Some friends from New York City gave me a gift this morning, two pieces of an old tin roof in a wooden frame. It is a beautiful gift, I will find a place for these beautiful images in my office. I am not drawn to nostalgia, but I confess I would love to live in a world where craftsmen and artists took the time and trouble to make ceilings so beautiful.

There is more craftmanship in these two pieces of a tin celing than in many homes built today. They will remind me of the power and beauty of creativity, I cannot recall the last time I looked up at a ceiling and saw anything so beautiful A sweet birthday gift.