Quilts

Dear Heart,
The surprise that my Mamma Mia had been hoarding underneath her bed has turned out to be a quilt that she is making for me; knitting and sewing and crocheting small squares of wool together, weaving something sweet and beautiful and pure for me. She's been working on it for months, apparently!
It was the first thing I pulled out of my Christmas sack. I sat there for a few minutes in silence, running my fingers over the fabric and turning the squares over and over in my hands.
So this is love. Quiet, honest, silently noble, entirely pure.
Happy Christmas!
Love, Lydia
P.S. Here is my beautiful sister sitting in the van down Mumbles before our wet walk. We've re-christened her Kate, after our new princess - she has the same long brown curls.