i got a call early this morning from a dear friend whom i haven't seen in three years. she and her family are on a road trip to california from virginia. her children are among the more rambunctious of the species so we knew there would be no deep bonding. even so, we decided it would be a shame for us to be within a 20 mile radius of one another and not get a single hug in.
we met up at a mcdonald's in malvern. her boy, age 4, climbed every fixture in the place and her girl, age 6, after immediately exploring the depths of my purse, settled in to play tic tac toe with herself. to her credit, she won every single game. they are open, spirited, adorable.
my friend and i had done a number of road trips together. we felt the same about getting up early and exploring the cities we were visiting, cameras in hand. watching places wake up. talking with her, i realized how much i've missed her. and how happy i am to see her - if only for a short time. she, too, is a printmaker and has a wonderful press set up in her basement. she's had it for several years and has yet to use it.
i told her i'm staging a raid. i'm going to commandeer a weekend and we, together, are going to print ourselves into a stupor. think i'll invent some harnesses for the kids while i'm at it... or better yet - maybe we can recruit them as printing assistants... woohoo - checking flights now!!
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