Beautifully overwhelmed

…Thursdays

The tiny book is here

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Corn Like Stained Glass

(Video reading here)

(Rest of book here)

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This morning began with a most wondrous and full mailbox at the post office.

A parcel I’ve been so looking forward to. A box full of wonder prepared and lovingly created by Amanda Earl as part of this brilliant collaboration with her husband, Charles, called Creatively Yours.

I have known Amanda for over two decades now, and our friendship and kinship has continued to grow, and change and evolve.

I am absurdly grateful for the whimsical creative people, and especially those who’ve deemed me worthy of their time and friendship.

Today the sunshine spilled into Curious & Kind, and my good friend Heather cane in as I was opening my package from Amanda. She listened as I excitedly tried to explain the unexplainable. This box, full of things…made just for me. She helped me hang the handmade mobile, watched as I snuggled the doll that Charles had made for me. They are perfect. (The doll came with an explanation that it was non-binary, just like me) And fit my hand exactly!

The day has been full of moments.

We’ve now dubbed Thursday mornings Art with Heather bdvause another friend’s phone decided to capitalize the A.

I was a little dysregulated this morning. It’s garbage day so I have to get up at 6:30M to put out the garbage else the crowd will destroy the bags.

Then I tried to go back to sleep, because Thursdays are FULL.

…and today is February 26th. My mother’s birthday.

Her 75th. An important one. She sent me a reminder message in the way that she does (though I never need one).

This time it was.

Which gave me the perfect reason to call her. She was exquisitely joyful this morning. Exuberant about it being her birthday.

That exuberance bled into my day. I hadn’t really talked to anyone in real life except my partner since Sunday, which means that I’m sort of a whimsical floating ball of energy, until someone reminds me I’m human.

Thankfully my friends are comfortable with the way I am.

I got to finish my tiny book while Heather helped me with a puzzle I’d been having an enormous amount of difficulty with. It was drawn and cut out by a very meticulous and kind 8 year old.

It felt like I just wouldn’t be able to do it. So Heather helped. She assembled it, and I glued it down. But wrong. Not on purpose. But I’m hoping the imperfection is a beautiful mistake that won’t cause a meltdown.

Then Heather finished her tiny book and because on another wondrous project that I’m completely in love with. I don’t want to speak out of turn here, but hopefully some day you’ll be able to read it too.

Then we had a friend visit. Her first time in the shop. Her kiddo shares a birthday with my mom (and Johnny Cash) and so I made up a magical bag of gifts for him.

Then I went to have sushi and the sunshine followed me and lit up the table where I sat in the window. The server is newly arrived to the country, and to Lunenburg, and it was so wonderful to spend the quiet part of the restaurant day getting to know her.

I then popped into the bakery for a danish.

And then to the book shop that I used to work at to get two books for two of the kiddos who attend the Creative Club run by our resident 9 year old. A newly minted 6 year old and her have become fast friends, and I’m hoping these books are ones they can share.

Now this tiny stuffy in the shape of a disco ball (her name is Gladys) wait in anticipation to see who decides to come to this week’s Creative Club.

Gladys is very excited.

I hope your Thursday is magical. I really do. I hope there is joy and gentleness in it.

Heart,

Wake