Happy Naw-Ruz!

Happy Naw-Ruz! [New Year!]

Tomorrow we meet at Deb and Tim's for the annual Naw-Ruz breakfast. Enayat decided he does want to come along, so off I go in a few minutes to Eatonville so we can go together in the morning. What song did I have stuck in my head this morning? "Zippetty do dah, zippetty ay . . ." what our friend George traditionally sings every year, a song of exuberance and joy. In the afternoon we plan to go to our friends Karen and Fredric in Gig Harbor for a High Tea and celebration of the arts. I plan to bring my Mountain of the Lord tapestry depicting an artist's conceptual scene with historic and prophetic elements of Mount Carmel. [Although referring to myself as an artist is probably stretching it a little bit.]

Just watched the President give a Naw-Ruz statement and greeting to mainly Iranian leaders. Rather nice.

Last night I finally finished reading "Three Cups of Tea." My first inspiration was to want to make a tapestry depicting the general concept. Visiting Greg Mortenson's website, however, I think what they want is cold, hard cash. If I make a tapestry it will be either to satisfy myself or to find a way to auction it off as a personal fundraiser for the project.

I guess we'll just have to see what happens next.