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Renovation.(Brief Article)(Fiction)
I know just where this picture should go." The new ones will say that. Holding it up and standing back. Taking ownership of sorts for a while.
I know too. The frame of the room would have always set where pictures went. The frame of fireplace and door and window. The bed would always have been in the same place--opposite the mantle.
The brickie is singing outside. Knows the words and all the whining and strained nuances of the pop songs on the radio he brings with him.
All those background noises would have changed of course. Some of the old 78s in the old wardrobe were Charleston jazz and Caruso. Bing Crosby later. There's a turntable from the seventies, a wedding gift from Mum that's found its way back here.
Grandma more or less died in this room. "Sinking," she always said after she lost her legs in the accident. First one, then the other went. Pop got a bang on the head but it seemed to cheer him up if anything. Mum stayed on, eventually alone for a few years. The place has been dusty with the layers of furniture and bric-a-brac. But homely.
The earth has travelled billions of miles in eighty-six years but the sun hits the walls in this room the same way on its annual range through winter and summer. And it's always hit these ...
- Give prominence to our national flower.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire August 29, 2002 700+ words
...all Malaysians, know that our national flower is the hibiscus. However, if...fathers were wise to pick it as our national flower. However, where are these flowers to be found now? As a national flower, shouldn't they be found growing...
- Debate intensifies to select China's national flower(s).
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire July 24, 2005 700+ words
...intense debate to select China's national flower has once again gained momentum with...flowers. The debate on selecting a national flower of China has been going on for a long...of Engineering says selecting a 'national flower' can inspire people of all ethnic...
- 'National Flower' Nears Extinction.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 2, 2003 700+ words
...Africa) - AAGM) Byline: Dikatso Mametse South Africa's "national flower" and "roadside daisies" face extinction as the deadline...We just have a litter problem. It will no longer be a 'national flower' because the plastic will be given value. The thicker...
- South Africa's "national flower" illegal from Friday.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire May 8, 2003 700+ words
...environment ministry is trying to get rid of the country's "national flower". Not the horticultural variety but thin plastic shopping bags -- dubbed the "national flower" by cynics because they litter streets and parks in colourful...
- Celebrating the rose. (national flower; includes related article on Francesco...
- Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post Henke, Ellen July 1, 1987 700+ words
...million-year existence, the rose is blossoming as a national flower, so proclaimed by President Reagan on October 7, 1986...So why not join in the celebration of the rose as our national flower and plant at least one at your house this summer? Here...
- Simpor for Brunei national flower.
- Newspaper article from: Borneo Bulletin Garip, Suriani January 24, 2000 700+ words
Brunei Darussalam may have found a national flower. Or rather Dr Haji Serudin Datu Setiawan Haji Tinggal...characteristics of Simpor, it can be considered as the national flower of Brunei. Dr Hj Serudin was a former senior lecturer...
- SA's 'national flower' reprieved. (Legislation).(plastics industry in South...
- Magazine article from: African Business September 1, 2002 700+ words
...local plastics industry has led to a reprieve for the country's thin plastic shopping bags. Dubbed South Africa's 'national flower' for the millions of brightly coloured bags that festoon roadside fences, poles and bushes, plastic bags under a thickness...
- The West's national flower? Perhaps the penstemon.
- Magazine article from: Sunset February 1, 1991 700+ words
...the 270-plus species of penstemon that grow in North America, the vast majority are Western natives. If the West had a national flower, this would likely be it. Among these are summer-flowering perennials that excel in high mountains, desert, and lowlands...
- Burpee's Chairman Says Replace National Flower.
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 1, 2009 700+ words
...Independence Day Holiday, one of the nation's best known horticulturists recommends replacing the rose as America's national flower with the sunflower. The reasons, according to George Ball, chairman, W. Atlee Burpee & Co., the nation's...
- South Africa rugby to use national flower emblem.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire November 18, 2008 700+ words
...South African rugby that has been a source of pride to some and alienation to others is to be replaced by the country's national flower. South African Rugby Union bosses told sports minister Makhenkesi Stofile on Tuesday that they would comply with incoming...
Source: HighBeam Research, Renovation.(Brief Article)(Fiction)