I love meeting people at parties
because if you are patient
and listen carefully
you reach the moment in the conversation
when you discover what really matters
to the person in front of you...
it might be gardening, fast cars, gospel music,
vineyards in France or mountains in Austria
and these are all good subjects to chat about
but if you are really, really lucky
you might end up talking to a person
who collects vintage kimonos.
because if you are patient
and listen carefully
you reach the moment in the conversation
when you discover what really matters
to the person in front of you...
it might be gardening, fast cars, gospel music,
vineyards in France or mountains in Austria
and these are all good subjects to chat about
but if you are really, really lucky
you might end up talking to a person
who collects vintage kimonos.
You just have all the luck...
ReplyDeleteand that person might be lucky enough to be talking to a blogger who's a great photographer with an eye for a fab visual diary post.
ReplyDeleteSuch riches, Alice...! thank you.
I dread parties because I am soooo terrible at small talk. and at meeting new people. but I have a party to go to on Friday, and suddenly I am actually looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteHow utterly, utterly wonderful to have met someone with that interest!
ReplyDeleteHow lucky for the collector of kimonos to have met someone who showed such an interest.
ReplyDeleteYou are surrounded by so many interesting people.
ReplyDeleteFascinating.
Oh dear. I'm glad I don't go to parties now, because I'd end up talking about laundry.
ReplyDeletethese kimonos are absolutely wonderful. I once went to the V&A for a lunchtime talk about kimonos and found it very interesting. Thanks for the beautiful pics! Pati x
ReplyDeleteYou mean you don't spend the first half hour scanning the room wildly, looking for the most discreet means of escape??? Maybe that's where I've been going wrong at parties.....
ReplyDeleteBut what a treat - vintage kimonos!
Did you meet Christiane? How can this be?!
ReplyDeleteI would love to meet that person! Lovely photos :-)
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