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--K. Vonnegut On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 11:06:10 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I think well designed and well made things show wear well, as well as > wearing well. > > Odd: I had neighbors who were fanatical about house cleaning, even > dusting baseboard tops weekly. Their houses looked sparkling and new, > but somehow sterile. A wealthy family to whose house I once took my > daughter lived in a beautiful neighborhood with many mature trees > (exotic in our location) but with -- I kid not -- nary a dead branch > or leaf on the immaculate lawns. > > Patrick Moore, sternly trying to persuade himself that this is indeed > true as he collects yet another little scratch on one of his beloved > customs, and who pronounces it, properly, in the French manner, > "bow-sahj". > > "All things gradually decay and head for the reef of destruction, > exhausted by the long lapse of time." > > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Zack <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > one of the things i love about rivendell is the commitment to make > things > > that age with beauty - they call it beausage, the japanese call it > > wabi-sabi. > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javascript:>. > > > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
