Tuesday, October 13, 2009

For the last few years, my dad has been filling up notebooks with what he calls his "wonders"--his musings about the animal world, the human world, the world of language and other amazements. As part of his 90th birthday celebration, the family decided to compile his wonders as a bound book. The Book of Wonders came out looking gorgeous (and it was so wonderful to see the surprise on his face when we presented it to him on Saturday. I wish I had a clearer image than this one to share! At least you can see the cover clearly below; the guy doing the limbo is my dad in 1969--the coolest cat ever. My mom is looking pretty groovy herself in her straw hat and sunglasses behind him.) You can order the book here and fill your own life with wonder(s).

6 comments:

Deborah said...

A writer AND a limbo master, who knew? What a wonderful gift!

Marjorie said...

What a fabulous and meaningful gift! I'll have to remember that for my Dad's upcoming 70th.

Oh, and you should send that limbo picture to http://myparentswereawesome.tumblr.com/.

Elisa Tudor said...

That is so cool Gayle. I can't wait to read it. That is an amazing present to give him.

Tricia J. O'Brien said...

Wow. So cool that you did that. I think it's pretty wonderful for everyone.

Titus said...

Simply fantastic!

Kelly said...

Awesome! What a thoughtful idea!