and with a a swatch of vintage silk in a feather print, we let November go, say goodbye for now to Thanksgiving, and welcome in December with its pine needles, its brown paper packages, its mittens, its champagne, its snows.
At age 4, Phoebe received a gift of three beaded Masai bracelets, and began to dream of marrying an African who would give her more of those beautiful beads.