of that junk and discovering items from my parents’ and grandparents’ past. i think there is something magical about that. each item has an unknown history and mystery to it. it was an easy leap for me as a child and an adult that something in those piles of junk could contain actual magic.
i picked an umbrella for a few reasons. it’s such a fun tool. i mean…it starts as a sword and then can open into a shield! well that’s how i thought about it when i was young. with its curved handle it always gave me the impression that it could pull you and you needed that curved 