Pictures to the right, pictures to the left, pictures on the walls, in albums, in folders and wallets; pictorial history at its best and dearest.
speaking of pictures, I recently opened a drawer full of them, and was surprised to find at the bottom of the pile, a set of long-forgotten pen and ink drawings given to me by an Austrian acquaintance, Ernst S____.
Back in '88, when I was in Austria (see EUROPEAN VACATION, PART II), I met Ernst through ra mutual friend. He had just retired from IBM Austria, and we bonded immediately when I told him about my 3M career. Large corporation people have a lot in common. We can discuss company policies, marketing ideas and so on - a camaraderie we enjoy, although we are competitors.
Ernst had obvious artistic skills to go along with his corporate experience. Because the print descriptions were written in German I had an Oakwood friend translate them for me. To my surprise the drawings which I thought were Venetian scenes were actually scenes of Venice, Italy -go figure.
I will have the prints framed to hang on the bedroom wall - a wall that is about full of family pics from Irish great-grandparents to my grandchildren: a comforting panorama.
More, later.
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