what i brought home

as i mentioned, i brought home some things from denmark. as i always do. but i didn't show you these two items with little family stories attached.

the face of the man was my mother's. she bought it as a young girl on a market. she cannot remember why she chose him and decided to buy him, but it was hanging in her room. i look at him and find it to be such a peculiar face to have hanging in a child's room. but he's been around here or there all my life and i kind of like him. in all his weird being.

the black and white silhouette print belonged to my grandmother. she was born in 1923, and received it as a little girl. she had an older brother, and at night, when she was lying in her bed, she would look at this and pretend that it was herself with her mother and brother. funny enough, having seen photos of my great grandmother, there's something that reminds me of her in the silhouette of the woman. i wonder if the person that got this for my grandmother had the same thought.

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this week i will begin my new work. i have decided to no longer freelance and have accepted a part time job. it's a start-up company and i have been working with them as a freelancer. now things are moving along. we're getting offices and a few more employees are being hired. like me. i am very excited, as i like the guys, i like the product, and i am looking forward to steady hours. and of course, this will be an opportunity to go tel aviv 2-3 times a week. meaning, a reason to put on something else than cut-off jeans and flip flops, a reason to go and feel the energy of the city. just a little bit. before i flee right back to the quiet and calm.