Figgy Pudding Update

Florida Figgy in the top she crocheted.

Our daughter Figgy texted me this photo today. She has been crocheting a lot lately. For Christmas, she made Sis and Dan beautiful scarves. She crocheted pretty hats for me and Punch and a scarf for one close friend, a hat for another. With Punchy’s birthday gift last week, she enclosed a little box of tiny, fluffy yellow Easter chicks from Michaels for the whole family. She had crocheted mini hats for two of them! Haha so cute. Every time I see them, I smile.

I like to stand back and see Figgy blossom more and more and more. As parents, that is what we hope for but often, we (I) must wait. A tightly wound rosebud does not unfurl to full beauty in a day. And I imagine that throughout the arc of our children’s (young or adult) lives, we will have times of witnessing and times of waiting. Figgy is blooming not only as a biologist/scientist and avid bird watcher/nature lover but also as a friend, crafter, gardener, reader, cook. 

For the last two Christmases, she wanted stickers from Pipsticks, which has an amazing collection (including puffy stickers). For Christmas 2022, Santa came through. Fig loves sending stickered snail mail and whimsical homemade cards from her Florida nest. I think crafting is a healthy outlet for her, a stress coping skill. God bless Figgy Hurley as she makes her way through life.

Good night.