We used to meet twice a year for lunch and we still
do, but we can zoom every month and it is brilliant. We talk about her grandchildren, my wandering,
her photography, my crafting, and culinary experiments (always exciting) from
both of us
S and I have a friendship which is like a personal
time capsule. I babysat her older boys
while she went to hospital for the birth of the third. She got excited with me when I was ordained. We both have memories of wearing some pretty
dodgy outfits, even though we thought we were the bee’s knees when we wore
them! “Remember when” is a favourite
phrase.
We both look respectable on zoom but we each know that
the other is probably sitting in the midst of chaos and we don’t care. The top half of the outfit may be smart but
we won’t even mention what we might be wearing below the waist.
That’s real friendship magic—being known fully and
loved anyway.
I face to face my grandchildren most days after school, they live less than an hours drive, but after school all they want to do is go home.
ReplyDeleteNothing beats a real meetup, but online is still pretty good!
DeleteMeeting with friends an family is so much easier with zoom, and I attend a zoom church and a zoom homegroup (frequently while wearing pyjamas!)
ReplyDeleteI organise a zoom service each week on behalf of our deanery. It's been going since lockdown.
DeleteYou do well to stay in touch. And you're on quite a record with your blog postings. As I wrote on another blog I am finding blog writing doesn't take precedence these days.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying very hard with the blog. It's part of my "wintering" strategy now.
DeleteZoom and WhatApp have become very important parts of life when we cannot meet and hug the ones we love
ReplyDeleteNothing beats the hug but whe we can't do that video is pretty good.
DeleteI loved Zoom during the pandemic. I really need to get back into that.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I was determined not to lose the skill once I had acquired it.
DeleteZoom was lovely during the pandemic and it allowed me to attend a couple of prayer group meetings. But, I don't use it anymore.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't see some of my friends again if we didn't zoom and they are friendships which I really value.
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