Post-Christmas post

[shewhomust]

I drag my feet about admitting it's Christmas, and then I drag my feet about admitting it's over. But Twelfth Night is past, we have eaten our galette, actually on Twelfth Eve, since Twelfth Night itself is Phantoms at the Phil, when desperance and Gail and Sean tell us ghost stories. And we've done that, too, packing the Lit & Phil library full of people to hear three very different stories: Sean O'Brien's creepy faceless nastiness on a branch-line in the heat of an Edwardian summer provoking a nervous laugh at its shocking ending, Gail-Nina's continuing obsession with vampire rabbits and other lagomorphs leavened by the sharpness of her wit, and finally, desperance bringing the mood back to a properly haunted tale of loss and exorcism.

This morning I took last year's cards to the collection point in town: when I say last year's, I mean the cards we received in 2009, not 2010: I haven't finished with those yet. But before I indulge in sorting through the cards we received, here@s the card we sent:

I was very flattered that the City of Durham Trust wanted to use one of my photos as their Christmas card - and also rather nervous: what if it didn't sell, what if everyone hated it, what if it turned out to be a disastrous choice for them? Much to my relief, none of these disasters came about, it seems to have done reasonably well for them.

That's not why durham_rambler and I chose to send it to our friends, of course - as I said, I'm genuinely delighted to have someone else like one of my photos enough to make it into a card. I would probably have chosen a snowier, more explicitly Christmassy image, but I'm pleased with this one, too - I can never resist those through a window, one thing framing another, shots.

And I like the subtly polemic nature of this image. It shows a view that no longer exists, since the statue of Lord Londonderry has now been moved across the Market Place, and can no longer be seen through the Guildhall window. In his new position he's much higher up, and more dominant, but the ensemble of Town Hall, statue, St Nick's has been broken up - but let's not go through that again.

Comments

[athenais.livejournal.com]

It's an excellent image, congratulations.

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, how cool is THAT?

You really do rock. ::so proud and tickled for you::

[anef.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's great. If I'd known I would have got some for my Mum. She went to Durham University and often visits friends who live up there.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I hope the year is starting well for you?

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Thanks - and, um, if you're serious, they're unlikely to have sold out...

[durham-rambler.livejournal.com]

Indeed not. You can order this card (it’s the first listed) via the publications page on the City of Durham Trust’s website. If you don’t want the Christmas greeting version, you can also have it blank for your own message.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Once again: if you reply to my comment, I (and the owner of the journal, which in this case is me) will see it. If you want someone else to see it, you have to reply to their comment.

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

It was great seeing you and durham_rambler again.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you made it home safely; and hope it's beginning to feel a bit more like home!

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

There will be an updatey post soon...