Jon: I’ve been skipping the news as well. It saddens me because I want to be informed, but my spirit cannot take the ugliness. I look forward to your posts every day. They are an oasis for my soul. — Blog Reader Donna.

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Note: Speaking of Souls, Maria and I went to the doctor and signed a Do Not Resuscitate order. It’s time. It was a bit sad, but it also felt good. We had one a few years ago, but this is more detailed and up-to-date. It means if my heart stops, they can’t bring me back. Then we came home and blogged, and Maria went to her belly dancing class. I expect to be around, gassing for years.  I’ve got a new mystery to read by the fire, and I am excited.

And then the big news – I have four beautiful new Callas. They came right out of the sky. Every day, I skip the news, a victory for my soul and spirit.

Today, I stopped by Sue Lamberti’s Cambridge Florist Shop. She was excited to see me.

“Hey,” she said, “look what I have. ” She pointed to a new delivery of beautiful Calla Flowers. I was so excited when I ran out of the store with them that I forgot to pay for them.

I’ll return tomorrow, get three more, and pay for them all. I got four today.  What a happy surprise.

They are not the cheapest flowers, but they are the most evocative. They are full of mystery and shape.

I put them on a table in the afternoon sun and had a miraculous hour of joy, meaning, and creativity. I couldn’t stop smiling and taking photos. I was hungry in one way and could not stop eating.

There is something profoundly spiritual about these flowers, something Georgia O’Keeffe found as well, perhaps the only thing she and I have in common. She wasn’t the most likable person in the world, and I’m not either; I can’t imagine we would be friends. I am very grateful to her for introducing me to these flowers; they lift me, stir my heart, and bring to mind Donna’s “Oasis of the Soul” up above. It’s a beautiful idea, and it was no accident; I suspect they arrived today. Thanks to Sue for knowing how excited I would get. “I wasn’t worried about your paying,” she said, you are always here. True, true.

So here they are. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. More photos will be posted tomorrow—it’s Calla week. Callas somehow and in some way have become the heart of my spiritual work; I can’t explain it. I noticed that O’Keeffe couldn’t either. I don’t see how we would ever have been friends, but I would surely like to have met her.