Up: [[Place]] Created: 2022-11-19 I really like this idea from > [!Orbit] Deborah Levy in *Real Estate: A Living Autobiography* > On the walls of the empty nest: > Two gold mirrors in the shape of eyes. > A rabbit mask and, underneath its chin, a brown egg (I had blown it four months ago and stuck it to the wall, in honour of the egg-shaped fireplace in Santa Fe.) > Two African dancing masks with many eyes and lips (connected to my project on the doppelgänger.) > A bunch of dried lavender from Provence (connected to my real-estate dreams) (p. 220-221) And it goes on. About the wall, and the furniture in her living room, and what’s on the mantelpiece of the fireplace and the wall of the bedroom. I have such a clear picture of not only the rooms, but of Deborah and her interests. This reminds me of a [[Cabinet of Curiosities]]. Do this for myself! Later she talks about collecting things for what she calls her “unreal estate,” her dream home in the Mediterranean. Another great idea. I could do it for my home in my dotage. > [!Orbit] Deborah Levy in *Real Estate: A Living Autobiography* > So far, I had found a pair of wooden slatted blinds, two linen tablecloths, a copper frying pan, six small coffee cups and a water can made from tin with a long spout. I was collecting things for a parallel life, or a life not yet lived, a life that was waiting to be made. In a way, these objects resembled the early drafts of a novel. (p. 226)