inventory
im·ped·i·men·ta (ĭm-pěd'ə-měn'tə)
pl.n. Objects, such as provisions or baggage, that impede or encumber
Top: A map of Cherbourg, a map of Paris, a notebook from a long-ago trip to Normandy, filled with postcards and chocolate wrappers, tied with a piece of garden twine, a wooden last for mending shoes.
Bottom: A broken watch, two beaded bracelets that my sister made for me, a plastic necklace, six anklets, all wrapped around a silver candleholder.
11 comments:
Hey, I learnt a new word today! Impedimenta! Love the photos, Looks so artistic.
ha! I wish my shelves were nearly that interesting.
impedimenta = yard sale, in Tashspeak.
Oh - I love those photos!
this reminds me of 'the things they carried" (title?) of raymond carver's essay. and book.
i sure hope you add to the collection so happier momentos soon.
*sigh.*
xoxo
I'm sometimes too rash in tossing out impedimenta. It might be nice to run across some forgotten mementos.
I learned a new word yesterday. Threnody: a song of lament. I'll bet you already knew that one.
I am a harsh mistress to imedimenta; I can't stand clutter and often throw things out, only to regret it later. Your photos are always so beautiful.
Furrow: The only reason I know the word "threnody" is that it's the title of a poem by Dorothy Parker that starts with the lines "Lilacs blossom just as sweet/ Now my heart is shattered."
ooh, I like!
"objects such as baggage..."
dude-- i guess i have lots of impedimenta in my life.
Running on empty
I hate stuff. Nothing makes me happier than carting stuff off to the goodwill. I absolutely love it. I am the opposite of a pack rat. I would have nothing if my husband would go for it.
And I have never regretted throwing anything out. Not once.
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