Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Noticing

Medium, 2014

Dipping back into Greene, I've been noticing how much you can tell about a person by observing the smallest details.

Just as I had expected my new lawn-mower was wet all over: I dried it carefully and oiled the blades before I did anything else. Then I boiled myself two eggs and made a cup of tea for lunch. I had much to think about.

-Graham Greene, Travels with My Aunt
Posted by Denise | Chez Danisse at 1:17 PM
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11 comments:

  1. the habit of beingApril 29, 2014 at 1:25 PM

    all the magic and mystery is in the details!

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  2. Denise | Chez DanisseApril 29, 2014 at 1:41 PM

    Agreed. In books and in life.

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  3. kateApril 29, 2014 at 4:34 PM

    It's the little things that give us all away.

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  4. JenApril 29, 2014 at 4:58 PM

    I love the specificity.

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  5. amelia from z tasty lifeApril 29, 2014 at 5:20 PM

    How we boil an egg, or clean a lawn mower, can tell so much

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    1. Denise | Chez DanisseApril 29, 2014 at 9:56 PM

      This egg was more medium than soft. The eggs we made tonight were soft, almost too soft. Always experimenting with eggs... I wonder what it says about me.

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    2. ameliaApril 30, 2014 at 3:48 AM

      Eggs are like people... unpredictable. And... its good to experiment, life is more interesting that way

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    3. Denise | Chez DanisseMay 4, 2014 at 7:06 PM

      ; )

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  6. roughterrain craneMay 1, 2014 at 5:54 AM

    I ove this small china with fireflies.

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