Some of you have asked how it was we first came to Lunenburg, and here's the answer! I met Eenie on a trip to Australia 15 years ago when I visited her rubber stamp shop, Dinkum Inkums. We hit it off, and soon we visited back and forth a couple of times. On one of her trips to California, she flew on to Nova Scotia for the first time, to visit friends, Jean & George, who had been former neighbors of hers & her husband's. When she returned to CA on her way home, she regaled us with stories of this "Slice of Heaven" she'd discovered.
The next step was that Jean made a trip to Australia, and, on her return, visited us for the first time, having been "introduced to us" by Enid. Reciprocating, she invited us to visit them, which we did a few months later, and found we agreed with Enid's assessment. Soon we were looking at property, and the rest is history... Simultaneously, Enid & Gordon made plans to move to Nova Scotia as well, and we now live about 8 miles apart, "Northern Neighbors" in the summer.
The story continues... Last summer, soon after our arrival, Enid & Gordon came by one morning for coffee and made the announcement that they had decided to sell their home and return to Australia. We were just heartsick to hear the news. They felt it would be a few years before the house sold, but in fact it sold in three days! All their friends begged them to reconsider leaving, and, as they'd expected they'd be here longer, they made the decision to build a new home, a small cottage, on their property just across the road from their original house! They didn't leave last summer until the end of October, and Tuesday they arrived back in town and moved in yesterday! This morning they joined us all at the "Breakfast Club" and invited us to be their first guests for tea this afternoon. You'd have to know Enid & Gordon to understand that they don't move slowly!
I had some really nice photos to choose from today
http://365daysintheyear.shutterfly.com/1600 but my picture of the day is a very personal choice. She's one of my best friends, and it it weren't for her, none of this would have happened!
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PS...I just didn't have much 365 time and hate that I can't return all the comments... My daughter Ashley & her husband arrive in the morning (after a cancelled flight today) so the activity level is about to be amped up... Drat...I want it ALL but am discovering I'm not superhuman!
It's very colorful. [:
What a special story about you and your friend. I truely believe that some people we are just meant to meet! What a special and beautiful friendship you two share. Great story, great picture! :)
Love that you think "Tizzy" is such an australian word, isn't 365 amazing for showing the little differences in our vocab depending on where we live.
By the way, thanks for your comment on my concentration picture and the link to your photo. Do we concentrate harder cause when we hand write because we cant hit the delete button and use spell check???? Food for thought.......
The light fairly shines from Enid's face!
Love her tea cozy, too! :-)
I'm glad to read you have such great friends, it makes me hopeful for what might still come my way as I get older! :)
And my grandmother would adore that tea cosy, hehe.