Old Friends

                          This amazing phenomenon has been happening. I signed on to Facebook as a way to communicate with my other siblings. We are scattered almost to the four corners. My brother Mark, somewhere, either the Canary Islands or Berlin....Alex in Santa Fe, Colin in San Fransisco, Paula in upstate New York  ( but a city girl at heart!), not to mention nephew's, niece's, cousins and Exes  of theirs whom I still Love. So it was cool, I was connected, I had traveled around and didn't have the continuity in my friendships that most people experience.     
                          Then the Men that have played important roles in my life started to appear. It was joyous, my first true love that I kept having "almost" meetings with , a number given to a mutual friend, a number transposed , a web site down, all kind of weird little glitches. I adore this man and it was so great to actually meet in front of the Harvard Coop, like we had used to, the last time 33 years ago.

                           Then I got the whole gang, a tight knit group of peeps that either owned, worked or orbited around Fowle's in Newburyport.  So along with all this reconnecting there has been great joy and also great sadness. I took for granted that because I was alive and  well everyone else would be. It was strange that when I was told that we had lost this fiercely loving woman, I flashed on her child and couldn't quite grasp that she was grown and about to get married....I had that cute little 6 year old, giggly  face in my minds eye. After that experience, It was brought home how tenuous it all is....and how petty we all can be at times. We are all older and hopefully wiser. If there were any transgressions along the way, that was then. It taught me that I don't want to miss anymore Now with someone.



  Amy Maliszewski's daughter Rachel and long time dear  friend , Lenore Rogers ( along with others, I don't know )  started this Foundation called "Amy's Treat".  It's an amazing way to honor Amy and give to those dealing with cancer a small respite.  Check it out... http://www.amystreat.org/index.html .  There is a concert coming up in November.   Times are tough,  but lots of little bits can add up!