Celebrating the Publication of
Sand Dollar!
That's me sitting beneath the cover
painting by Fran Decker.
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At the party elements of the book that had only been ideas and
words on pages became real. I made a wedding cake like the one Ann
made for Mary and mixed up some punch --- complete with a rum
bottle beside it. By the way, the bottle was empty by the end of the
party. A lavish bouquet of palm leaves, ferns, and orchids completed
the wedding theme.
A laudanum bottle from my bottle collection provided a reminder of
the sadder elements of the story.
The laudanum
bottle flanks an
antique writing
set that belonged
to Eric's
grandfather.
Cliff Saylor kept the cake and punch coming!
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Florence
Miller,
Marilyn
Smith, and
Eric.
John Strain,
Ann
Gallagher,
and me.
