http://schietree.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/dreaming-of-a-people/ Notes + Plans of a Writer in Edinburgh Wed, 22 May 2013 14:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://schietree.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/dreaming-of-a-people/#comment-1283 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:30:11 +0000 http://schietree.wordpress.com/?p=1310#comment-1283 That is very true. I really wanted to know who wrote these, they had a very poetic touch to them, unusual in a history museum.

]]> http://schietree.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/dreaming-of-a-people/#comment-1282 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:25:39 +0000 http://schietree.wordpress.com/?p=1310#comment-1282 “Sometimes the shape we wanted was given to us.” Sounds like a discussion on novels, and really, aren’t all novels made on a bed of bones?

]]> http://schietree.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/dreaming-of-a-people/#comment-1279 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:33:07 +0000 http://schietree.wordpress.com/?p=1310#comment-1279 Absolutely, and how they have so long outlasted the people who used them.

]]> http://schietree.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/dreaming-of-a-people/#comment-1278 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:29:33 +0000 http://schietree.wordpress.com/?p=1310#comment-1278 This would be my favorite part of the tour. It’s fascinating to think of the hands that carved these artifacts, back when they weren’t artifacts, but artwork and everyday tools. What a rich history.

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