Ruth's hands were extraordinary Jim reminded me. They were long, beautiful and got comments from strangers on the street. They exist in visual memory in many of the art works in our house. Ruth's hands translated through the shrinkage of clay into proportionately perfect hands. They were Gothic.
I miss them and ache for them.
B and I spent the day together. I went on her school field trip to the science museum and she came to my final class at Hampshire. She was really pretty well behaved. One slight melt down at the museum - and really great during the class - one of my students was especially helpful and has offered babysitting in exchange for glass lessons (sounds good to me).
I am exhausted - ran 3.5 miles yesterday. Nothing today - just getting through the day.
I remember her eyes more than her hands because they were so penetrating ...
ReplyDeleteRuth did have the most wonderful hands - so smooth and perfectly proportioned. I miss them too.
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I used to sneak Katie into Mo Kelman's class when she was 2 years old. I would sit in the back row and put Katie on the floor with her toys. I believe that the times Katie spent at school and at Snow Farm surrounded by creative open minded people helped to mold her into who she is today. Bennett is going to benefit just the same. Moms do extraordinary things in the course of one day, it's no wonder your exhausted. Hugs, Karen B
ReplyDeletePat, your words are so touching and poignant. This post brought tears to my eyes. Much love.
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