mail call

while i was sick, 

the mail still came. 

wireless worked.

a few new goodies arrived

as i was becoming ill

and then during.

some i've written about

some are not yet seen, 

but sophie, and carol, and haystack, and pien

here they are!

 sophie munns sent me a book and a few goodies

that made me dance and shout

 carol showed me some tempting process photos, 

as did aimee

 these are mysterious

but there's even more mystery i can't write about, yet

 a place i want to go to this summer

maybe

and i may have some interesting teaching gigs popping up,

 can't give details till they're worked out.

 and pien rotterdam, 

someone i "met"

years and years ago as part of the YAHOO papermakers group

evertything was beautifully wrapped

 and her sample book was lovely

really fine papers

the kind that take your breath away

these and so much more 

(you know who you are, i've still got it all confused)

enriched my illness

with caring, and art, and thought, phone calls and interest,

enough so i was able to keep stitching

one     stitch     at     a     time     .

love makes it through the internet

i swear it.