Day 29 - Dream House

"A picture of my dream house."

A cabin in the woods

with a covered porch

and a fireplace,
in the northern United States.

Day 28 - Shadow Roses

"A picture of my shadow."

Day 27 - My Bedroom

"A picture of my bed or room."

My tee-niny bedroom with

my "camping" air mattress.

(If the camera was a fraction of an inch back,

you'd see both sides of the door frame!)

Day 26 - Neighbors

"A picture of my neighbor."

July 12, 1975

Still at camp. I shouldn't have stayed another week. Danny found a girlfriend...I guess he doesn't like me any more. I know he would have had a lot more fun with Donna if I hadn't been around. More than anything else, I want him to be happy. Even more than I want him, I want him to be happy. And he seems happy with Donna, so that makes it easier to take. When he left Saturday, he hugged me good-bye. He knew I wanted him to, but he also knew it would tear me up. He was still holding me when I started crying. Since I'm going to boarding school in a few weeks, I'll probably never see him again. And after all these years of being together at camp...

(In 1978, I saw Danny again briefly. He was in the chorale at the Bible college he attended, and they came to sing at my Christian boarding school. I was 17. We visited for a while, and it was so great).

I think of you often, and I've tried to find you several times over the years. A little part of my heart will always be yours. Danny, I remember you.

Day 25 - Outer Banks

"A picture of a beach."

"Outer Banks"

This is an as-yet unquilted wall hanging

of a trip I took to North Carolina's Outer Banks.

The photo transfers of the lighthouse and the beach

are pictures I took there,

and the shells in the tulle at the bottom

are shells I picked up at that beach.

Day 24 - Bedbugs

"A picture of the insect I hate the most."

Bedbugs! Eww!

And I'm allergic to them, too!

(Part of my homeless shelter experience extraordinaire).

Lost at Sea

Day 23 - My Bunches

"A picture of my pet."

My precious Bunches

Jan. 1990 - Aug. 2005

I'll always miss you.

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