A Surprise Present!

Today I received a beautiful present, a unique and exquisite piece of art. It was made by a very talented young lady called Lauren, who is the daughter of one of my lovely colleagues. Lauren has never met me before and I was both taken back and quite emotional to receive such a gift this morning – a piece of work that has taken hours of creation and thought. At first I thought the Bee-eater was simply cut out and was shocked to hear from Linda (her mother) that she had drawn this Bee-eater with water soluble coloured pencils! What a brilliant bird artist! She had even found a postage stamp with the year I was born! If you are reading this Lauren, THANK SO MUCH!