A drawer full of bottle labels
In CANMORE archives I recently came across this image of a drawer full of bottle labels. What wonderful 19 century contents and how rare for these to survive. Keen to … Continue reading A drawer full of bottle labels
Tag: labels
and get it wrong
Number me [I am numberless] Label me [I am labeless] Judge me [and get it wrong] I cannot recall when I wrote this short poem.
B – L – I – N – D .
I worry [a lot] that all this pathological labelling of life [as we live it] is causing more harm than good. Image credit: A broken tombstone in Edinburgh where the … Continue reading B – L – I – N – D .
No sense of [no sense, nonsense]
me mysel’ I Music credit: Emma Howett cover of Me myself I – by Joan Armatrading
and get it wrong
Number me [I am numberless] Label me [I am labelless] Judge me [and get it wrong]
A door handle with a label
I recently read Letters to Camondo by Edmund De Waal. It is a deeply affecting book about this Parisian museum:One of the rooms has a label on it’s door handle. … Continue reading A door handle with a label
Part of the conversation
I could never be a leader, I do not want to lead. I just want to be part of the conversation. I don’t want to be labelled, I do not … Continue reading Part of the conversation