I got the book of A History of the World in 100 objects for Christmas (you should listen to some of the broadcasts here).
As is explained in Daniel Miller's the Comfort of Things 'things' are much more than 'objects', they serve as a repository for our memories and experiences, helping is construct our identity and organise our lives, imbued with our hopes, fears and passions, each one tells a richly evocative story about the time it lived in and the person who owned it.
So I'm going to experiment and start blogging about 'A History of Me in 100 objects'. Don't know how it will turn out, I can't imagine anyone will find it interesting but it makes a change from tea and swimming I suppose.
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