Robert Binyon wrote:
'What is it to thee, if in some dear mind
Another is remembered, more than thou?
Quench that poor envy; let no gazer find
Aught in thine acts or on thy brow
But what is sweet and kind!'
What a disappointment it is to meet up with people and to find yourself comparing them to others that you know, or wish you knew.
On the other hand, there are folks who you arrange to meet for a little while and the time slips by so swiftly you wish there was more that could be shared.
This was the experience today when we managed to intersect with @bitterirony and @alessandrawhite on their busy trip from the Pacific North West.
We arranged to interrupt their east-to-west journey at Exeter and have afternoon tea in a cafe and antiques center on Exeter Quay.
What a joy!
Having met Alessandra, and Devin, on Creative Work Hour, there was a certain level of comfort for me, but my wife Liz only knew of them from things I've said, and similar for them with her.
Well, once we'd decided on what to eat and drink (kudos to both for ordering tea), and we'd given a quick primer on the difference between crumpets, English muffins, and tea cakes, conversation wobbled about between things we had in common, like cats and moving and storage units holding belongings during house moves.
We even took a couple of pics:
One with all us
and a few of the ladies looking like firm friends
Now, all'y'all need to be on the watch for @alessandrawhite's upcoming 250 word post about the difference between crumpets, English Muffins, and tea cakes.