Folkie Booknerd

By Folkiebooknerd

Mantlepiece Still Life

I was supposed to be driving up to Cumbria today to visit my friend Mel who lives close to Ulverston. However, following a series of phone calls this morning - to check on the progress of the snowfall in her neck of the woods - I reluctantly decided to postpone the visit and will try again in a few weeks when the road up the hill to her cottage is more passable... Really sorry not to see you Mel!

Having originally planned to blip a scenic Cumbrian vista today I was a bit stuck for alternative inspiration. The weather here has been cold and miserable and having made the decision to stay at home I opted to spend the afternoon sitting by the fire with the cat and the crossword (and a couple of toasted teacakes!)

Looking at the mantlepiece I was reminded of Hoodedpigwoman's recent mantleblips and thought I'd follow her example. Thanks HPW!

I'd never really noticed how warped the mantlepiece is until I looked at this picture. It has quite a curl on the right hand side!

Items to be seen atop the mantle include a vase of tulips and hyacinths, a 'balancing elephant' toy given to me by my friend Julie, a vase with some poppy seed heads sticking out the top for safe keeping, a print of one of Bob Dylan's train tracks paintings, a joss stick holder, carvings of Sudanese figures given to me by my friend Insaf, an artwork made and given to me by Notebooker (of this parish), some family photos (you may just about recognise Goatee and LOH), a bag containing the whistle given to me by Goatee and LOH which has featured in a previous blip, a model of Liverpool's famous Superlambanana sculpture by Taro Chiezo, an artwork given to me by my friend Helen, an image of 'Green Tara, quintessence of compassion' sent by my friend Sj (she also gave me the poppy seed heads), some tea light holders, an incense burner and a vase containing some peacock feathers. The print above the mantlepiece is by Denise Duplock and is called 'Sima'.

Thanks very much to everyone who looked at/commented on yesterday's blip. I was amazed that a picture I took as an emergency measure turned out to be possibly the most popular shot I've ever taken! Perhaps there's a lesson there...

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