawers found for us by Rachel M.
Piano (in silhouette, centre) purchased after I left the Financial Times.
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Next: I’ll cut out the smaller pictures and use the larger one to make a small booklet:
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