Introduction

My great grandmother was a painter. She produced dozens and dozens of oil paintings once she hit her stride. They're not dutch masters by any stretch of the imagination, but to our family, they're precious. This habit of attr bting personality and emotion to our possessions is something known as anthropomorphism. We give human characteristics to things that are far from human. Some people name their cars and talk to them like an old friend. Others will say that their house has a lot of nervous energy. But at the same time they do, you know?