In the midst of the chaos, I received an email from Tom - gushing over how much he enjoyed the envelopes and how frustrated he was that he had not sent any kind of thank you - to me - or maybe to the whole group - he did not specify - and his email was like getting hit with the proverbial ton-of-bricks reminder that I was supposed to tell stories about Tom when I posted his envelopes.
We've all known people who go above and beyond in helping others. If there were a Nobel Prize for Niceness - Tom would win one. And it is not just me -- it's everyone I know who knows him. I don't even. know which story to start with.
I've known Tom for 30 years. We met through the (late) calligraphy guild - and we have stayed in touch. He's a very talented artist and it's not my place to relate all the things that he does for other people - but trust me - they are above and beyond.
One quick story - during one of the guild weekend workshops - he found out that it was my birthday and baked me a cake to share at the workshop -- and decorated it with very clever *flags.* I think I posted a picture on the blog - I'll look for it - maybe. Part of me does not enjoy seeing the youthful Jean enjoying cake at a workshop. All things that are very dusty memories. <sigh>
OK
here is a link to the photo -
I'm the one on the right - my mom is the one on the left.
Currently, I am looking a lot like my mom <sigh>
But, it's worth seeing the cute idea for the cake.
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