Houseguest #3, Cavities, Stones from the GODS

Dearest friends,

Your words lifted my heart the highest spheres the other day: thank you for being there with me through both my moments of high joy and the moments that leave stingers in your honey.

That is what friendship is; what community really is.

With you I never feel alone: I hope you can feel my gratitude.

I poured tremendous love into the cabbing of a MASSIVE collector's laguna agate. When set, this stone will rule the world.

There is a rainbow in there, a lovely rainbow. Greens, pinks, layers of red and grey and a gemmy yellow clear agate over a petal pink bubble....sigh. Too beautiful!!

Ed, if you're reading this, I hope you are proud: your mentoring rings in my head as I work.

My dearest friend Annie is here from Pittsburgh, PA for the next four days and we've been having such a wonderful time together: she is one of those friends I refer to as "rubberband friends", because no matter how long the distance you never lose that wonderful connection.

Going on twenty year loving her now :)

Today I had my first cavities drilled and filled: somehow I made it through thirty two years without one: now I find myself recovering from the strange feeling of novocain.

Jittery.

Sending you tons of best wishes for a wonderful weekend: we are off to Petaluma tomorrow and SF the next day!

xoxoxoxoxox,

Allison