In fact, she's Our Lady of the Afflictions - which, on a bad day, seems about right. But leaving the house today, two things struck me: (i) that she shouldn't be getting so much sun - even though the sun's lower in the sky now, it's still excruciatingly hot - so I must remember to move her, and (ii) does her presence exactly make this a Desirable Residence, given the overwhelming Jewish population of Highland Park? (and yes! the sukkots are rising - my very favorite neighborhood temporary edifices)? Indeed, isn't there rather a lot of what I think of as New Mexican Hispanic Art in the house - which could very easily be interpreted as Religious Artifacts? There's a mezuzah attached to the doorframe, to be sure, which I wouldn't remove since it's part of the history of the house, and a Something Else opposite the entrance door (but what? a bigger mezuzah?) - but I don't know that this exactly balances out the other artifacts. Another question for the realtor ...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
still life with madonna and child
In fact, she's Our Lady of the Afflictions - which, on a bad day, seems about right. But leaving the house today, two things struck me: (i) that she shouldn't be getting so much sun - even though the sun's lower in the sky now, it's still excruciatingly hot - so I must remember to move her, and (ii) does her presence exactly make this a Desirable Residence, given the overwhelming Jewish population of Highland Park? (and yes! the sukkots are rising - my very favorite neighborhood temporary edifices)? Indeed, isn't there rather a lot of what I think of as New Mexican Hispanic Art in the house - which could very easily be interpreted as Religious Artifacts? There's a mezuzah attached to the doorframe, to be sure, which I wouldn't remove since it's part of the history of the house, and a Something Else opposite the entrance door (but what? a bigger mezuzah?) - but I don't know that this exactly balances out the other artifacts. Another question for the realtor ...
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