[Jones Pat]

I know many of you have had the pleasure of meeting those you know online in person...there are threads going on about judging, whether it is good or bad to have those relationships...this post is not about that, but about how fun it is to meet someone you've known online in person.

I've missed meeting David and Rick for two years now, but I still hope to meet them. Last year, Carol Trese and her husband, Kevin, came to our isolated coast to perform with the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers and we drove down coast to see them, but the visit was too short. We offered our vacation rental (self-catering) but they had to get back to work. This weekend they came back to perform and we drove down to see them again...great performance...and we offered the cottage again.

This time, they had car problems and have to wait for a part to come in to the town we live in on Monday...we offered them the cottage again and they took the offer and asked to prepare dinner for us there...what a fine meal, what fun! We toasted the car, the "fiddlemobile" for breaking down several times!

What I know that they don't is that Monday on this coast sometimes can meanTuesday or even what Monday might that be? Selfishly, I hope it might mean Tuesday just to get another day with them, but not cause too much problem with them at work back home.

Long as this post is after a lovely day and evening, I think my point is that it is really fun to meet those you know online, share a love of poetry and countless other things with.

Many have spoken about the experience, given us photos to see.

It is true.

Pat