Well I'll be darned. I set down on the end of a bench in the Jardin after having a wonderful breakfast at La Vanda. I had my favorite Omelette Marguarite, which is like having Caprese in an omelette. Sitting on the other end of the bench was a woman with big strawberry blond hair. We struck up a conversation while we sat in the sun on a beautiful SMA day. She has been in SMA for sixteen years to my year and a half. She blogged. I don't know how that came up. I guess when I mentioned I was a freelance writer. Anyway, I was talking with Babs. Yes that Babs, that you see on the right on my blog roll. I have been reading her blog for many years before I ever lived in SMA, when it was just a glimmer of a hope to someday retire here.
She is a very pleasant woman, well known with 30,000 followers of her blog. While we sat and chatted many came up to chat with her. Seems like a small world sometimes here in the city. You never know who you will meet just sitting on a bench in the Jardin on a day before the Dia de Muertos, the square mobbed by people with nothing to do but enjoy the sunshine.
Babs, mucho gusto, I'm sure I'll see you around now that we've met.
Thanks for the lovely mention Michael. It was an absolute delight to chat with you and to discover that you are a fellow blogger. I added you to my blogroll this morning. Happy days.......and look forward to our paths crossing again!
ReplyDeleteI just saw your comment in comments that needed moderation. Thanks for the reply. I did enjoy meeting you and still enjoy your blog. We have met so many wonderful people here in SMA and have many more friends than we ever did in Portland, Oregon.
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