Cards and envelopes are selected. A pair of scissors and a glue stick are located. And I’m ready to get to work. (Or play. Sometimes, it feels like play.)
Why choose sympathy cards to make nests for Huck, Chuck, and Bruce?
For this trio of fine feathered friends, the nests are home base. They represent the comfort and security that a home affords. All is well when the waterfowl are in their nests.
The sympathy cards make me think of my parents and John’s parents. They also cause me to reflect on our childhood homes. John and I were not raised in mansions, but we both had the tremendous blessing of living in comfortable, secure dwellings as children. No doubt, a blessing from the good Lord Himself.
Crafting the nests from these cards is a tribute to our parents and an expression of gratitude for their provision of “nests” in our early years. Sadly, none of our parents will ever read my poems or children’s books. But their legacy will live on in the collage illustrations of Huck, Chuck, & Bruce: At the Shore.
Snip! Snip! Snip! And in a few minutes, I have all that I need to make a nest for Chuck.
All in a day’s work. (Or play.)
