the joking in all her glorious madness

has been making a quilt from her mother's old silk sarees for her-who-will-arrive-soon. and when asked to describe it since we are once again oceans apart, she said "the quilt is blue-green, cream, rust and yellow. it reminds me of a square sea." no, don't bat an eyelid, this is standard joking behaviour. she has been, through her life, responsible for breaking many hearts before being asked out for coffee by the king as he walked into the checquered bookstore she worked at. of course she carried a knife in her bag for the first date- "for all i know he could have been a goonda" was what she told me in defense of her actions.
anyway i am just taking the opportunity to go a little more public about her-who-will-arrive-soon. may SHE grow up making more square seas, breaking hearts as is her mother's wont, please gain knowledge of the game of cricket only from her father, please god and other acting invisible forces do make sure about the last request, please, please, plllllllleassssssssssse!!