Did you ever wish that before you finished asking for what
you wanted the person smiled and nodded YES! Well that’s exactly what happened
to me a few weeks ago as I crossed the railroad tracks and entered yesteryear
or as the residence of San Juan
Capistrano
If you’ve been on the journey with me for a while my going
to the historic district to speak with merchants about hosting a Book Signing
Event for Casa de Naomi: The House of Blessing would appear to be a perfect
fit. If you haven’t, to bring you up to speed, I must share that while glancing
up I saw an artistic woman crossing the tracks out as I crossed into the
historic past. I had to fight the urge to turn and dog her steps, and I did
because I knew that someone leaving in the middle of the day was not what I was
looking for. No! I was absolutely certain that what I needed was someone who
had a place that harkened back to old Spain
At sometime in the future one of those places might contact
me. However, I wasn’t going to wait. So crossing the tracks once more, I
scanned the street and realized that the once vacant store front that had stood
empty for years whose weathered window panes had allowed a recently
re-transplanted native to view the collectables in its widow now housed a
gallery. And having at one time been a rather good facsimile of an aspiring
artist, I darted within as I joyfully called, “Hello!”
I was greeted by another equally joyous, “Hi!” as the woman
who I hadn’t followed turned and look at me. If I were writing a book rather
than a blog I might say that when our eyes locked it seemed to me that we
understood each other at first sight! And since I’m writing this that’s what
I’m going to say! A quick conversation and a commitment from Randi to host a
Book Signing on Valentines Day followed. Before I turned to leave the shop, I
handed Randi a copy of my novel.
As she escorted me to the door, her friend and fellow artist
asked about the Star of David she’d been working on. When she smiled and held
it up for him to see, I realized that it was one of a kind, and I wanted it. I
reminded myself that I wasn’t there to buy jewelry no matter how beautiful and
perfectly made it was. However, I couldn’t stop myself from saying, “If I sell
some books I will buy one of your pieces!”
Randi pointed to a mirror. As I watched she put the bobble
around my neck and fastened the clasp. “You gave me a book. I’m giving you a
necklace.”
I came to San Juan San Juan
If you’d like to join Randi, her artist friend and me, on
Valentines Day, we’ll be at The Black Cat Gallery, 26755 Verdugo St San Juan Capistrano
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