sometimes things just get richer.
after long ridge papermaking
i visited my dear friend carol blinn
behind the red door
lies warwick press
i was in such a tizzy
taking blurry pictures in the shop
carol does much work these days
on her mac
so the presses have been a bit quiet
jane, not forgotten
i love puzzling out these messages
i remember
carol sending me her card
with this wonderful daisy
carol loves birds,
having a particular proclivity for pekin
ducks
yes
ducks.
i first bought her
once upon a time book two
and fell in love with the duck tales
and then more and more stories.
and something new to me:
paste paper.
i first bought her
once upon a time book two
and fell in love with the duck tales
and then more and more stories.
and something new to me:
paste paper.
i sat and looked and looked and looked
while she did real work
treasures everywhere to spy.
winding down from teaching
with stories
of paper and dye and books and folks we love.
~~~
i knew
(from past experience)
there might be whales
between montpelier and burlington
and sure enough
i spotted them.
Wonderful, rich post! Oh, how I wish we could have met somewhere while you were here... you know I am just a few miles from Easthampton? I know sometimes these trips just get too FULL and one wants to be present with ALL of oneself with one's friend... but you would have had to drive by me to get home! Oh well, another time!
ReplyDeletethose are the BEST best kinds of visits. hugs to you both!
ReplyDeletevalerie, me, too. another time for sure!
ReplyDeleteaimee, yes, you know!
i am becoming so in love with printing presses.
ReplyDeletejude, me, too. it's getting worse.
ReplyDeletethanks for the day trip, it was all very interesting, esp the 1794 and the duckies. from another duckie lover.
ReplyDeleteoh, it's all a whale of a tale.
ReplyDeletea tail, indeed, jean (he he he)
ReplyDeletewhales of a different kind can also be spotted near Burlington - the food at Henry's Diner is fabulous and can lead to inadvertent and rapid girth expansion
ReplyDeleteAlways very succinct, your posts Velma, easy on the eye and the mind, yet stirring feelings of well-being and a deeper reality. Cheers, Faisal.
ReplyDeleteso much to love here.... is that a guillotine I spy? (ooooo want!) but I think my fav is that little sampler from jane (maybe because my little EJ is just that age right now? ... maybe because in 1794 my ancestors - double convict first fleeters - had only arrived in oz some 6 years years earlier... and THEIR baby girl would have been 7 years old in 1794... either way it sings to me)
ReplyDeleteindia, another excuse to visit b'ton-henry's it is!
ReplyDeletefaisal, well, thank you!
ronnie, yes, jan's words are threads tot he past. my ancestors were early early arrivers here.