In May and June of 2001 (with no thought of 911 ahead) I attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop. While in Iowa City I visited a lovely Artists' Cooperative and bought the lampworked beads that were called "Planets." I wish I could dig up my diary from those days and tell you the exact name of the artist who made them. I wear them with an old version of the Greek Evil Eye or God's Eye or whatever because these blue beads remind me of the swirling galaxies out beyond the planets. This whole set reminds me of those lovely peaceful spring days in Iowa before any of us knew the world was about to explode. What do you remember from right before 911?
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