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January 22, 2008
A Patchwork of Love
Just when I thought the evening at The Storyteller couldn't get any better -- after all, I got to eat a delicious meal prepared by someone else and I got to tell stories about writing Hattie -- those sweethearts at the store had one more surprise for me.
Of course I cried when I pulled this quilt out of the gift bag. Here is its creator, Ruth, and me with a red nose from my tears of joy. Of course, if you've read the book, you know that this is a square from Mattie's Magic. I was overwhelmed.
You see, when you sit in your study, by yourself for three or four years, spinning a story, you have no idea how it will be received. I mean I can generally count on my mother loving what I write, but after that, all bets are off. So to think that someone like Ruth would love my book so much that she'd be inspired to make me a quilt -- well, that's enough to get the tears flowing all over again.
So I hit the hay tonight with fond memories of this whirlwind trip to San Francisco and with a full heart --and a soggy pillowcase.
Posted by kirby at January 22, 2008 11:07 PM