Announcement and request

It occurred to me, on the plane on the way home from Dad's funeral, that I would find it comforting to have a formal period of mourning.

I'm probably not going to do a full high-Victorian year, but I'm going to put most fannish pursuits, and a lot of other things, on hold for a while. I have grief, and I want to sit quietly with it rather than try to fit it in with the rest of my regular life.

I don't have a graphics program any more -- would anyone be willing to make me a mourning icon? I was thinking of a drapery of lace, kind of like a square cut out of the bottom of this textile photo, but I'm open to other interpretations.

Back in a bit!