Monday 28 January 2013

Koha


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when my friend Rachelle decided to leave the land of clouds
for the West Island [usually somewhat dustier pastures]
she kindly left a treasure parcel behind
for me to collect the next time i drifted into the city of winds and waters

i arrived in Welly to find that our mutual friend Caroline
[who had been the guardian of the treasure in the months since Rachelle departed]
had kindly delivered it to my helltell.


there were many treasures
including things found, stitched and dyed
gathered by Rachelle over years
[her gathering skills are legendary]

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had it been a weekday i would have been tempted to ship my Koha south to await my next visit to the Lud Valley
but
it wasn't, so i unpacked and repacked.
fortunately i had been travelling relatively lightly 
[bar feeding the book addiction with acquisitions]

in the end i was left with the empty red suitcase
[i did try fitting it inside my bigger one]
and the question of what to do with it.
giving it to the Sallies was a possibility
but i was sure there was a more amusing solution

so

i decided to step out into the whirled 
and see where the colour red might lead
maybe the red suitcase could follow red markers and
find a new home






drifting along my trail
i found myself on Cuba Street
then wandered a little sideways
through a park with red gates


and saw Global Fabrics in the distance
upon which it occurred to me that quite often [on a Sunday]
there are students and other young folk working in the store
who might be able to use a suitcase
and
i
was
right

 
 
was very happy to give the suitcase a home
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after which i followed some more red marks
and went home myself



20 comments:

  1. oh gads - I think this is the best colourful tale I've ever red. yummy.

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  2. Ha, times are changing - red vinyl instead of yellow brick road. Loved the journey!

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  3. You are a generous soul my dear. I love the story of the traveling suitcase. Peace be with you, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

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    1. Rachelle was the generous one...i simply became a happy conduit!

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  4. no red in the landscape of frost and evergreen. but i remember red, it comes around later in the year. maybe you send it?

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    1. here's another story with a touch of red that might amuse you...perhaps you can create an NY sequel...

      http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Painted-gnomes-bring-smiles-in-Oakland-4226330.php

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  5. What a delightful trail .... alice in red

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  6. I enjoy a story.... and the story of the red suitcase was fun.

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  7. love your red tale
    and what treasures inside!

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  8. No red in it but there's a wonderful article in the new issue of Dutch magazine Happinezz. Its called:
    The whirling fantasy of India Flint........
    Seven pages of story and beautiful pictures!
    I'm happy to send it to you.
    XXXm

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    1. i'm hoping they'll send a copy [as i helped them with the pix]
      thank you for letting me know it's out there!

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  9. What a wonderful story! Following red...seems it led you on an interesting journey. Thank you for sharing it!

    By the way, we're beginning the search for Roy G Biv again next month...starting over with the color red. Would you care to play along or, at least, would you mind if I link to this post?

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    1. seems almost serendipitous, Jennifer...i'd be delighted to be included, thank you!

      you may want to include the 'gnome' link [see above] as well. it's rather sweet and the gnome always wears a red hat

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    1. huzzah indeed. which is what i said when i read your nice post about Sandra Brownlee - to which i have created a link from the found-stitched-dyed blog.

      the interweb living up to its name...

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  11. Serendipity is a natural start to many an adventure

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  12. My very favourite image is of that red cross stitched on the white material all unfolding from the suitcase.
    Red crosses are so powerful....there's something about that I must go further with. Thank you v much, India.

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  13. What a delightful journey through the colour red!

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  14. I too am drawn to the red cross. I recently went to the War Memorial in Canberra and I was so interested in the old red cross makeshift flags and the stories of courage that are associated with them. Love your red journey and it's ending.

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