I have been thinking about my friend starlight today. She hasn't posted on her blog in a year. She and her hubby Denny have separated. I know can you believe it? She is now living in Maryland. She packed up after getting a job there working with mentally challenged people and she drove herself from Atwood IL all the way to Maryland to live and start over. Best friends since Middle School and she is waaaaaay far away now. She has been there about 3 weeks now? Its amazing what turns our lives take. They were married for like 20 years or something..... Starlight is skinny now from her Lapband and she went to some seminars in Maryland a year ago I think and while she was there getting her hair done the chatting led to her hearing of a job she apply for. So she did and they hired her and she said she could start when school year is out so she could give notice to her job she had then with busses. Well she a few days after school was out she loaded up a Uhaul and off she went. I am still in shock. I feel like I have lost a family member that I will never see again. She left Sophie her kitty with Denny and a lot of her furniture and stuff she left and she packed up all her important things drove to Maryland and is living some new friends ofer there in their extra room until she gets her own place. That takes so much strength to do especially with New friends and leaving family. She had no kids but she left her parents and brother, all the network of people are in Illinois. I envy her and at the same time I am mad at her I don't know whether to be pissed off or happy. And the real kicker....... has she called me yet? I get a text once in a while after I text her thats it. NOTHING from her direction on how she is doing and I mean real details...... she is like my sister. I feel like my sister/friend is not calling me. And Stasi if you read this... I am NOT mad at you. Just call me ok? Its not fair for you to be happy and not to share the details with me. DO YOU HEAR ME?

I don't know Starlight, but I do know how it feels when best friends up and leave without a word. I've been there, and it was awful. I'm sorry you have to go through that.

On the "Solstice Surprises" post, yes, it was the same man speaking. Kewl, eh? And the gong... That totally blew me away...

Thanks for caring to visit, Amanda. I've been starting to wonder why I keep going...

Aw, you're welcome, sweetness. I'm glad you're starting to feel a bit better. I do understand the feelings you were talking about; I've been feeling the same way about my blogs, and if it wasn't for the people coming to visit the Tree, I'm pretty sure I'd have up and left more than once, already. I think, though, that maybe I won't be renewing my services at The Camper next year; no one is visiting it, and at this moment in time, I'm feeling like it's just a waste of energy... Maybe the feeling will pass, maybe it won't. But at this specific moment in time, it does feel pretty strong.

Thanks for coming to visit, my friend. You have made today's post worth the effort.

Hi...just popped in to say hello. It's been awhile. so.... H E L L O A G A I N!!
So sorry to hear about this biz with your friend leaving and losing contact with you. I can sooooooooo relate! My best friend ... or at least I (in bold here) considered her a best friend. After 30 years of marriage her and her husband split up for a month. She takes him back and all of a sudden I am no longer in the picture whatsoever. She doesn't call me, doesn't answer my calls to her. Then she moves out of the area and doesn't even give me a new address or phone number. It's very painful to lose someone like that and not know what it was that you did wrong to be treated like you don't exist. Hugs to you... I hope things start looking up.