Prayer flags at my godmother’s house.
photographs
Sagamore
Crossing the canal.
L-R: me, my mother, my godmother, my godsisterFull summer
At the beach. Despite their protests, they are both so happy to be back together after Grace’s 10 days away.
Compass
An early birthday present from my sister. A compass necklace, inscribed on the back with a quote from Whitman (her middle name, as well as my son’s): “Now voyager, sail thou forth to seek and find.”
I love this necklace for so many reasons. Because she and I went to the four corners of the earth together before we turned 10. Because I’ve often mused about the meaning of compasses in parenting. Because I have asserted that from now on I am going to navigate by the stars (in which effort I believe a compass is essential).
Thank you, thank you, thank you, dear HWM. I love you. xox