Today my favorite mail box was filled to the brim with cards, a few bills (boo hoo), and THIS wonderful necklace that I ordered from
Jen Worden who lives in Nova Scotia. Jen is a talented mixed-media artist that I have been following for quite some time and I love her aesthetic. The piece is rusted, has a heart (which I am always a sucker for!) and is titled "Love Travels". It certainly does. I am thrilled with the piece and her work.
It came wrapped up in this beautiful blue paper and was tied with a blue chenille ribbon. How absolutely perfect!. This is the time of year that we think about our loved ones, near and far, and how apropos that this is titled "Love Travels". I would have to say that, yes, indeed, love does travel.
But, love can be misunderstood also. And then that love is thwarted. Having your love thwarted hurts but not anymore than being shunned or avoided. Avoidance doesn't cure anything. It only prolongs. I am reminded that as a child I could sleep with the lights on when my sister could not. We shared a bedroom and it was our "deal" that the last one in bed was responsible to turn off the lights. Sometimes (being the older sister and also a stubborn Taurus) I would crawl into bed last and just turn over. My sister would say "you have to turn out the lights". My reply (more than once) was: "I can sleep with the lights on". And, so, to those who have thwarted my love these last couple of months and refuse to see that I was being considerate and also that I was hurt by not being included, I say: "I can sleep with the lights on".
Last week I posted an image of my mailbox and also wrote a poem about it. I know that if you send things out to the universe, the universe answers. The next day, while I was away, B opened up the mailbox and there was a package inside. When I returned home, he told me I had received a package. I immediately opened it and as luck would have it, it was FILLED with two of my most favorite things: hearts and crows! The heart mirror on the right was inside the box, wrapped up in tissue paper, and safe as can be. It now hangs on the wall in my bathroom next to another tin heart and the wire hanger below it that holds two wire baskets. These wonderful gifts were sent to me by Melanie of Secret Notebooks, Wild Pages. Thank you so much, Melanie. Funny thing is that she sent them before she saw my post about my mailbox. Great minds think alike, or so I've heard!
Melanie also sent me these two postcards that she made. She has an online portfolio at this address. She is a VERY talented person who lives and works in Mass. Go check out her blog and her portfolio. I sure you, too, will be impressed. She is very thoughtful, very talented, very sweet. I am happy to call her my friend.
