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Pam is the cute blonde on the left. I am the cute blonde on the right. The handsome fellow in my arms is William Wallace.
My girlfriend of 30+ years is coming up from the Bay Area to Sacramento and our cabin near Lake Tahoe for a four-day visit. As such, and much to your relief, I will be MIA for a few days. No Strong vs Weak Words to haunt you. No “Would you please let up Robin” moments for several days. No screaming at your computer “Put a sock in it girl!”
Pam and I will be busy yakking, sipping vodka tonics on the cabin porch, and taking in the beauty of Lake Tahoe.
Months go by between face-to-face visits, but we pick up the conversation as though no time has passed. Last year I said to her, “You know, not one cross word has been spoken between us in the 30+ years of our friendship.” Not one. Pam said, “I don’t do cross words.” She doesn’t. Pam is the kindest person I know, aside from my husband and kids. She is a true friend.
So, I’ll be back on Thursday. I’ll also be drowning in email notifications of your blog posts. My apologies for not hanging around with you and your blogs.
See you in a few days.
Robin Coyle 
…..and another Russel Ray camping trip comes to an end………………..Hope all is well.
So sad. So sad. Goodbye til’ next time.
I hope you enjoyed your ‘time off’…
There’s nothing better than a relaxing visit with a close friend.
And how to you feel about being back?
Hey, any more word on when your magazine spread is coming out? Will it be available to view on-line?
Yes it will be available online, but it won’t be out before Spring! They work at least six months in advance… I did see all the pictures and read the story and I’m very happy… now I wait… thanks for asking.
Be sure to blog about it when it comes out please. I can’t wait to see the article!
Oh, I will.
I love catching up with old friends! You know I have just one friend that I can think of that is like this. It doesn’t matter how much time has passed between our visits, we always fall back into our old, crazy ways within minutes. That’s so important! Sounds like a lovely break away planned, hope you had a great time!
PS Can you tell this is the start of the deluge! 😉
I can indeed tell the deluge began. I love it! I feel like we had a lovely chat over a cup of tea.
With Pam, we say goodbye, close the car door, and drive off. Six month later, I pull up in front of her house, open the car door, and we start the conversation where we left off. How nice you have a friend like that too. I have a feeling if we were to meet in person, the same thing would happen.
Have a great time! I love catching up with old friends 🙂 More pics please
We failed miserably in taking photos. Too busy talking!
Hahaha! That’s great 🙂
Have fun with Pam! I know how much I love my best friend. One great friend is worth more than 10 false friends could ever be worth.
So true. I read your comment to Pam and she said, “Awwwwww . . . “
Hope you’re having a wonderful break 🙂
Thanks Polly. It was a lovely break. Now I feel slammed against the blogging wall!
Ah … ‘catch up syndrome’! heh-heh 🙂
I guess all your blogging friends know where we stand with you! Ha!…………lol
Yes . . . I’m afraid a real friend in my presence is harder to ignore than my virtual friends.
Have a BLAST!
We did!
Beautiful picture, really nice scenery.
So, William Wallace… ironically I was watching brave heart yesterday.
We’ll be missing you, have fun.
That’s so freaky – I watched Braveheart yesterday, too.
That is freaky… 🙂
I started to watch older movies recently because most recent ones get extra cocky with effects, and the story becomes bad. Old ones didn’t have what we have now, they depended on good dialogue and good story.
In case you think I am a crazy Brave Heart fan . . . I’m not. William Wallace was named by his former owner. Such a formal name for a silly looking little dog.
Have a nice break.
It was lovely!
Enjoy your break. Time away is ALWAYS good. 🙂
Between the editing, reading blogs, and putting together blog posts, I was ready for a break.
Have a wonderful time!
Can’t beat Lake Tahoe and cocktails with your best friend.
This sounds absolutely lovely. Makes me miss my long time friend (30 years) who lives 1200 miles away. Have a wonderful time.
Oh, that is sad. Do you get to see her much? Perhaps it is time to schedule a visit!
Only get to see her once a year when I go home to see my family. We have a visit scheduled in a couple of months. Hopefully she’ll come here this winter, now that she just got a job with an airline. No one wants to come to FL in the summer. Even I don’t want to be here. 😛
How nice you have a visit scheduled. I want to hear all about your time together.
I wondered where you live. For some reason I thought you are in the midwest.
