A Quiet Saturday
@BelleStarr (61047)
United States
August 8, 2020 7:50pm CST
Things are quiet here in CT this fine Saturday evening. Last night my Internet and cable went out at about 10 pm. It came back about 7:30 this morning.
As is my Saturday routine I met my friend Irene for breakfast. Today was at her house and she made crepes. They were delicious. I brought over some Vermont maple syrup to have with them.
we then played two games of Scrabble, one win each!! We are pretty well matched. Did I ever say how I met my friend Irene? It was in 1976 and I trained her to take over my payroll job when I was promoted to the head of the computer department.
She was a young newlywed and I was a young mother. The company folded in 1978 but we vowed to remain friends and we have. Not only that, when I did her genealogy we are 7th cousins, so we have a blood tie. We are sisters of the heart we say.
We have been through a lot with each other and our friendship has survived it all. She is a great cook and sent me home with a huge hunk of Jewish Coffeecake for Al and I to snack on, now that is a good friend !! lol
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@Letranknight2015 (51526)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
You're blessed to have a friend like that. Lucky for you that she happens to be a relative.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Aug 20
It is wonderful to have a close friend you can share things with, The coffeecake sound good.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
9 Aug 20
It was very very good, she is a good baker.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
11 Aug 20
It does make it hard when you move. I have always lived in the area of CT where I am now, not in the same town but only 7 miles away.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
12 Aug 20
@BelleStarr It does make a difference. I do need to get involved in things and that would help meet people but can't do that right now because of covid-19.
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 Aug 20
That is so wonderful to have a close and good friend such as Irene. Not only to share in the good times together, but to lean on each other in the bad times as well. I'm glad your friendship has stood the test of time.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
11 Aug 20
We made a real effort to keep in touch after we no longer worked together and it has gone well.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Aug 20
@BelleStarr Isn't that awesome that you were able to keep in touch? I still keep in touch with several of the crew I worked a part-time job at way back when I was in college. I am also still very close with my work "family" from my first job out of college.
@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
9 Aug 20
I'm glad you found a good friend in Irene. Good, loyal friends are hard to come by!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
9 Aug 20
They are and I am blessed to have a few, my friend Kathy and I have been friends since we were 5.
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@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
10 Aug 20
@BelleStarr I have two good friends that I've had since high school. They are rare to come by. Have a good week!
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Aug 20
What a wonderful friend. It's great when you have a friend that is just like you, a good friend also. You obviously love each other mutually. 
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
10 Aug 20
We do and she just became a grandma for the first time and is over the moon!!
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@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
13 Aug 20
That’s really cool that y’all are cousins.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
13 Aug 20
lol Not as cool as you might think, since we are both French Canadian it was inevitable. We are related to all French Canadians I have literally over 1000 4th cousins or closer just on Ancestry. But I am very glad we are related.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
10 Aug 20
I have 4 really close friend who I can count on through thick and thin
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
10 Aug 20
It's nice to hear that you have such a long time friendship (or sisterhood). I'm sure Al was happy to get his coffeecake from Irene.
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@Elizaby (6901)
• Pensacola, Florida
10 Aug 20
I had an aunt named Irene who was the first daughter after several boys and then several more sons before my aunt Mandy and mother (who granddad insisted on naming Lovene) were the end at number 11 and 12. We spent our summers growing up going to the farm Aunt Irene lived on (complete with a outhouse and good cold well water) or Aunt Mandy's Dairy who named their cows after the many nieces and nephews
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
10 Aug 20
You have a good friend there, going through thick and thin. I do not have any. My best friend ran off $500 and thats it. Lost in touch
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
10 Aug 20
I’m sorry you lost your friend but you never know when a new one will come along
@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
9 Aug 20
It appears things are going fine at your place.
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