A Final Chapter: These Things We Love
We are surrounded by voices, by remembering. -Edmund de Waal We all fill our homes with things. Some of these things are practical, some...
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May 29, 20216 min read
Well Travelled Scraps Of Paper
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not. -Ralph Waldo Emerson As I near the...
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carlamklassen
May 22, 20219 min read
Oh, The Places We've Been (part two)
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. -Anita Desai There are places we all claim as our happiest of spots. The places that we...
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carlamklassen
May 15, 20218 min read
Oh, The Places We've Been (part one)
I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list -Susan Sontag It is no secret that we love to travel. I have mentioned it more than once...
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carlamklassen
May 8, 20217 min read
Furnishing Our Lives
Whether people are fully conscious of this or not, they actually derive countenance and sustenance from the ‘atmosphere’ of things they...
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carlamklassen
May 1, 20218 min read
Artisans' Gifts
There was a place of boundless care that filled many of my hours, for many years. It was a place that brought hope to thousands. It...
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carlamklassen
Apr 24, 20218 min read
Wrapped Up In Warmth, Soft Under Foot.
Textiles are an important part of any home. Bits of fabric and wool and thread that comfort us when we sleep, envelope us in...
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carlamklassen
Apr 17, 202110 min read
Quenching Our Thirst
All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was. -Toni Morrison We all have memories. About all sorts...
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carlamklassen
Apr 10, 20219 min read
Old Tiles, New Tiles
A slab of clay. Glazed or unglazed. Plain or decorated – endless possibilities in pattern and colour. Practical – easy to clean if...
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carlamklassen
Apr 3, 20219 min read
The Wonders of Glass
I love glass. The way it can be molded into so many shapes. It can hold and reflect colour. Light can pass through it to brighten...
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carlamklassen
Mar 27, 20217 min read
Windows to My Heart
“I can’t live in a room without a window.” -Ruskin Bond I’m not sure when I started noticing windows, but there is something magical...
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carlamklassen
Mar 20, 20218 min read
The Great Porcelain Trail (part two)
It is not news to anyone who knows us that we are museum fanatics. We’ve been to many. More than many. We’ve travelled countless...
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carlamklassen
Mar 13, 20218 min read
The Great Porcelain Trail (part one)
When I was a child, I loved my mother’s china cabinet - known as the glasschrank in our home. It had glass doors through which I could...
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carlamklassen
Mar 6, 20215 min read
Gifts Given. Treasures Received.
Gifts play a significant role in most of our lives. They commemorate special events. They show generosity. They remind us of our...
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carlamklassen
Feb 27, 20214 min read
The Friends We Live With (part two)
When it is all said and done, my favourite story of friendship and art, is the one about my first, and thus far, only internet friendship....
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carlamklassen
Feb 20, 20216 min read
The Friends We Live With (part one)
Is it possible to find friends through their art? Yes. Is it possible to really see friends through their art? Yes. Is it possible to...
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carlamklassen
Feb 13, 20214 min read
A Grandfather, A Daughter and A Grandson
When I stroll through the rooms of our house, it becomes clear that there are family connections shining through the art on our walls. ...
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carlamklassen
Feb 6, 20215 min read
Full Walls: An Introduction
It is difficult to know where to begin, and it will take some time to get through, but it is time to begin a journey across our walls....
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carlamklassen
Jan 30, 20216 min read
Books to See. Books to Read.
“A house without books is like a room without windows” -Heinrich Mann I can’t remember a time when books were not part of my life. I...
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carlamklassen
Jan 23, 20217 min read
Grandmothers' Dishes and More
Most of us have inherited things from our families. From our grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and others. Things that speak to the...
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