Gil is in Turkey this week. He is painting
another portrait for another family.
While
wandering around the local market on an afternoon off Gil comes across lots of
glass beads, all blue, white and yellow, Gill found out that it is tradition to
give the gift of a Boncuk (an evil eye bead) as they ward off evil and bring
luck to those who own it.
He brought one for Lavinia.
Then he set to work on his postcard for her. On
the back he wrote.
Darling Lavinia,
I am In Turkey painting another family
portrait.
I was wondering around the local market this
afternoon and I saw a great deal of these glass beads, they are said to ‘ward
off evil and keep you safe’ so I could not resist and just had to get one for
you. Keep it with you until I can be there with you!
Your Gil XXX
He went
back to the house he was staying at to wrap the glass bead and address an
envelope, then went to post it.
The post plopped onto the mat. Lavinia had been
waiting for it as she did every morning until Gils postcard arrived for that
week! Looking down she saw there was no brightly coloured postcard among the
letters, she sighed, maybe tomorrow she thought as she gathered up the letters,
flicking through them she saw Gils handwriting, not a postcard but a letter!
Her heart flipped as she tore open the envelope, inside was one of the brightly coloured postcards Lavinia had
been hoping for! Also inside was a small package wrapped in a piece of silk and
tied with a thin ribbon, she opened it carefully. Inside there was a flat glass
bead the same as what was on the front of Gils postcard.
She read what he had written.
She would of course do as Gil asked and keep it
with her at all times, it would be like a piece of Gil with her always!
She
made a small drawstring bag from the silk and ribbon and attached it to her
undergarments, close to her heart, it was a comfort to her, every night she
slipped it under her pillow after she had kissed it and said ‘goodnight’ to
Gil.So if you would like to see more postcards hop over to Darcy's blog!
13 comments:
Oh to get a letter...how wonderful is that!! Great Postcard
Ooh the romance is truly blossoming. I am so happy for them!
I was almost sobbing with emotion as I read your last paragraph! Great idea to send a charm - perhaps there are evil spirits lurking..... Super postcard. You have reminded me of a pair of earrings my daughter bought for me when she was very small after a holiday.
Janet xx
Very lovely colours !!
love it, circles & warding away the evil! I used these same colors on my coffee cup'age <3
You are doing such an amzing job with your story. I love all the little details. And the idea of the beads is brilliant. I really like how you presented them in your card.
great postcard. lovely story.
Wonderful installment to the story. I missed last week and had to go back to read it before I continued.
ohh I love those beads, she has fallen for him in a big way I think to keep it that close to her.
Beautiful card, love the eyes! Vaerie
Aww so sweet
Jan
Ahw, só sweet... I hope they get to meet soon! Or would he be less nice in person? Let's see what the future brings, starting with next weeks postcard!!! :)
How romantic, wonderful story and postcard. Love it.
Jen x
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