Yesterday I had one of those mornings which I can only describe as an explosion of goodness.
Early in the day, the members of my D'Art group met up to clear out and re-organize one of the members' studio.
I have as much (or more) fun organizing art supplies as I do using them, so the opportunity to do something I love, for someone I love, was a blessing in itself.
But this someone I love is an avowed "match-maker", who finds great joy in connecting friends she loves with other friends she loves.
So I had the pleasure of making two lovely new friends before breakfast.
Breakfast!
She made us a breakfast of crepes, with fresh strawberries and whipped cream, crispy bacon, juice, and fresh hot coffee.
There was so much goodness for body, soul and spirit that it was necessary to expend energy just to keep from exploding.
Off we went to work.
In a cottage studio so sweet I'm sure it's part of a fairtytale.
My friend was paring down the contents of her studio during the reorganization, and piled up the give-aways for our perusal and taking.
How blessed was I to inherit one of her collections to add to one of my (meager-to-the-point-of-imaginary) collections?
This morning (this wonderfully quiet Saturday morning), Prince Charming and I handled and discussed each new treasure.
And then we laid our new wood floor.
Jack approved.
As well he should.
Each slat is inscribed with a bit of history.
Some are so old that the phone numbers are only 5 digits long.
All have a message of one sort or another.
And the variety of color is lovely.
We didn't really lay a floor with these.
But I wish we could.
I could look at them with enjoyment for a very long time.
When I thought back over the day that brought them into my keeping, I knew I would never be able to write about it's many blessings in just one post, much less represent them on a single Inchie.
I thought about trying to draw an explosion of goodness.
I thought about drawing a cup running over.
I thought about an exclamation mark.
And then I realized something wonderful.
I did not have to limit myself to just one inch for this day.