“…that flies from Montgomery…”
That’s a line from a very old John Prine song I love, as sung both by him and by Bonnie Raitt.
Well, I have an angel who flew all the way from England.
You may remember that years ago, Marika secretly sent out a call to friends far and wide offering to send them angels to color for me as a surprise at Christmas. I think I received nine angels that Christmas, and a few others in later years.
That was in 2009, y’all–eight years ago! Marika recently expressed concerns about the tin of angels that friends, family, and I have colored through the decades. Had they survived the flood? Were they okay?
Trust me, the angels were stored high above the flood waters, and in any case, Debby and I emptied that bookcase as quickly as we could because we’d seen bookshelves in her apartment and Tim’s go down fast, with loss of books in both places. We moved everything to a safer, more stable place in case that happened here. Now the angels are in storage instead of decorating the house this holiday season.
Except this one. After all these years, Mark a longtime LiveJournal friend from England, sent a beautiful Christmas card as he does each year. In it I found this bookmark and this stunning angel. THANK YOU SO MUCH, Mark, it was a delightful surprise–and I know Marika will also be thrilled. Right now your angel is keeping me company on my desk, and soon enough, she’ll join her band of angelic friends so that next year, they can all grace Houndstooth Hall with their beauty.
I am so glad they survived! Know I would have found more!
So glad that she arrived in time for Christmas, though it’s slightly embarrassing to think how many years it has taken me to colour her and send her back! I was determined this year, though (even if I did only send her on the last day Royal Mail guarantees delivery in time for Christmas)! I look forward to seeing her join her angelic sisters in December 2018.
Sorry, as ever, that I have been so bad at reading a commenting. I will catch up soon…