Wednesday, 25 February 2015

A difference of reaction



Linda, our home help, is an artistic minded soul. She may not be particularly well educated but she is very creative.

So it is yesterday she told me of her latest creative feature in her home.

A few weeks ago she nearly blew up her home by putting a chisel through the gas mains. Now it has all been repaired. The pipes had to all be replaced as they were old lead ones, rather than the present day copper ones. Anyhow she was given a length of the old pipe. She’s painted it silver, attached it on some copper, & framed it. She hopes it will remind her to take a bit more care in view of that one life she’s used up. It will certainly be a talking point when visitors come.

Personally I would have sighed with relief to see the old stuff go & know my home was safe once more. It would never have occurred to me to make it into an art feature. Having seen some of her other work, via the wonder of a modern day mobile phone, I can well believe that bit of lead pipe has become something to look at & appreciate.

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