Dear Liza,
It is hard, as a Grandma, to give gifts to teenagers, even those I know and love. Video games, music , and drumming are Jasper’s favorite things, and I know next to nothing about them.
So I’m making him a gift that is all about him. Literally.
I have culled and printed 60 photographs from his 14 years (so far) of life, put them in order, and written rhyming couplets to give the book some ‘bounce’.
For the two page spreads, the parts of the couplet aren’t always visible at the same time. But here is one where they are.
I made the book with directions from several books and Ruthie Inman, and I am pleased with it.
It is about 60 pages long and has taken about two weeks to get this far, working pretty obsessively.
I know it is wonky and some cuts are slightly askew. If I worried about them, I would never be able to make it at all. So wonky it is.
I am very pleased with this project, wonk and all. I hope Jasper will keep it for a while, returning it to me every now and then so I can continue his life story.
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 