tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post1007221357142133715..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Sue MacKay on Writing & FriendsAlly Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-88039225360094466112012-10-10T11:11:12.866+11:002012-10-10T11:11:12.866+11:00Love the pink bloomers on your board! Mrs C sounds...Love the pink bloomers on your board! Mrs C sounds like a hoot.<br /><br />I have some long term friends but my sisters are my best friends, and I've known them a lifetime. :)Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-86406532272173617362012-10-03T13:27:14.003+10:002012-10-03T13:27:14.003+10:00Yes, we met when we were kids. We still keep in to...Yes, we met when we were kids. We still keep in touch.<br /><br />bn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-1894200563961732752012-10-02T13:47:24.813+10:002012-10-02T13:47:24.813+10:00Sue
What a wonderful memory and loved the picture....Sue<br />What a wonderful memory and loved the picture. <br /><br />I've 2 people that I call best friends. Deb I met in my 20's through a singles group at church. I moved out of town, she married but we've kept in touch via phone, letters and now email and occasionally meet up for lunch. She's someone who is there for me when I need it. <br /><br />Karin and I "met" through our church confirmation classes when we were 12. She was from Rochester, New York, I was from Hay Springs, Nebraska. Two more diverse towns there couldn't be... big city- small country town. We've met in person a few times, both in New York and Missouri (where I now live). I'm aging myself now, but it's been over 40 years and we still have a special friendship.<br /><br />Two greater friends I couldn't ask for who will always hold a special place in my heart.<br /> Thanks for letting me have a moment to think about these 2 special ladies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240597770173476245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-69590216780469565362012-10-02T06:28:47.074+10:002012-10-02T06:28:47.074+10:00Hi Cath, yes I am very lucky. But I think those fe...Hi Cath, yes I am very lucky. But I think those few close friends we make further on are just as special and important. And sometimes I'm glad they don't know my early years!Sue MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475372981173809219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-88629364633204361972012-10-01T22:04:23.096+10:002012-10-01T22:04:23.096+10:00What a fabulous post, Sue. I love those signed blo...What a fabulous post, Sue. I love those signed bloomers - it's a bit Tom Jones! LOL.<br /><br />I don't have any life-long friendships like that. You're very lucky to have someone know you so well.<br /><br />My oldest continuous close friend I met when I was in my 20s. Everyone else I've met since then. Because I moved a bit when I left home, I often find it odd that some of my close friends have never met each other. That always makes me realise how special friendships are and how few make it along the road with you.<br /><br />I'm glad you have such a wonderful friendship - and that she has such a wicked sense of humour!<br /><br />CathCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322007107036171737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-76797090008874037762012-10-01T19:12:40.259+10:002012-10-01T19:12:40.259+10:00Laughing, Marybelle. Definitely glad I explained!!...Laughing, Marybelle. Definitely glad I explained!!<br />Five sisters, five best friends, awesome.Sue MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475372981173809219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-7401041231886722622012-10-01T18:03:07.871+10:002012-10-01T18:03:07.871+10:00I have 5 sisters that I count as best friends. It&...I have 5 sisters that I count as best friends. It's rather wonderful.<br /><br />LOVE the pink knickers!! I saw the picture before I read the post. So pleased you explained. I did wonder.Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-18627683606329044292012-10-01T17:11:24.761+10:002012-10-01T17:11:24.761+10:00Nothing like it, is there, Annie? Keeping in touch...Nothing like it, is there, Annie? Keeping in touch is lovely too, if you're close enough in distance.<br />Yes, the pink is very -- pink!Sue MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475372981173809219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-4996316122546932002012-10-01T16:42:32.539+10:002012-10-01T16:42:32.539+10:00Sue, what a lovely post. I'm just back from an...Sue, what a lovely post. I'm just back from an outing to a plant nursery. While there I looked up to see Mr H, the dad of my best friend from school. I hadn't seen him in a couple of years but his daughter and I keep in touch so I know how he and Mrs H are going. It was great getting a personal update and remembering how special that friendship between families is.<br /><br />Love the pink undies!Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-60586751120058825522012-10-01T14:32:35.619+10:002012-10-01T14:32:35.619+10:00Robbie, that's so lovely to have such a close ...Robbie, that's so lovely to have such a close sister. I can picture your trips in the station wagon, so like ours. But eeww, those peas. No way. I'll try new things but not going there. Yet. Mind you, I think there was always a dash of sand in ours.Sue MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475372981173809219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-79995301620457534732012-10-01T11:52:33.416+10:002012-10-01T11:52:33.416+10:00Sue, what a beautiful post. When I was very little...Sue, what a beautiful post. When I was very little, all the extended family used to pack into cars and head off for picnics in a place called Gympie and surrounds where my mother and sisters grew up. I liked to climb in the back of my granpa's station wagon with my younger aunts. We'd all rock around the back, with no seatbelts of course, laughing and sharing. They were really good days. One of my aunts loved mushy peas. They looked totally fowl to me. But I accidentally ate a fresh version at a restaurant this year and really liked them. I actually bought a tin of mushy peas just yesterday because this is my year for doing things I never have before. Haven't eaten them yet. I'll work up to it lol<br />My sister is my best friend. We know everything about each other and have always been there to share and support one another. We live literally around the corner from each other now. Not too close at all =)Robyn Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397395873217056254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-53342106142333552902012-10-01T11:02:19.037+10:002012-10-01T11:02:19.037+10:00Hi Sharon, yes, a bit eyecatching to say the least...Hi Sharon, yes, a bit eyecatching to say the least. Thank goodness my office is tucked away at the back of the garage. <br />Any close friend is a treasure, I think. I've added a couple more over the years. But the great thing with Daphne is we just know so much about each other's pasts.Sue MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475372981173809219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-38291991486292979772012-10-01T10:32:13.607+10:002012-10-01T10:32:13.607+10:00Sue, those pink bloomers must cause many a double-...Sue, those pink bloomers must cause many a double-take when you have visitors! What a fab friendship the two of you have!<br /><br />Because we moved around a fair bit when I was a child, I can't claim to have kept a friend for that long. But I do have a couple of treasured long-term friends - one that I trained with in New Zealand and another that I met in Australia when I first arrived. She's gone home to Wales now. We keep in touch with email and phone and very occasional visits.Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-14622389820399514692012-10-01T09:50:18.549+10:002012-10-01T09:50:18.549+10:00Wow, Jane, that's a true friendship too. Isn&#...Wow, Jane, that's a true friendship too. Isn't it lovely how we take on the whole family with these friendships. We all need someone like that in our lives.Sue MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475372981173809219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-89310162212811509222012-10-01T04:54:29.383+10:002012-10-01T04:54:29.383+10:00What a wonderful friendship Sue. Yes i have a gre...What a wonderful friendship Sue. Yes i have a great friend. We met in a youth hostel in france in 1979 when i asked if i could use the bottom bunk instead of the top. She was Canadian and we've been best mates ever since. I was her bridesmaid and have visited Canada 9 times she's been here 4, most recently this March with her family. Her mother became my 2nd mother and when her mother was ill and dying i flew to canada to be with Kathleen's mum. Thousands of miles separate us, but our freindship is as strong as it's always been.<br /><br />Jane BAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062322527055572465noreply@blogger.com