As I’ve
started my preparations for the holiday season and the end of the year, I’ve
found my days peppered with an assortment of memories. Lately, these
reflections and my creative endeavors resulted in the crafting of a few paper
pockets. The simple creations will display and store small mementoes and
photographs from our family farm and my travels. Each item represents a
cherished memory.
These are two of the photos I'm inserting in the envelope. I snapped
these images on Bethnal Green in East London’s market district. I found the
design studio’s casual, minimalistic style not only lovely, but quite magical.
There’s a
chance I would have never seen this particular site, if my husband and I hadn’t
gotten lost that day. We were in search of the homeware’s store, Labour and Wait. We never found it, much
to my dismay, but stumbled, instead, upon a wonderful little bookstore, artisan
jewelry shop, and small eatery, Kahaila
Café, where I indulged in one of the most delicious pieces of chocolate
cake I’ve ever eaten. This glass-encased
wonderland was the final highlight of what turned out to be a fascinating
little adventure.
While I
regret not reaching my intended destination, I harbor no disappointment about
losing my way that day. Occasionally, one must be lost, in order to be found.
Do true....sometimes we get what we want but it is in a different form or time.
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