So, big birthday for my 'other arf' and I'd thought about the usual stuff: books (already too many) small trip away - too many constraints currently, outlandishly expensive whisky - already bought for him by the lad at Christmas, so I decided on a more conceptual art project type gift, since I'm already m mostly covered in paint and earth, might as well continue.
Present in three parts: PAST: small old wooden box containing gold painted oak leaves to represent his past decades
PRESENT: Recycled canvass with appropriate word evoking a gift and The Present. Something I feel Mark sometimes forgets to inhabit . . .
FUTURE: An oak tree which we planted on his birthday. The future is unknown, and feels very unknown at this current world-mess time, so planting a tree of the region feels hopeful and should last for many decades, or millennia if its a very strong specimen. I will be encouraging it every time I go to empty the compost bin.
