F is for Fans
I don't really think I collect fans, but somehow over the years, I've gathered enough to make a decent display. I don't know what it is about them, but they've all found a way into my life. They've come from friends, random trips I've taken, co-workers, and family. None of them hold any value except for the memories they provide. I hope I continue to get more in the future.
E is for Escape
I love snowboarding. I love being able to run away from home and get in touch with nature. As I am blessed with living in a city that never sees snow, I still feel childishly giddy when I get to play in it. I feel enveloped by the silence and all I care about is powder at my feet and the wind on my cheeks.
D is for Dad
This is my dad back at Christmas. That content smile and the Golfing Santa tie pretty much sum him up. Sometimes I'm bummed that we have a bit of a language barrier between us... and it seems to get worse as the years go by. But then sometimes I realize traits in myself that I must have gotten from him: my love of having company, finding a joke in everything, general optimism in life... and that makes me think that I'm a lot closer to him than I think.
C is for Content Cat
This little girl kept me company during one late night knitting session at Rebecca's coffee house (they're open 24 hours on the weekends). How do I know she was a she? Why, by the saucy studded pink collar of course. When she woke up from her nap, I played with her with some waste yarn for like 20 minutes. Anyone who can be amused by yarn for that long is obviously a kindred spirit.
A is for Angel
This is a picture of a picture I took when I visited the Louvre in the summer of 1998. It was a whirlwind tour. People say you need at least a week to appreciate the Louvre, but we had one day. But when I passed by this sculpture, the light coming through the side window, the illusion of weightlessness of the marble wings, the beautiful arc of the woman's arm, they all stopped me midstride.
It made me realize that it wasn't so much that I saw the entire Louvre, but what I got out of it. I realized that I could site here in front of this scene for the rest of the day and it would still have been time well spent.
