Noticing Small Changes

The Small Change Fund has refreshed its website.  Check out the Eastwood Food Project's page.  It states our intention in a clear, crisp way.  It also shows that nickles, dimes, quarters and dollars have been quietly accumulating during a season of dormancy -- almost $3,000!  Ideas have been gestating too.  We've been patiently waiting to see what might take root in the imaginations of Eastwood students.  As soon as we hear what's on their minds, we'll share the news here.



But today, we're remembering Susan.  52 years ago on this day, she began creating the work of art that became her life.  It was exquisite, one-of-a-kind, complete with vibrant colours, soft pastels and dark undertones.  While we wished for more minutes, hours, days and years together, we're with her now in what Canadian folk singer Ian Tamblyn calls the "25th hour of the day:"

In the 25th hour of the day I made my peace
And in that time allowed I unveiled a masterpiece
All the lessons they were learned
All the lost had been returned
All debts were repaid
In that glorious hour of the day.

And in the 25th hour of the day all was done
No stone was left unturned, no song unsung
Not one lingering 'might have been',
Or 'If I could do it over again'
For in that hour 'over again' was easily arranged.

In the 25th hour of the day I closed my book
And for the first time in many years I had a chance to look around me
No one calling on the phone - oh my god how the boys have grown ...
But it was not too late, in that glorious hour of the day.

And in the 25th hour of the day all was revealed
And though you may not believe, all wounds were healed
And in that hour the lost were found
So we walked to higher ground
And there watched the sun refuse to go down
In that glorious hour of the day.

In the 25th hour of the day I made my peace.

(This song appears only on an early version of Tamblyn's album When Will I See You Again?  You can hear him sing a few bars on this video at 4:11.)