Giving you a sense of scale of this bowl by shooting it next to a Sharpie.
Probably as March begins in a couple of weeks, I’ll account for any progress I’ve made on reading during February, so I won’t mention which books yet. But one that I’ve finished had three separate parts, set in different times, and in each of them, a certain bowl shows up. It looks nothing like the bowl pictured here, but as I read, I kept thinking of this one.
I can’t remember where we got this one. Was it a gift? Initials on the bottom match initials of three artists we know, so perhaps one of them made it and gave it to us? Or did Tom or I see it somewhere and decide to buy it? Maybe he knows; I’ll have to ask.*
I only know that it lodged itself in my mind as I read, and I like the feeling of mystery and magic that it evokes. The pattern and distressed rim both hold poetry for me.
*ETA: Tom and I agree this bowl is likely created by one of his artist sisters. =)
That’s a really interesting bowl. It reminds me both of the cardboard bowls they use here at the hospital, but also of something ancient and fragile unearthed on an archaeological dig.
One of my friends back home is a ceramicist in her spare time, so I am planning on spending a couple of days with her in her studio later this year.
Are you planning to make something?
Becky,
I just got back from the post office and got your card. Thank you so much for being such a support to me. I love the Cochrane’s so much , as Aaron did. You all make me feel like such a part of your family. Everyone has been so good to me.
David and I had dinner the other night since he was in town. It is always so good to see him as well. I love talking to him about Aaron, as he understands so much the pain we feel being parents. I know that you feel it as well because you all loved him so much.
I hope you all know that I love you as family and consider you as such.
Lisa
We will always be family, and you will always have people here who love you deeply. We will be forever connected by our love of Aaron, and we are sisters of the heart. <3