Because You've Got to Have Friends

I would like to point out that many of you have developed friendships with people over this space aged thingy that they call the Internet.  Great friendships, but private ones for the most part; your friends & family may not be aware of your very good long distance friends.  

In light of one of my very good friends recent experience, having her house blasted nearly apart by a tornado, I felt that I should encourage people to have some sort of emergency notification buddy who would, in the event of the unimaginable, be willing to send a note to your long distance peeps so that they know if something has indeed happened, rather than just an open ended disappearance from online.  No one wants one of their friends to be missing.

My dear Annie showed just why I love her, & I do, for when I called to see how she was, her reply was "well I don't live in the woods anymore".  Her unbelievable sense of humour having close to 100 of her 40 year old trees uprooted lets me know she'll be just fine.  A major remodel to plan, cats & 'coons to keep her busy & smiling & wonderful neighbours chipping in.  Who wouldn't for such a wonderful woman!!  Glad you are safe love!!

How can I not drive down with my guitar for Anniestock now???

Always On My Mind...

The removal of someone from your life is really very extraordinary.  They were there, & now they are gone.  You have no choice but to accept it & move on with your own life.  Even more bizarre is that one day, I will be the missing person in the lives of those who know & care about me.  

Sure, it's the natural order in the world.  Birth, life, death.  It's the attachment that you are never truly prepared for; or better yet, the detachment.  A lifetime of memories can be created in a very short time.  It furthers my reasoning that you should really use your time wisely in life with the people that you care about.  One day they may be gone.  I'm not talking about people that come & go, living their lives somewhere that you are not, but when your person ceases to exist on the planet.  It's really very odd.  Natural, but odd.

♥PGW♥

To my lost ones, you are missed & always in my heart.