it's just an empty shell

but it holds the sound of the waves of an entire ocean.

pretty soon i will have to get rid of my stuff. i have a box ready to be shipped to my sister. sometimes i wish i have only the basics and not a dozen bath towels or four change of bed sheets. i have all sorts of glasses and i only drink from a couple of them. i have wine glasses of all shapes and sizes and i don't even drink wine anymore. i have shoes in boxes piled higher than me; two full wardrobes and...well, i still work and there are four seasons where i live, so let's leave the wardrobes alone.

-o0o-

over at five plus two, the theme is paper dolls. i was at a loss as to what to post. i tried the last two days to draw paper dolls but i found that my drawings are terribly horrible. far cry from when i was young when i used to make a lot of paper dolls and even had the ambition of becoming a dress designer. i even sold a few paper dolls with their beautiful dresses that i drew. well that was fifty some years ago, something happened to me along the way.

but would you believe, i actually have a book of paper doll cut outs in one of my book shelves. i must've bought it for little ivy but forgot all about it after ex-partner and i parted ways. i also used to insert money in the pages of my books, a habit i had since i started working. and so tonight, desperate yet again for a shot for my five plus two post, i found the paper doll book and even better was the $20 inserted between its pages. am i a lucky so and so or what!

i can't share the $20 with you but i can share my photo: https://365project.org/fiveplustwo/365/2019-01-16

[Mary Siegle]

Yeah, you’re a lucky so and so — also a very talented and creative so and so. Lovely on black.

[Sheralee S]

Great low key image.

I did something a little similar but very, very crazy!! I found $4,000 I had hidden under the carpet. I saw this lump when I was cleaning out my cupboard and there it was! We bought a safe after that...

Are you moving? If you've already told us, I've forgotten sorry.

[Nicole Campbell]

It is very pretty and the patterns really pop with the lighting you have used.

[Shanne]

Such a lovely low key image of that shell. How nice to find a bonus $20. I feel your pain, we ended up throwing nearly everything out last year, so much so that I had to buy replacements - so I'm down to two lots of bedding for our beds, and all my clothes easily fit into one small wardrobe and a chest of drawers, and we have four seasons here too - which means I do need more clothes. But what to make? office smart or smart-casual or casual-casual.

[Lou Ann]

I’ve always loved the sound of the ocean in shells. This is wonderful on black. Money in books! Very cool.

[JackieR]

Now that's a book mark not to lose!!

[Linda Godwin]

I too find decluttering a hard and difficult task. Luck was with you enjoy the extra $

[Tina]

What a cool story. We are omving out the apartement this year, so we have to clean and trow away things.

[Marnie]

You are a wonderful story-teller. Well done to discover $20, always handy. Why do you need to get rid of stuff? Are you moving?

[katy]

When you give up photography you can get rid of things. In the meantime you need to keep the props so you can have these wonderful photos!

[Kathy]

A beautiful low key image of the shell.

[Henri Russell]

Beautiful low key photo of the shell. I love your narrative. I think we all have way too much stuff.

[Helen Jane]

I've missed out somewhere - you're moving on? Thanks for the fascinating story - I'm not at all convinced that your talents have left you behind in any respect. You have so many stories behind you, and so many more to come.