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30 something, mother of one, who has amazing friends and family, mature student and part time worker.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Hands on

A persons hands.

When I was at Laa-Laa's house not so long ago, we were looking at some old photo's. There was a pic of someones hands...... that was all the photo was of. I knew imediatly who the photo was of. Laa-Laa thought it was wierd and laughed at me, but someones hands are completely individual to them and I love looking at peoples hands.

There are people in my life who's hands I would always be able to recognise. When I went last easter to the 1950's I was bowled over by the sight of oldest friends hands. I had forgotten what they looked like, but just like the familiar smell of her house, the sight of her hands bought back enormous memories.

My thumbs are completely straight. No curve or arc to them at all. Others peoples thumbs bend and this fasinates me! I use my hands all the time when I am talking, randemly waving them around using them as exclamation points or to dismiss something. Other peoples hand movements bring my attention to what they are saying, Lovely Viv uses her hands in such a cool way, almost taking off when she is enthusiastic about something. There are people that use hand movements in a non-convincing way, and I am not sure that they agree with what they are saying, but are using their hands to convince either me or them of what they are talking about.

Holding hands should be compulsary with those you love, a thread of togetherness when you cant hug each other. Holding hands with someone whose hands feel steady, cool and strong, ready to catch you if you were to fall, reasureing, friendly and trustworthy, and to unpredictably pull you in for a hug is something that makes me feel really good and smile alot about.



lybxx

2 Comments:

Blogger lyb said...

Very cool.

Hands are so fantastic.....can you be a "handist?".....or a "Handophile?"

...'cos I think I am one!!

12:25 AM  
Blogger lyb said...

ok....I'm a "handy"....


r.w.l....not entirely sure that sounds right!!!

3:05 AM  

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