*Anglophile

Durham Cathedral in Winter
DryPoint Print by Michael Bond

Anglophile
Day 3 — February 12

Elizabeth was a self-described Anglophile--a person who is fond of or greatly admires England.

For her third year of college at Kenyon in Gambier, Ohio, she studied abroad at Durham University in northeast England, and she repeatedly effused about that year, especially her relationship with her friends. She loved getting together for tea with Gail and John and John and John.

Time and time again, Elizabeth told me about the incredible Durham Cathedral—built from the late 11th to early 12th centuries, construction lasting 40 years. When we saw this image of Durham Cathedral created using the drypoint printmaking technique, she was immediately drawn back in time to the year she treasured at Durham.

Elizabeth and I travelled to England twice, but never to the northern regions. When she was faced with the decision to have a heart transplant, what gave her hope was that her health might be restored so that we could travel to Durham. She wanted to share her treasured memories.

I look forward to journeying there someday with Annika and Preston, so that we might see with our own eyes what she wanted us to see—and to walk in her footsteps.

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Day 3: the art of love and loss
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February 10, 2020, was the day my wife, Elizabeth Izant, entered the hospital. She and I were on a hopeful journey following her heart transplant five months prior. On March 1, she entered hospice and died March 11. This series is not about her medical journey. This is about sharing stories and reflections about our life together. In our 29 years of marriage, we collected a piece of art or two each year, often in celebration of our marriage anniversary. Each day from February 10 to March 11, I will be sharing an image of that art. And a story.