good morning blogland.  paty's anniversary has come and gone and life takes on that quality of "today is the first day of the rest our lives".  i sorted through quite a few of my recent antique finds, the ones that will travel home with me.  the painting of the violets is an absolute treasure for keeps.  old old old with a chippy frame.  wild violets are my favorite flower together with peonies, but violets hold a special place in my heart because of their tinyness and how they love to show off after the rain.  and ofcourse their scent.  it was a blue-find day when i found the painting because later that day i found another

enamelware set that maria cecilia has taught me to appreciate.  this is a light blue bucket with lid and a wash basin.  enamelware was the porcelain of the poorer people.  in chile the country folk could not afford the expensive porcelain imported from germany, france and england so settled for the cheaper versions in enamel.  they are becoming quite rare so finding this piece was an allelujah.

please do not think for one moment that my world is merely centered on the material things.  i know, from experience, that life is not all peaches and roses. but under the surface we are all in this together, seeking, rescueing what beauty remains amidst the chaos and disappointment, the contradictions within our societies.  all i seek is to cling to beauty, make it a postive affirmation so we can, in togetherness, find solace in that utimate goal which is BEAUTY.  the ugliness of the world, the disappointments we must bury quick, see them as tests of endurance, yet understand that only with a positive approach and a clean, wholesome heart, good will always triumphs over evil, and we all know there's plenty of it.  Let's all turn our backs to it, deny it, exorcise it and let our postiveness, our energy previal.

AMEN (humbly asking for forgiveness for my sentimentality)

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my great grandfather, tata alfredo,was an antiquarian in the style of the old curiosity shop. my other great-grandfather, tata enrique, was a philatelist. so you know where i get my genes from. i must have inherited their genes because antiques are my passion and i have actually begun to distinguish them, call them by name and every day learn more and more about their origins.  and although i have set up shop, i always tend to keep the things i set out to sell as a modern-day antiques peddler.  beauty is hard to part with.  so this enamelware will be very very hard to let go of when the time comes to list, especially since it so rare in this color and with the roses.  blessing or curse?  BLESSING by all means.  what do u think of my little antique dolly?  her body is all made of wood.

must run now 'cause "Dolly" is tired from all the posing and needs to take a siesta.  i'll tell you all about the dreams she whispered.

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A PROPOSITO DE TIENDAS, AL FIN CON TIEMPO Y ENERGIA PARA PONER ALGUNAS COSILLAS EN MI TIENDITA VIRTUAL PARA LA VENTA.  URGETEANDO ENTRE LAS COSAS QUE HEREDE DE MI MAMI Y TAMBIEN CACHUREANDO POR SANTIAGO ME HE ENCONTRADO CON MUCHISIMAS COSAS ENTRETES PARA  LA VENTA.  EN  ESTO ME TENDRE QUE MANTENER ENTRETENIDA POR UNAS SEMANAS MAS YA QUE AL PARECER SE VENDIO EL DEPARTAMENTO Y HAY QUE ESPERAR PAPELEOS. Ya me he visto todas las peliculas y documentalesn habidos y por haber en Film & Arts, leido tres libros, cocinado mas manzanas al jugo de las que puedo comer y molestado a mis amigas hasta sentirme culpable asi es que a inventar dias enteros solita.  Por suerte me queda  todo cerca, y me sobra imaginacion lo que me hace pensar me voy al parque arauco a costuritas.  ay mejor no.

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