The last time I met Teri, it was neutral territory: we met in Winchester for a few hours. Last Thursday we had the whole day, so I picked Teri up from the closest train station and took her back to my house. As I began to make coffee, Teri said: Now that you know I’m not an axe murderer, you can have me over to your house, right?
And we laughed. Then she pulled a knife out of her bag…
Now that’s just crazy talk, she did no such thing. But we did talk like crazy. All day – through coffee, lunch, a walk on the wild side High Street - the words flowed. Seven hours later, after I’d driven her back to the train station, we sat in the car and talked some more. This quote is lifted from my post about the last time we got together:
We covered blogging, Betsy, families, mothers and daughters, absentee fathers, our lost youth, carpe diem, MA vs MFA, working, WIPs, time wasted obsessing about wobbly bits, parenting, tennis, food, writing, Jeff, and all of you fabulous, marvelous bloggers.
We pretty much covered all of this again. Well, apart from Jeff.** And it was good, nay great. But upon reflection, I don’t think we’ve covered everything in sufficient detail. Teri? Rematch please.
Oh lovely to see you beautiful women together again. Colour me green with envy.
How did you know green is my favourite colour?
Me too. Only I might say “Color me green….”
Gorgeous women! I wanna talk about writing and wobbly bits too! (I always find it bizarre that some of the writers I know online have real, bonafide relationships in the real, real world. Wow!)
Writing yes, wobbly bits, no!
I feel like I can reach out and just touch the two of you. You’re real. You’re really real.
We really are.
I wish I could visit, too. I’ll leave my knives and axes at home, promise.
Start swimming Sarah!
Okay, now I’m just feeling flat-out jealous. TWICE now, Teri and Downith? Really, is that fair?
Looks (and sounds) as if you picked up right where you left off–so happy for you, friends. Love when life brings us together off the grid. The way it should!
Me too, Erika.
Carter Library is on her way back to California, wobbly bits and all !! Look for my post in the coming days titled: Planes, Trains and Automobiles … and Subways, or “How to Find The Duchess”
I miss you already!
Just look for the tiara.
Miss you too.
What a wonderful day the two of you had. You both look gorgeous. Oh, to be a fly on the wall for those conversations…
I’d rather you were a peep at the table, than a fly on the wall Lyra.
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Thank you. A lovely photograph of two beautiful women.
I love it, and you guys look great!
I’d love to hear what you discussed about the MA vs. MFA, by the way.
What fun! Having met Teri, I can imagine the time spent just flew. I’m so glad you posted a photo. I love being able to see my friends.
Lovely ladies! I know my time with Downith just flew, so special to have these meaningful hours. My turn next please.
I have had the pleasure of meeting our Teri twice now–and she was every bit as wonderful as I imagined she’d be. But you, dear Downith–when will I have that pleasure? Some day we will make this blog circle complete. I’d love to think we could all gather one day in one spot. A girl can dream, can’t she?
In matters such as this Sherry, a girl MUST dream.