Sometime prior to the birthday, R had perceived that the rooftop planting beds on the straw hut were ready to collapse and crush any occupant's skull like a hen's egg. So he built in some structural integrity. (Is that like writing poetry and then going back and putting in the symbolism?) Simultaneously, he converted my intended Purity of Materials look to his own signature Appalachian Gothic style. Which is about as diametrically opposed to my intention as you can oppose anything diametrically. You would thing I'd be pissed off, no? Well, no. Instead, I am (a) hugely relieved, and (b) enchanted and happy.
All of which has nothing obvious to do with the titular Flaw Magnet of this post. That is because the subject of flaw magnets is very complicated. Later today, pictures of R's Appalachian Gothic effect will appear here, along with discussion of Flaw Magnets. (Hint: the designation has nothing to do with magnets that would detect flaws, and everything to do with magnets that have flaws resulting in beautiful optical effects.)
