Birthday
book from annie, flowers as birthday candles
herbs from jax's garden
birthday book presents
I’ve been pencil, despair, darkness, paper, no blog, no net.
Wednesday was my birthday. Instead of candles, I got flowers, flowers, flowers, flowers. I love each one. Forty-five flowers. Every room in my house has a bouquet.
I love fall flowers. I love their hope. I love their subtlety. I love what they have to say about growing older with grace. I love the palette. The strange strings of things. Berries, leaves–taken for granted the rest of the year, out of the backdrop now and starring with the lilies. Welcome flowers.
I got as presents a beautiful book made from other books. I got a vase of basil and parsley. A voile scarf of butterflies that fit right in. I got coral roses and calla lilies, a Rivera painting in a huge vase. I haul them from room to room and weep and I take a bath and just stare at these species. My house is filled with flowers.
I got books.
This birthday was flowers, books, flowers, books. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I love them all.
(The books were from myself to me.)
And the best card ever, overnighted– “You have an interesting past. You have a promising future.”
Open. “BUT YOU HAVE NO PRESENT!”
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Heather, thank you for all your sharing. I began appreciation of you when I read Page After Page a few years ago, after my mom passed away. I would like to know your thoughts on the “morning pages” ritual from The Artist’s Way. The couple of times I started them, I didn’t stay committed. I want to write a novel. Thank you, and it sounds like your birthday was full of love. cindy covert
Happy Birthday Heather! I too am a Virgo … Sept 11, although I’ve seen 45 almost 20 years ago. I think September flowers are among the most beautiful … here in the Southeast: goldenweed, sky blue batchelor button, purple thistle, wonderful purple/black pokeberries. And books! The most exciting! I’m trying to read the titles in your photo to virtually share your upcoming reading adventures! (smile) Have a wonderful year of inspiration and fresh pages! Happy Birthday!