thetoymaker ([info]thetoymaker) wrote,
@ 2008-05-27 09:30:00
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Who is your best friend?
Did you have a nice Memorial Day Weekend? We sure did. The Hut Warming Party for my writing partner Ev Stanton was just incredible. So many interesting people! Thank you, Stanton Family!
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Sunday, I got to have lunch with my best friend, Julie who lives up in Davis. We tried out a little place called "The Old Vine Cafe" I fell in love with it for several reasons. The food was great and they make their own jam and nut butters. There were lots of veggies on the menu. And most of all, the efficient waiters kept those water glasses and coffee cups filled, which is the just the thing you need if you are having a delightful "solve all the world's problems" conversation with your best bud.
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If everyone on the planet had a best friend as completely awesome as Julie, the world would be a far better place. Stress levels would go down, therapists would be out of work, and the sky would be just a little bit brighter color of blue.
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http://www.oldvinecafe.com/
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Also...
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Toy Friend Becky sent me this cool picture of a fairy family that she made for her daughter. Nifty, don't you think?
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You can make your own fairy furniture here...
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http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/29FairyFurniture/29FairyFurniture.html
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Now back to work!
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Marilyn.
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My friends are my estate.
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~ Emily Dickinson

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Best friends.
[info]heidiannie
2008-05-27 11:33 pm UTC (link)
My best friend was my sister- she died ten years ago from leukemia and I haven't made a new BEST friend- but my life has taken on an edge of danger that I never experienced before. Best friends guard you from some of the harsher realities of life,i.e. they sit with you even if you're sitting in a pit of despair- they will listen to your worst sob stories and say "buck up" instead of "stop whining and get a life!" - and they always tell you the truth in a way that allows you to keep your dignity.
I just started writing again after 10 years-and I wasn't going to make any friends online- but I happened on your blog from another source and when I saw you were with live journal and you invited friends- I decided to say hi and besides I wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your art.
So hello and thanks for sharing your talent and for offering to be a friend.

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Re: Best friends.
[info]thetoymaker
2008-05-29 03:00 am UTC (link)
Heidiannie! Hello and welcome!

So sorry to hear about your sister. I know what you mean. One of the things that my best bud and I talked about was grieving. She lost her husband last year to cancer and I lost my younger brother many years ago when he was run over by a car. Grieving never fully ends, you always miss them but the ache of loss does lessen as the years go by. It's like water seeping away and is replaced hopefully by good memories of a loved person.

After you lose someone like that you never take life for granted in the same way again because you know how really precarious life is.

Glad to hear that you are writing again. It's good to have things that feed your soul.

Hugs to you,

Marilyn.

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college buds
(Anonymous)
2008-05-28 12:00 am UTC (link)
My college buds from Texas. It has been eons since we bee bopped around campus....but we still chat on-line everyday....one is in Germany and one still in TX.....and alas....me in the northeast. We vent our frustrations, celebrate our children, gripe about old age and our ever desperate attempts to hang onto youth. We listen to each other, offer advice and of course set the record straight when we veer into uncontrollable ranting and raving. I love my friends. We have not seen each other in 20 years...but I know they are there and one day we will have a long overdue reunion, have margaritas, don a leather mini skirt, go see a concert (if our favorite bands can still jump around on stage that is) and laugh until we cry.

All the best,
Pollywog

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Re: college buds
[info]thetoymaker
2008-05-29 03:02 am UTC (link)
What a wonderful group you have! Have a margarita for me. :-)

Marilyn

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best friends
[info]artman714
2008-05-28 11:49 am UTC (link)
like Heidiannie, my departed brother was my best friend. It was not always that way, but I am proud to say we forged a real friendship and bond beyond brotherhood before he died. But I really want to tell you about Oak Dog. He is a mountain of power, wisdom and gentleness. I met him at a men's retreat many years ago but didn't talk to him much for a few years as he was OAK DOG,and alas, I was not. We eventually spoke and formed a tight bond, but I had no idea how much until I moved to Nashville and was alone in the world except for my family. We emailed every day and sometimes more. He kept me sane. We shared deeply, He later said that I kept him sane. I cried. he is my brother, my friend, and occasionally, just Dave.

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Re: best friends
[info]thetoymaker
2008-05-29 03:06 am UTC (link)
Tomkins! We miss you guys so much.

I'm so happy that you have such a golden friend. And I'm sure that Oak Dog would say the exact same thing because you are one of the wisest, kindest people I know.

Keep the words flowing,

M

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[info]kasheri
2008-05-28 04:01 pm UTC (link)
My husband is my best friend, which I know is a cheat but we've known each other since our teens and there it is. My sister is also my best friend. I get away with two because they're both technically cheats, seeing as one is a husband and the other is a sister. She and I have always been uncommonly close. When we get together, we laugh so much. When her daughters were toddlers and were naming family members from photos, they would point to me and say, "Aunt Kasheri, ha ha!" They knew that time their mom spent with me was time spent laughing.

I've had female friends who have been best friends. They're all still good friends, but none of them have stayed in that Best Friend category. This used to trouble me, but with age comes grace and confidence and the realization that relationships change and it doesn't necessarily mean that you've lost anything. You find what you need when you need it.

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(Anonymous)
2008-05-29 03:51 am UTC (link)
Wow. If everyone had a best friend as awesome as YOU, the world would be more peaceful, calmer, warmer and far more loving. I think war everywhere would be reduced by 75% and no one anywhere would ever need blood pressure pills. I am so lucky to have you as a best friend!!!!!

Biggest hugs!!!

Julie

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