My friends have keys to the Old Bat Cave. They put cookies and soup in my freezer when I am gone. And my menagerie of tiny pottery critters was expanded to include a great walrus.
My collection of outrageous earrings reached a new level of kitsch.
I have 6 orchid plants. When I left for Hawai’i there was one bloom stalk. And two of the orchids were on notice. If they didn’t bloom this year they were going to be compost. My friend took great care of them. When I returned yesterday two were blooming and the other four had flower stalks.
The Twilight Zone
I can not begin to tell you how important friends are to me in my old age. Friends make it all bearable. And we each know how hard it will be when…
For the record. The food here is hideous. But we had a great dinner. Friends brought wine and fudge. That helped.