And all these things I feel and more
My mother's mother felt, and hers before
A chain of life begun upon the shore
Of some dark sea has reached me
And now I can see the chain extending
My child is next in a line that has no ending
And here I am, full of life
Her child will feel when I'm long gone
And thus it is, our story goes on
And on and on and on
And on and on and on and on.
Not me, silly! Or my daughters. No, this is a miniature wedding set that I have had for many years, and in my great clearing out of everything, have decided to sell it. You'll find it on eBay. It's so adorable--what a great centerpiece it would make for the wedding or a shower. The little knife and server on the cake table, the candelabra and presents on the gift table. So sweet, so retro.
It's so sweet, I hate to part with it. But I'm too far away from my own girls' weddings, and as one of them wants to jump out of an airplane for her wedding, I'm thinking there's very little chance of using it. So, if you know of anyone who loves miniatures or who has a wedding in the near future, please pass this along.
Chrysti!
A random drawing found Chrysti to be the winner of the birthday giveaway. (And no, Cheryl, I did not read the name wrong.) Chrysti, your package will be on its way to you shortly.
Thanks to everyone for sharing all of your wishes.
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant:
If we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
-- Anne Bradstreet
So, there has been some adversity lately. Nothing I want to go into here, but we all have it, from time to time. Still, there have been tears, sleepless nights, and hand-wringing, as well as reaching out, bucking up, hugging, and humor. Black humor, but humor nevertheless. With all my faults, I think one thing I'm known positively for is my sense of humor, and it saves me, again and again. Also, while I'm the kind of person who has a tendency to spend a sunny day wondering when the clouds are going to show up, I'm also the first to glean a positive sign from the tea leaves.
So the fact that the vernal equinox, my birthday, Easter, and a full moon are all aligned this year--a syzygy, if you will, makes me think that things are going to turn around. To follow this line of thinking, it helps to be grandiose enough to think you're the center of the universe, but hey, I admitted I had faults.
So, instead of focusing on the cold wind and crusted snow still making a patchwork on the lawn, I'm chuffed by the points of green poking out between the dessicated leaves. And buoyed by the sounds of the birds who may or may not be using my adorable teapot birdhouse (thanks, Ann!).
I'm also looking forward to celebrating this cosmic birthday, and looking forward to what the next year of my life will bring. To give my karma an extra boost, I'm going give one of YOU a present: leave a comment between now and Monday, telling me what you would wish for as you blow out the candles if it were your birthday. On Tuesday, I'll randomly draw a name from the comments, and that person will win these:
Good luck!
