[Magdalen] Help! Lost object

[Molly Wolf]

Praying that the rock reappears.  What type was it?

Molly

The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -- Mark Twain

> On Jul 21, 2015, at 9:38 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Praying, Jay.
> Ginga
> 
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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>>>>>
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>>