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 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.