Good-bye Ford Aspire '97

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Violin rosin

I got my used violin a little over 20 years ago and it came with violin rosin in the case. "Made in West Germany" ... I think it's interesting how today I use the violin rosin and so much has changed since the rosin was produced. I have a physical object showing a snapshot in time, but history has evolved since then. It's the past, but I'm using it in the present.

Baby mittens

Lolly-pop themed. Made in 2006.

Hand towels

Made in 2006 for my friends' wedding.

Good-bye Ford Aspire ’97!

Good-bye Ford Aspire ’97!

By Emma Johnson

 

It shouldn’t be so sad.

My car was 16 years old

and kept breaking down.

No shock absorbers.

A/C doesn’t work.

Brakes must be applied way in advance.

A dent from a car in the movie theatre parking-lot.

Rust on shiny turquois where I side-scraped the car

when I pulled up too close to a gas-pump.

Radio volume won’t budge so it’s always on softly.

You can tell it’s NPR by the cadence,

not because you understand the words.

I’m not informed, but it’s comforting.

I referred to you as a piece of crap,

but I always patted the dashboard,

“Just kidding! Good car!”

You brought me so many places.

I learned to drive.

I moved to college.

I drove halfway across the U.S.

You seemed so lonely as I watched the tow-truck pull you away.

I feel silly being teary-eyed.

But it seems so cold to scavenge you for parts

and throw away the rest.

A chapter closed if measured in cars.

Camera bag

Candles

Scrapbooking supplies made out of Color-Aid

Cute thank-you note from a student

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A: 9-year-olds who love value scales.

Mint green

I swear I don't carry around Pantone swatches when shopping for lotion.