Beautiful thoughts, Matt. I love to read your fragments with my morning coffee and open up to your world of wonders: everyday experiences enhanced by your imagination and your impeccable use of words. We get to know you more, line by line, with every weekly Friday Fragment.
Thank you so much, Piroska. I don’t know that it is so much my imagination, more attentiveness. I listened to someone describing this morning how attentiveness is one of the things most at risk in the world right now and I felt affinity with that.
Thanks, Mark. Those trees are always such a nice landmark to see (although we always have another hour of driving from them, so not quite nearly there!).
I understand the "Coming Home Trees", the symbol that you were nearly there. We had a coming home symbol as well: as soon as we spotted the big orange mailbox, we knew we only had a mile to go...
I love this post, Matt, and you have given me something new to think about "We can accept confined space so long as we can confine time simultaneously." I haven't quite understood this yet, but I will.
Thank you, Sharron. I don’t think I ever had such a landmark for my own home city. To explain further, I think we accept the conditions of confined space (being squashed into a car) because we know that we can confine time (completing a long drive in as short a time as possible): speed makes this possible.
Lovely piece Matt and since I gave up driving some years ago I realise now that those once familiar sights of journeys of our past will never be seen again as we travel towards the horizon...
Beautiful thoughts, Matt. I love to read your fragments with my morning coffee and open up to your world of wonders: everyday experiences enhanced by your imagination and your impeccable use of words. We get to know you more, line by line, with every weekly Friday Fragment.
Thank you so much, Piroska. I don’t know that it is so much my imagination, more attentiveness. I listened to someone describing this morning how attentiveness is one of the things most at risk in the world right now and I felt affinity with that.
Well I think attentiveness is the key to a good memory.
A beautiful piece, Matt - and I know the ‘nearly trees’ all too well, too!
I do drive, but very rarely when we’re making the trip from East to North (Devon) to see Ben’s mum.
I much prefer the passenger seat - taking in the scenery 😊
Thanks, Mark. Those trees are always such a nice landmark to see (although we always have another hour of driving from them, so not quite nearly there!).
If you do learn to drive , you’ll miss those sights.
But anyway, if you do, you can borrow one of my Ferraris.
Ah, thank you. I can’t wait for the instalment of your restaurant story where you explain financing your famous sports car collection.
That’s Part 72.
That’s five parts later than Ramsay and Kerridge.
We’re all different.
I understand the "Coming Home Trees", the symbol that you were nearly there. We had a coming home symbol as well: as soon as we spotted the big orange mailbox, we knew we only had a mile to go...
I love this post, Matt, and you have given me something new to think about "We can accept confined space so long as we can confine time simultaneously." I haven't quite understood this yet, but I will.
Thank you, Sharron. I don’t think I ever had such a landmark for my own home city. To explain further, I think we accept the conditions of confined space (being squashed into a car) because we know that we can confine time (completing a long drive in as short a time as possible): speed makes this possible.
👍🏻 Like in an elevator / lift! Or a Ferris Wheel.
Yes, although I hope I’m never in/on one of them for as many hours as our Cornwall trips!
Lovely piece Matt and since I gave up driving some years ago I realise now that those once familiar sights of journeys of our past will never be seen again as we travel towards the horizon...
Thank you, Harry. I still haven’t ruled out learning to drive. I hope your son might one day take you down memory lanes once more.