A Fairy Garden Welcome for Boomdee and Mr. B.
I once marveled at friendships forged by letter-writing, the back and forth exchange of lives via the written word. What fun it would be to share the minutia of life with a kindred soul.
I’ve found that kindred spirit here on WordPress at Boomdeeadda! Instead of forging a paper friendship, we’ve connected through our blogs. It started simply enough, with an exchange of comments. Before I knew it, I was following Boomdee and checking in every day. We connected on Facebook, Pinterest and finally Skype.
It’s been an extraordinary journey, one of affection and discovery, leading the Boomster to my doorstep this week. The odds that we would ever meet seemed improbable: she lives in Alberta, Canada; I’m in San Jose, California. But connect we did and due to this amazing blogging community, we found ourselves together in a cozy tea shop swapping stories and sharing our mutual admiration of our fellow bloggers.
Boomdee is warm and kind, generous to a fault, clever, creative and fun. I wish you could hear her laugh or collect one of her spontaneous hugs. Like a couple of school girls, we found something to laugh about around every corner.
Beautiful Boomdee Near the Fairy Garden
Alyster came with! What a nice surprise.
We donned wigs and false eyelashes, then went out for tea.
I’ve been teasing all week that I would like her to move here, but in reality, well… I would like her to move here. Sure, it’s impractical with jobs and family and lives, but the alternative meant saying goodbye at the curb. Alas, with heavy hearts, we did.
Safe travels my friend. You’ve filled me with joyful memories…until we meet again.
Boomdeeadda is…
- Crafty: I Love it Here
- Upbeat: Make Lemonade
- Stylish…and funny: Ode to Flip-flops
No need to take my word for it. You can go see for yourself. 🙂
Gardening Nirvana 
Very cool story how you two got together. Very 2013 of you both. And clearly the meeting did not disappoint – looks like you guys had a blast.
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Thank you, Will. ‘Very 2013’…I like that. We did have a blast.
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❤ xoxox
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Be warned Will, if you ever find yourself in San Jose you will be treated royally and loved generously,,oh and there may be a wig with your name on it, I see you as a blonde. You’re right, very 2013 HA, we’re so connected. hugs
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Hee! Will, bangs or no bangs?
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Ha! I picture a Fabio do that flys behind him as he jumps over tennis nets.
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LOL!
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Alys, kindred spirits is just the way I would describe the two of you. It was a joy to spend time with you both (thank you so much for sharing your Boomdee with me) & I hope that you get your wish (however impractical it may be) Now that we finally had our date, we must not wait so long!! XOXO
I hope you have some fun plans for the weekend and don’t feel too sad without your partner in crime! Hugs!
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Thank you, Betsy, I’m so glad you could share in the fun: falafels, the Island, and time in the garden. It’s always nice to see your girls as well. It was fun watching you open your Craft it Forward from Boomdee, and then to later see the details on video. What a talent she is!
Be sure to plant your Cosmos in a pot soon.
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I feel so loved xoxo
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You are loved! xox
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❤
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Going for tea is the best way for friends to spend time together. What fun. We all knew it would be wonderful.
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Thanks, Marlene! You’re so right, too. It is such a civilized activity. Sure we wore wigs, but our manners were impeccable.
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🙂 You make me laugh.
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🙂
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This is an incredible story for blogging friendships…amazing how it all worked out.
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Thanks so much for commenting. I’m still amazed and it happened to me. I’m enriched in every way.
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Oh boy, It’s the next best thing to an ALYS HUG without being there. Thank you for your amazing post Alys. You make me feel so special and loved. The tea house pictures just crack me up like crazy. What didn’t I become an actress? I’m so darn good at it…LOL, LOL. LOOK at what a stunning woman you are! Gorgeous, generous, loving, inspiring, intelligent, funny, playful and so much more, I just love you!
PS, and all the links are above and beyond. xoxoxoxoxoxo k/b/p
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I’ve been thinking about you all day, picturing you on the drive to the City, wondering what your B & B is like. Sounds like you picked a good one in the heart of lots of fun places. SF is an amazing city. I hope tomorrow is just as grand.
Our eye lash and wig tea was great fun. So was Great America, the Island, dinners out, and everything in between. Did you wear your new skirt today?
Can’t wait for your next few posts with pics of all your activities. Mwaaa
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I couldn’t wait to log on and say hello. Thanks for cheering us on here in SF. I didn’t wear my skirt today, I just recycled an outfit. Super duper windy down at the water. I’m afraid I flashed a few tourists when my skirt flew up….and that is not a cute thing AT ALL. How about you? Did you model your top for MF today? I’m off to sleep so will say sweet dreams Cali girl. I can’t believe our trip is 2/3’s done xoK
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Oh you Marilyn Monroe you!
It can be quite chilly in San Francisco when the winds pick up off the ocean. I hope you were able to stay warm. It’s amazing how different the climate is just 50 miles away.
I modeled my top for hub on Friday. He loved it! You’re such a good influence on me. I took your advice and paired it with a navy blue knit skirt. It works really well.
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It seems like the weather changes block to block. Yesterday was really cold near the bridge and going over the bridge as we made our way to the Disney Museum. After we took public transit back to North Beach and the sun was out but still crisp. We made a dinner reservation on a patio but by 7:30 is was really windy and cold again so we dined inside. If we come to San Fran again, I’ll bring much warmer clothes 😀
Love that top on you., perfectly flattering. I’m almost tempted to see if I can find it at home if that’d be OK with you. I love that colour! I’m glad I’m a good influence xoxo
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San Francisco weather is often brisk, with damp winds blowing in off the ocean. It’s definitely a sweater weather kind of city.
I would love it if you bought the same top, but only if you promise to wear yours along side of me soon. 🙂
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Awwwwww, smooch! Hehe, would people start to worry about us?
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I think they’re already worried. Too late!
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😀 the jigs up!
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I am not worried. I think you two are sweet and lovely and I am so glad to see such wonderful friends enjoying time together and a great correspondence (until you meet again) Love you both!!!!
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Awwww…so nice of you to say, Betsy.
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Aw, SO SWEET!! I’m so glad you two had a chance to meet up and spend some time together. It sounds like you had such fun together. LOVE the wigs! Lol. Very heartwarming to read something joyeous and lovely, thanks for posting! 🙂
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Aw, thank you for that. We had a fabulous time and look forward to meeting up again. Playing dress up was pretty cool, too. I highly recommend it.
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So happy that u finally met and had a great time enjoying the sites, the wigs were awesoe. Have a safe trip home and see u soon – LUL Auntie Kathleen xoxo
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So nice to see you post here, Auntie Kathleen.
We’re so sad to see her go.
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Alys – I’ve not been in blog land for a while so it’s been great to catch up on your adventures. You look like you had an amazing time and the tea party looked such fun. Loving the wigs 🙂
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Hi PJ! So nice to see you here. We had a wonderful time at tea, laughing our heads off in between tasty morsels. Boomdee wrote a clever post about the day as well. We sure hope to meet you one day. That would really be something.
I hope all is well with you. xox
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