It already had signs of wear - underlines from other readers, some foxing, and a deteriorating binding. It had one page spread that had a drip stain, but it was still a readable copy.

The coffee had seeped into the inner covers of the front and back were stained, as well as the outside of the pages. I dabbed it with the tissues by my bed then ran for a towel and dried it. It was published in 1988 and is now out of print. I love this book and I’ve checked it out many times from the Memphis library over the past 15 years. I dropped the coffee, it spilled on the bed and dripped down on my library copy of Unexpected Journeys: The Art and Life of Remedios Varo by Janet Kaplan. An unreasonable and abundant pile that both challenges and comforts me. Scattered all around the bed and side table are books I’m currently reading. After a visit to the bathroom, I get back in the bed, drink my coffee and write in my morning book. I have a wonderful one cup coffee maker that I have by the bed. Last month, I dropped a cup of coffee I was drinking in bed. I’m working on my upper body strength, but it hasn’t seemed to help with my hand strength. I was never a particularly graceful person, my head is always in the clouds, but lately I can’t seem to hang onto things as easily as I once did. This exposure to world culture would eventually find its way into Varo’s art.I’m always dropping and breaking things. In addition to traveling across Spain, the family spent time in Northern Africa. As her father was an engineer, the family travelled often and never lived in one city for very long.

Remedios Varo was born María de los Remedios Varo y Uranga in 1908 in the Girona region of Spain. Notable Quote: 'I do not wish to talk about myself because I hold very deeply the belief that what is important is the work, not the person.'.Spouses: Gerardo Lizarraga, Benjamin Péret (romantic partner), Walter Gruen.Selected Works: Revelation or The Watchmaker (1955), Exploration of the Source of the Orinoco River (1959), Vegetarian Vampires (1962), Insomnia (1947), Allegory of Winter (1948), Embroidering the Earth's Mantle (1961).Education: Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.Parents: Rodrigo Varo y Zajalvo and Ignacia Uranga Bergareche.Known For: Spanish-Mexican surrealist artist who blended the imagery of surrealism with a classical artist's education.

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