etegami as memory-keeper

"the 35th year"

the sun's #1 disciple

Our wedding anniversary comes at the same time each year, every year. (duh) Anniversaries are made that way, I guess, to help one not to forget (and these days my poor little gray cells need all the help they can get). That was a few days ago. This year, for the first time, I painted an etegami just for him. This year, for the 35th time, he gave me a bouquet of flowers. An etegami will last for a while, but flowers tend not to last very long. So I have made it my tradition to draw the flowers, or at least one or two flowers from among the bunch, as a keepsake of our special day. If I had been doing etegami back when I was raising my children, I could have marked their special days with etegami as well.

What special occasions would you mark with etegami if you could?

illustration friday (puzzled 2)

This is one of a series of etegami which I've been working on to give my husband on our 35th wedding anniversary. It's the first time I ever thought of making him an etegami as a gift. It makes me a little nervous to think too much about it. I am rather self-conscious about overt expressions of love. I hope it's not too subtle to get the message across.