I have a reader here who has asked me to write a post on being an older woman who has found herself alone as friends and family aren’t near by.I think it is a GREAT IDEA AND MAYBE WE CAN START AN EMAIL TELEPHONE CHAIN IN ORDER TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS!
She lives in an apartment building in Los Angeles and has lost three friends in one year due to illness or moving out of state!She saw these women frequently if not daily!What I would like to know from any of you living in the Los Angeles area would you be up for a MEET UP?
A COFFEE OR LUNCH GET TOGETHER?
BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS?
THINK OF IT AS BIRDS OF A FEATHER MUST FLOCK TOGETHER!
I RECENTLY FOUND THE ARTISTS WEBSITE OF THIS DELICIOUS CUP BELOW!
I AM NOT DEMANDING A HAT EVENT BUT IT MAY BE FUN IN THE SPRING!
I’LL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU LADIES!
Heck I may even fly in to say HELLO!
If you are available please either send me your email and phone number and NAME OF COURSE or leave a comment below. THAT YES you are interested.
(I WILL HAVE YOUR EMAIL if you leave a comment!)
MY EMAIL IS : iolacontessa@gmail.com
TRANSLATION IS: I THE COUNTESS at GMAIL.COM
(As LA CONTESSA was taken way back in the day when we started email so WE CAME UP WITH THIS SILLY EMAIL!
(Think I shared that story a couple times already!)
IN A NUTSHELL THAT ITALIAN TOLD ME I NEEDED A SECRET CODE NAME!
ONWARDS TO CONNECTING EACH OTHER……
BETTY CONNECTING WITH THE MEN IN RED BELOW!
MY Los Angeles READER’S THOUGHTS ARE:
- Lonely woman are a national problem. Some appear to have lost all their friends over time and find it difficult to make new ones.
- They need not be only single women.
- They may be more comfortable initially just giving their email addresses.Telephone numbers could be optional.
I have domestic and international friends who I am in touch with via email and, on occasion, telephone but, locally, I have no intimate friends any more. Personally, I would very much like to find two or more people who are local to me here in L.A. for conversation/occasional meet-ups, and who, on a reciprocal basis could be of assistance if needed.Regarding the latter, I am currently in good health both mentally and physically so this is not a pressing issue.
I am active and have many interests but a lot of what I do involves working from home alone. I very much miss the three friends who died this year.They all lived in my apartment building so we talked or saw each other often.One I talked with daily. Two other friends have moved out of state.All are sadly missed.
The nearest good friend lives about a 40 minute drive away, via freeway, so would not be available in an emergency. She also has her hands full with husband, teenage son, and full time demanding job.
There must be many women who would like new friendships either close by, within the country, or even internationally.
CONTESSA SAYS
IF you are interested in connecting here via LA CONTESSA let me know either by email or comment below.I adore putting people together!As someone said,I should have had a Connect A Person App long ago!
Even if you aren’t in the Los Angeles AREA A PHONE NETWORK CAN BE BUILT OR AN EMAIL CHAIN!
JUST LIKE THOSE LETTERS……….. the old fashion PEN PAL letters we did as kids!
I think this is a GRAND IDEA as I have found BLOGGING AND INSTAGRAM;
A GOOD SOURCE OF NEW FRIENDSHIPS FOR MYSELF!
ALTHOUGH, I KNOW ITS NOT FOR EVERYONE.
SO HERE IS A SOLUTION THAT I THINK ALL CAN DO!
LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED EITHER BY EMAIL OR COMMENT BELOW!
I HAVE YET TO FIND ANOTHER WHO TYPES IN ALL CAPS LIKE I DO AND REMEMBER I AM NOT YELLING! I AM EXCITED TO SHARE MY STORY OR FINDS THAT IS WHY I DO IT!
THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD MY VOICE ITS RATHER HIGH PITCHED AND SING SONGY………
NOT WHAT ONE WOULD EXPECT ARE THE REACTIONS;I HAVE RECEIVED IN THE PAST.
SO I TEND TO WRITE THE WAY I TALK!
I WAS EVEN TEASED ABOUT IT GROWING UP.
THE THINGS WE MUST OVERCOME!
THIS HAT WAS MADE BY MY DEAR FRIEND PATRICIA MURPHY.FOR ONE OF MY BIRTHDAYS LONG AGO!
IT IS MADE ON A BROWN GROCERY BAG WHERE SHE USED TISSUE PAPER TO CREATE FLOWERS!
A FEW GEMS ARE TUCKED IN FOR THAT WOW FACTOR!
EVEN A TASSEL DANGLES ALONG THE SIDE!
A BIRTHDAY WAS CELEBRATED HERE RECENTLY AND I MADE HER WEAR IT FOR THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG!
SHE WAS A REALLY GOOD SPORT!
EVEN AFTER MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS SAYING NO, NO ITS TOO DUSTY!!
SHE WAS GAME ON!
LAUGHTER FILLS THE SOUL AND MAKES THOSE SMILE LINES GROW!
I HOPE YOU HAVE A LOVELY HOLIDAY SEASON……………I THINK THIS IS IT FOR ME FOR THE YEAR!
I’LL BE BACK IN JANUARY WITH MORE STORIES AND TOPICS THAT HOPEFULLY WILL KEEP YOU ENGAGED!
PLUS MORE FOOD FOR THOUGHT AS WE AGE!
HERE IS A LOVELY BLOG TO FOLLOW if you NEED MORE!!
BOY!
CAN SHE WRITE!
FROM THIS POST IT SEEMS SHE HAS A BOOK IN THE WORKS!
HER BLOG IS CALLED ACCIDENTAL ICON AND I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING HER FOR YEARS.
CLICK ON CLOISTERED BELOW on the left TO GO TO HER BLOG.
BE WELL…………ENJOY THE SEASON AND DO REACH OUT TO THOSE ALONE!
AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WONDERFUL FRIENDSHIP!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MY HOME TO YOURS!
XXX
” WE LIVE THROUGH OUR DREAMS AND OUR IMAGINATION.”
Diana Vreeland
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