this woman is special. one day, when ian was 15 and hannah 12, we ended up in her shop, warwick press, unannounced. i'm sure that was a surprise, to put it nicely. we were visiting prep schools where i thought ian might find a scholarship (he did, but not a full one). i had been writing to her for several years. so we met.
how did that happen? well, i ordered a book called once upon a time, book two. and fell in love with her storytelling, her drawing, her quirky sense of humor. yesterday when i got home from work, this card was in my mailbox. it's a drawing of a figure that hangs in her kitchen (and that kitchen is a very important place). i think they are sisters. carol j. blinn, proprietor of warwick press, and a little figure, made by anonymous (who was a woman) who has wings AND a heart.
carol is one of a handful, a very full handful, of special friends, mostly women, who have, at times, saved my life.
wings and a heart and stripey tights. I think a person could fly almost anywhere with that combination.
ReplyDeleteCool, I just went to Warwick Press site and was intrigued by this gem of a woman, then discovered that lives just a few towns away. I;m so glad to know she's there!
ReplyDeletejean, YES!
ReplyDeletethe other v-go and meet her!
V-we all need lifesavers - good to keep them in our lives - especially the talented ones. B
ReplyDeletei am very lucky--it was snail mail with carol, and now it's email (and blogging) that connects me to some new others. lucky me!
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