So Change Comes.....

Walking Fenway one morning this week I noticed the sky. The clouds were cutting northeast and the line created in the blue was very distinct. I watched it as the front moved quickly and it, once again, reminded me of just how much we monitored the weather while living on Connemara. "Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning!" We would have watched this cloud formation and then gone to our radio to check forecasts. Change was coming.

And this morning I opened my Facebook page to be greeted by the smiling face of a friend I left behind in Delaware. But not for a good reason. I was taken aback to realize I was reading her obituary.....and, even though we hadn't seen each other in years, and only kept in touch via comments on Facebook, I felt so sad. I felt the loss and remembered her and the time we spent together.

Quilting brought us our friendship. Dave and I lived in Old New Castle and she lived in Newark. We both belonged to the same guild that met in Newark and a smaller group that gathered once a month or so to make "ugly quilts" for the homeless. She had a great smile, a wonderful laugh and was a warm and caring woman. I can only imagine how much she will be missed by her husband, daughter, family, friends. and community. And me.....from afar.

She was born in 1944 so was only two years older than I am. That fact also hit me.....time passing and changes coming. Inevitable.

My condolence card will go in the mail tomorrow. It's not much but it will remind her loved ones that her reach went much farther than the small state of Delaware. A toast to my friend Sara Jane.....you made an impression and a difference.