The Gift of a Purchase

Sewanee's graduation weekend brings unexpected pleasures, like a comment by a children's book author/illustrator and designer, whom I met in the fall when her senior son was ill. We chatted then, long and enthusiastically about illustration and art and books and bookbinding. Afterwards, she apparently went to Shenanigans and made a purchase -- my H2O, about which I learned this weekend.

To me, she said, "I bought your book. It's beautiful -- the paper, the photographs, the printing!"

"Thank you," I said.

She turned to her husband, "You remember? The lovely little book in the living room? On the coffee table? She made it!"

I am still basking.