Thank you sweet heart for the belated birthday gift. I would never have guessed this is what you had up your sleeve. I love you very much and appreciate the effort it took to accomplish this. Thank you.
The back story:
In 2010 Needles and I went on our first vacation, just the two of us. We decided to go to Boston and Salem, Mass. and then rent a car and venture up into Maine. We drove up to York, Maine and to Nubble Lighthouse and while there noticed an older gentlemen selling prints of his paintings of the lighthouse. We decided on not purchasing one as we didn't know if we would be able to make it back home with it in good shape. The very next year we vacationed in Bar Harbor, Maine and later that trip we ventured to Portland Head Lighthouse and to my amazement the same artist was there selling prints of that lighthouse. I purchased one without hesitation and then kicked myself for not buying one of Nubble Light the year before. Over the next couple of years I would often have regrets that I didn't purchase the print. Apparently Needles decided to be sneaky and contact the gift shop of the Nubble Light and convince them to sell one and ship it to her. This is something they said they don't usually do. To say I was surprised when I opened the gift is an understatement. For the rest of the evening and even now I get a big grin on my face thinking about all the trouble this wonderful woman went through to do this and finally put to rest one of my regrets. Thanks again Needles. LY
Above is the two prints of the lighthouses, Nubble Light and Portland Head . Pictures of the same lighthouses that I took while on vacation below.
The artist Bill Thomson
