Just a few weeks after
Polly celebrated her 60th birthday, her husband reached the milestone of 70. She wanted to give him
one of my cards too, one that brought together all the things he loves.
The themes she requested were yoga, baseball (especially
the Mets), and piles
of books. The books had to reflect his wonderfully varied interests: genocide,
the Hebrew Bible (
Tanach), and sports statistics. Quite the eclectic reading list!
Polly sent me some photos of her husband Marc to use as reference. I asked
whether I should show him wearing the hat that appeared in every photo, to
which she replied, "Yes!" Apparently, he bought it in Australia and wears
it all the time.
My card shows Marc wearing his favourite Australian bush hat and sitting
cross-legged in the
Lotus Pose (Padmasana), the most famous yoga
position. It is a traditional meditation posture where each foot is
placed on the opposite thigh, with the soles facing upwards. One hand is
shown in the
chin mudra yogic hand gesture, which is believed to
instil wisdom, improve concentration, calm the nervous system, and lift
dull energy. The gesture is formed by touching the tip of the thumb to
the tip of the index finger to create a circle, while keeping the
remaining three fingers extended.
In Marc's other hand, he is
holding a pile of books titled with the subjects requested by his wife.
I added the Mets logo to the card, along with a big orange number 70 to
mark his milestone birthday.
Polly told me that Marc loved his
card.
"Thank you Lisa for yet another amazing card!" she wrote.
