Crispin....an old dog.

After a couple of weeks of lotus eating yesterday was my birthday so the day was special.  It turned out more special than I could have imagined. Apart from the cards and good wishes in the morning my friend brought my dog back to me in the afternoon. She brought with her a very large parcel. I unpacked it and I was completely overwhelmed. When Crispin was a young dog I had commissioned her to make a sculpture of his head. This she did and the bronze has pride of place in my sitting room. Yesterday she gave me another. Crispin now old. It is very beautiful and made me weep.....she had spent hours and hours on it and had got it right. I was very touched by her generosity and talent.  Thank you God    and Val.