[Magdalen] Help! Lost object

[Ginga Wilder]

Praying, Jay.
Ginga

On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 7/21/2015 4:50:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
>
> A couple of years ago a woman brought me two rather large gems, one  to
> wrap
> "if I could", the other as an example of how she would like it done  "if
> possible>>>>>
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> Prayers for finding the gem.
>
> This reminds me of the story of my ostrich egg painted in Ukrainian
> style by the Easter egg group active in the Twin Cities in the early
> 1970's.
>
> I bought the egg because, of course, it was beautiful, but also it  was
> harmonious with my Royal Crown Derby Imari pattern china (which
> china I have now downloaded on my daughter for the granddaughters),
> and made a very elegant centerpiece during Eastertide.
>
> Steve Hartwell, a former Episcopal Franciscan monk and his spouse
> saw the Ostrich egg one year and they were obviously strongly
> attracted.  Since there was at the time an active Ukrainian Easter  egg
> group here in NE PA, I just gave it to them and they took it back to
> their home in Seattle.
>
> I assumed I could get another done in a somewhat similar manner, but
> the organization after collecting a new, unpainted egg I found, simply
> fell
> apart, and no egg has ever replaced my original.
>
> I didn't have the inclination to ask the Hartwells to give it back.  I
> think now
> that Steve is enjoying the egg in a greater light and on another shore
> having
> passed on from liver carcinoma a couple of years ago.
>
>
>
> David Strang.
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