You know, sometimes I feel like Lucy in the Peanuts comics when she sits in her little stall charging five cents for psychiatric help. As of 3:30 PM I have had four, count 'em four, people in here today for the express purpose of bending my ear. They come in for an airfill or something and spend an hour telling me about their lives. And no one's given me any nickels.
July 29--Mughal Dynasty, A Mythological Figure. "Rajneesh the god of power is portrayed as a red-haired woman carrying a dragon teapot. Her belt of glided leather is mounted with topaz stones of a startling robin's egg blue. The indigo blue of her gown and the flame orange of her stole represent the vastness of the firmament and the eternal power of the sun. Rajneesh carries her dragon teapot in her left hand, the side where her heart is located, to show that the seat of power dwells within." What a load of crap, Alix thought as she trailed behind her group on the museum tour. She was sure that whoever made the paining all those centuries ago wasn't thinking of symbolism when he made it. The artist probably painted it to match the furniture and draperies in the house. Alix knew all about decorators and their customers. Her mom was a decorator and complained about her customers' bad taste all the time.
Again, not what I expected.
--Barbara
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