Dear Liza,
It was so good talking with you last night, and seeing how long your hair has grown! I am so excited that you will be visiting next month.
Of course, a holiday of any kind is not complete without cookies. I am baking some for the cousins, and for Grandpa Nelson.
Since you have opened your card, I can share it here. I made it with Auntie Bridgett, who is a wonderful collage artist. She has boxes of papers, from the J. Peterman catalogue to old falling-apart books, magazines and even gift wrap, to cut up and use.
I find that if I have a person in mind as I flip though the paper, images come together and start to tell a story. For Cousin Jasper, there was a giant robot, tiny space dog, and diagonal lines. For Cousin Kestrel, birds perched on branches. And for you, a goofy bird in a heart.
Portland is a city where so many beautiful things are one of a kind, hand made, quirky and silly. It is a collage of everyone who lives here. That’s why I love it!
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 