And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Matthew 6, 28&29
Every year, like clockwork, the Stella d’Oro lilies outside our kitchen window come into bloom. And every year, like clockwork, I become Katharine Hepburn. I come back inside and say to Mr. Merillion, “The lilies are in bloom again.”
And here’s Katharine:
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2 responses to “Here’s a Gold Star for You!”
Susan Dandorf
July 22nd, 2012 at 09:19
Beautiful and perfect!
Anonymous
June 30th, 2012 at 17:17
beautiful pictures make the verse come alive in a concrete way. Skip