Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s 2005 book, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life is one of the sweetest and most inspiring books I’ve ever read, so I’m constantly checking for Amy updates. This week, I struck lucky with a YouTube video, The Beckoning of Lovely (see above).

At the end of an earlier video—17 Things I Made—Amy asked people to meet her in a Chicago park to make an 18th thing. What was the thing? No-one knew. And yet, hundreds turned up.

And they made more than one thing. They made friends. They made someone’s day. They made out. They made music. It was simple. And it was beautiful.

Now Amy plans to make a collaborative movie about things people are making (”Whatever it is you’re making, if it’s lovely, send it to us.”) Find out more on Amy’s blog.

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