Granddaughter Trinity has been a horse lover all her life. In fact, when she first got a social media account, she called herself "Horsey Reader" to indicate two of the things that she loved most.
Trinity & Abby together in the old barn.
And with Sultanna and a very young Two Socks.
Trinity visited with Abby, Two Socks, and the herd many, many times, and when she learned that Abby had died, she decided to make me a very special gift. She gave it to me while we were in Utah for the wedding.
At first I thought the glass in the frame had shattered in transit, giving it that spiderwebbed appearance.
But it hadn't. Trinity (who also sews) had taken thin, silver metallic thread and hand stitched a ray pattern right onto the picture! Isn't that cool? And she'd used what is my favorite picture of Abby and me!
But Trinity wasn't done gifting me. Harking back to the "Reader" part of her early social media name, she gave me this magnet.
It's an illustration from one of the Little House on the Prairie books, a series that Trin, her Aunt Lisa, and other family members (including me) all love. She got Lisa a magnet, too.
Books too good to put down so you bring them to the dinner table, even at a family gathering!
The two gifts are sitting right behind me on the shelf behind my desk where I usually photograph new models. Both have great meaning to me and I like having them nearby. I may hang the picture in my office or sewing room and put the magnet on the fridge in the future, but for now, they aren't going anywhere.
Sweet reminders not only of a horse I loved, but of a thoughtful girl I love even more. Thanks, sweetie.
What sweet and compassionate gifts.
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