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Desmond Tutu

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Love shared anywhere transforms situations everywhere. Your life is your corner of the garden; tend to that and you tend to the world

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Thursday
Mar042010

Sunday dinner @ 135

Just a little love letter to my grandparents' house (fondly known as 135):

 

Taken from flip video I took last weekend on a whim, shaky camera work and all. It's part of my personal geography, that house.  I love everything about it and the people therein.

Music: To Build a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra

Reader Comments (12)

I love that Annie-beautiful!!!

03.5.2010 | Unregistered CommenterLiz

(mmm. got a little choked up.)
It's been so long since I've been in that house. I loved that last shot of Aunt Shirley in the kitchen with the light filtering around her. I love that phrase, "personal geography." Lovely. After my grandpa died and before my grandma sold the Ventura house, I went around and photographed everything. Every little nook and cranny. That house was definitely part of my personal geography, and part of who I am. I miss it. I miss them. Thanks for the little peek at yours.

03.5.2010 | Unregistered Commentersevensmiles

Grand!

03.5.2010 | Unregistered CommenterRochelle

Annie, that was lovely.

03.5.2010 | Unregistered Commenterallysha

What a great thing to document! I wish I had all my favorite childhood places recorded this way.

03.5.2010 | Unregistered Commentergab

where were the flip cameras when my childhood home was sold???

this was touching.

03.5.2010 | Unregistered Commenterandrea

Annie:

Loved it. Wouldn't it be a dream to be a grandma and have your grand-daughter love you and your home like that? A new dream for me.

03.5.2010 | Unregistered CommenterBeth Whisamore

What a fantastic idea. Wish I'd done that at my grandma's house before she died and they ripped the house apart and sold it. Beautiful home - definitely some great pieces. Love the song, too.

03.6.2010 | Unregistered CommenterChristie

How beautiful! I loved how the music illuminated the visual.

03.6.2010 | Unregistered CommenterD

That was very cool.

03.6.2010 | Unregistered CommenterEllen Patton

This made me teary! I miss my grandma's home.

03.9.2010 | Unregistered CommenterRobin

OH, Annie, that was just so sweet. I cried. I love the music you used for the loving cinematography. Soooo dear. Thank you for doing this. Words aren't needed, are they? A wonderful record for us all.

03.21.2010 | Unregistered CommenterCarolyn

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