Heh, you must’ve heard my Chicago accent through the blogging. 😉 I was born and raised in Chicago suburbs, but moved to FL some 20 plus years ago. I’m sure I’ll be blogging some photos from the trip while I’m there. Thanks for your thoughtful comments, Robin.
Right back atcha!
A break is good. And an excellent way to gather new blog material. Enjoy!
Pam should be here any moment!
Have a nice time!
Thanks Tracy. I’m sure we will have a lovely time.
Robin,
Enjoy your time off. I expect you to read all of my posts when you come back.
Le Clown
Not to worry . . . I will read all your wacky wisdom as soon as I am back.
Robin,
Have you read them yet? Just kidding. Enjoy your time away.
Le Clown
Is William Wallace your dog? Well, you win the internets for holding a dog named William Wallace, anyway. 😛 Have fun!
Yes . . . William Wallace is our dog. We inherited him when my daughter moved to a place that didn’t allow dogs. He is a nut.
Have a fantastic time! I expect a couple of pictures… 🙂
I will see what we can do to provide a few photos. Won’t be anything like you gave us tho!
Enjoy! I just got back from doing the same thing with my life long friend in Niagara on the Lake. Hope you have lots of laughs.
There will be lots of laughs, a few tears, and mostly a lot of yakking.
Have fun! You and your blog will be missed! ~ Lily
Aren’t you the sweetest thing! I will miss you too. Weird to allow yourself to turn the blog thing off for a few days.
Have a wonderful time! I talked about you behind your back today (on my blog), but it was all good. 😉 I’ll be working hard on strong vs weak words while you’re gone!
You did? You naughty girl. I shall head over to your blog post haste to see what mean things you said about me. Here all this time I thought we were friends. 🙂
Have a wonderful time. We will miss you, and I will grudgingly admit, I will miss your weak words hitting me over the head. *Sigh*
Please have a drink for me, although I would fare better with a Cape Codder. I suppose VTs will have to do. 🙂
Ooh . . . What is a Cape Codder? Maybe my new drink?
If you join us, I can hit you over the head in person! And then, hand you a drink as an apology.
A Cape Codder is made with vodka and cranberry juice, decked out with a wedge of lime. I’m from the Cape, so this is a comfort drink for me. 🙂
Although, sometimes I will swap it out for a Seabreeze, which is the above, with grapefruit juice added in. I like that drink when I’m feeling sassy.
You sassy-pants thing you! I will have a vodka-cran in your honor.
I’m sure you’ll have a great time–have a vodka tonic for me!
Oh heck. Just come on over. This is turning into a big party! I’ve wanted to meet you all!
Have fun! Everyone needs a little blogging break from time to time. 🙂
Don’t mean to sound like I’m whining but, I could use one. OK. I whined. So sorry.
You don’t need to apologize to me. I’ll be taking a break myself soon. Otherwise, how would we stay fresh? Or pleasant? 😉
Where are you going Missy? Can I go too?
How wonderful. Two cute blondes and a bottle of vodka–enjoy!.
Sounds like the name for a new ABC sitcom. “Two Blondes and Vodka.” Maybe that should be the title of my next book!
My thoughts, exactly.
Sounds blissful! Have a great time. There is nothing like a good friend. ; )
Thanks so much Anne. There is room at the cabin if you want to join us!
Don’t tempt me. ; )
Come on over babe. We are at 47 Milestone Tract. On the right.
Have fun.
Tim
Thanks. Rest assured, we will!
have fun, and this is me cheering you with my glass of vodka and tonic with a twist of something – clank or clink depending on the type of glass we have
Oh heck. Why don’t you join us so we can do “cheers” in person.
Since it is the cabin, the sound is more clank than clink.
I will be there – need directions though – have trouble getting out of a brown paper bag
47 Milestone Tract. Or, I can pick you up in Sacramento. This is going to be a great party!
am booking my flight now–
Awesome!
Have a great visit! The break will rest you up so you can tackle the next round of weak words. 🙂
Thanks JM. Be prepared! I will be super-charged after four days away from editing, writing, and blogging. Or . . . exhausted from all the talking instead of writing.
RC, here I come! Bags are packed, car is washed, snacks are at the ready and one more sleep until Tahoe!
Whoo Hoo! Can’t wait! Drive safely. See you tomorrow.
Have a wonderful time, and tell us all about it when you get back…
And so I shall!