Tuesday, 23 November 2010

Small Talk

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.
Posted by alice c at 00:01

11 comments:

  1. JackieNovember 23, 2010

    You just have all the luck...

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  2. genevieveNovember 23, 2010

    and 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.
    Such riches, Alice...! thank you.

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  3. driftwoodNovember 23, 2010

    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.

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  4. menopausalmusingNovember 23, 2010

    How utterly, utterly wonderful to have met someone with that interest!

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  5. GinaNovember 23, 2010

    How lucky for the collector of kimonos to have met someone who showed such an interest.

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  6. PaolaNovember 23, 2010

    You are surrounded by so many interesting people.
    Fascinating.

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  7. The Coffee LadyNovember 23, 2010

    Oh dear. I'm glad I don't go to parties now, because I'd end up talking about laundry.

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  8. pati from londonNovember 23, 2010

    these 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

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  9. rachelNovember 23, 2010

    You 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.....

    But what a treat - vintage kimonos!

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  10. magsmccNovember 24, 2010

    Did you meet Christiane? How can this be?!

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  11. Baa-Me KniitsDecember 06, 2010

    I would love to meet that person! Lovely photos :-)

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Thank you! I love reading your comments and even though I don't always have time to reply I am really grateful to every one who joins in the conversation.

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