Pen & Ink

A kindred spirit

I woke up last week thinking of a friend we met when we played the Glastonbury Festival a few years ago.

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We met her backstage at Croissant Neuf where we played a few shows and befriended wonderful people. We camped there for a week in our tour van and spent a lot of time hanging out with the crew at this site.

Jolie was one of the many awesome crew members who took care of the bands, making sure everyone was fed and happy. (Three cheers for them!!!)

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She recently moved to the small Isle of Sark in the UK.

Her magical adventures have been quite an inspiration during covid. (click the link to see some of the goodness she puts out there)

Writing letters: An ancient ritual

Pen & Ink

Good old fashioned long-distance communication

I wanted to write to her the old-fashioned way, expressing my gratitude for being a source of light and joy in the world.

I took the time to search through all my drawers and cans where I keep my writing implements. I found my most beautiful and favorite pen.

Just a simple pen made the gesture that much more meaningful. I used a ruler to guide my calligraphy writing, and above all, I took my own sweet time.

I thought about the fun we had when she dyed my daughter’s hair pink . . .

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and shaved our band initials on Wayne’s head at the festival, as I first created the note to her in my brain.

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Texts are trite

If this were a text, that would be it. Two minutes and done, without a second thought.

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Creating connections

Wayne took a photo, I wrote a poem and we made a postcard.

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(We have a few postcard/mug options here at our Etsy Store)

As I addressed it, I thought of her shining free spirit all the way across the sea . . . walking through a forest or by the cliffs.

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It’s all about the journey

Then, on a cold and windy day in Philly, Wayne and I set out on foot to the post office.

We stopped to smell the roses still clinging to a vine in December.

We commented on how receiving a postcard in the mail is akin to smelling a rose in winter.

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I stood in a long line at the post office with my mask on, waiting to buy a stamp to send my little card off to England. 

As we walked back, I thought of how special and meaningful it is to send physical letters to people, written in Pen & Ink.

Good, good, good, good vibrations

When you write a note in Pen & Ink, you’re not only sending a letter, you’re sending your vibration of love, holding them in your heart with each step of the process . . .

and I am quite certain they can feel it.

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