A Gleeful Gathering in New Immigrant

I hope many of you have shared in my great happiness of lunching with NorthernTeacher who is visiting long time friend and the person who introduced me to Open Diary, Woman in the Moon. Both have written about it in their diaries with a photo on Woman’s and also on my Facebook page.

This was my first experience meeting another diarist face to face and the experience was unforgettable. Both Woman and NT were warmly welcoming, which put me immediately at ease, then, as NT said, conversation seems effortless because we know so much about each other.

One of the first things I did was ask NT her husband and daughters
names. Funny, I was curious about that. Since I’ve been absent here for so long I was eager to hear details of the Princess wedding.

Both NT and Woman know how to have a good time. They’re open to trying new things - like the painting class - and are quick to laugh. I
appreciated their gusto and they tickled me with their tales. Their friendship and ease together was lovely to experience.

Because of Fergus I viewed NT as a cat person although I’d seen that photo of her with a dog. Her dog loving side was apparent when she set out to win over Woman’s timid Gracie. The ultimate success had been achieved when Gracie chose NT for comforting during a thunderstorm.

When we visit my Sister in the low humidity of MT we need chapstick in our pockets at all times. NT said it’s the same way in her area. The fact that she endured the highest humidity of our summer (On the worst day her hair was soaked and dripping) and went hiking in spite of it, got kudos and praise from me. Yes, NT is hardy.

From their writing we know WITM and NT are substantive, intelligent women, and they are endlessly interesting, so I guess their adventure-
some and fun-loving sides was a special discovery of being with them.

I could go on and on. Our time together felt normal yet poignant, the memory of which I will forever relish. Wish you all could have been there!
Praise be to Open Diary and then Prosebox for enabling us to continue our special relationships and conversations.