Vintage

I received the package from ebay today.
This time my finds are three old purses, as described in the auction dating back as early as the 30s. That's really nice.
I have developed this passion about collecting old things these days. One may think they are second hand and dirty.

But the true joy came from the fact that they are unique. They are rare. They have history in them. When I received them, I could be wondering who has used them, and how was the parties like back then. These purses lived their life in their time, and now I am giving them a second, or third, or forth life. This affection could also come from my interest in film: you relive a moment, be it something new or old, through a film. You see something you haven't seen, and wouldn't have possibly seen. It is a mixture of memory, imagination and projection. It is truly amazing and wonderful. They are small, delicate and adorable. They are more than purses. They are my collection, an attempt to glimpse into the past that I never known.

The two lighter colored ones are really old. They are not as shinny or eye-catching as what you can find in stores these days, but they are REAL. They lived their time. They lived in a time when elegance and glamorous was still important. Of course, you can think about how difficult and difference life was back then, but there is something unique and fascinating about those days. Movies no doubt glamorized it. Life, filtered by the silver screen changes into something worth looking at. It changes into a story, a narration. It could also be that you always want something you do not have.

Christmas is coming. It is getting so dark now that there is almost no day-light anymore. I am of course, not feeling too good about this. The darkness has been growing in me and I somehow have forgotten about summer. About the sun. It is funny with memories and knowledge because I have lived in a hot place almost all my life but you can actually forget about it, simply after 2 months. Summer was amazing in here but in the winter, you forgot about that it once existed. How strange!
Winter is going to be long, long, long......and dwelling...

Johan is back today. He brought together with him 4 bottles of gluewine. They are bottled in lovely bottles and come with a rich sense of Xmasness. Germany has the best Xmas market, I believe. But I haven't been to one,at least not a real one.

It's so nice to have him home.