March 13, 2008 – I love my lady, who came to me from a friend and antiques dealer named Jack Metzger. I never know and never ask where Jack gets his stuff but he love what he does and knows me well and he brings me amazing things that enrich my life and stir the soul. Every piece of furniture in my study – every old bookcase and shelf comes from him. And last month, he brought me this lady, a marble bust he got from somewhere. It is a beautiful thing to look at when I write and blog and I am grateful to him. She has become my muse, and I pat her head when I write. I don’t have a name for her yet. She is a mystery.