Some truths are universal and it doesn’t matter where you live. “The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose” – from a tj card by Shawn Byles. I packed to there and back again a ‘color stick’ gifted me by Hilary and every day as I use it – thoughts of her. The day I left the City for the city, my cordless hot water kettle died. It had been a gift from Kristin and TIm, years and years ago. And every day that I used it, they fondly came to mind. Imagine my surprise, delight and wave of other emotions, when I found a ‘toaster-sized package waiting for me at the Post Office. Kristin had sent a new cordless hot water kettle for my first day back. Now that is a winning idea and all the times I use it throughout the day, I think of them. Giving is a wonderful thing. It is the marvelous flipside of getting.