[Sundaycommunity] Late note - exciting visit! I wish all of you had been there.

[Patricia Smiley]

Thanks for the news and the pics!  How wonderful that you actually got to
meet the Barretts and got to know them a little better.  And thanks to
Claire for arranging this visit.  I already feel closer to Sheila and Rob.

Love, Pat


*Patricia Smiley*

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*mobile:  647-517-1599*




On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 2:34 PM Elizabeth Whelan via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> How wonderful! Thank you for sharing this special meeting, Lee. I'm sure
> we all wish we could have joined you, Clare, and the Barrett's! Loved the
> photos, too.
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> On May 11, 2022, at 1:45 PM, Lee Piepgrass via Sundaycommunity <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
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> Hi, everyone,
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> As some of you may have known, I spent last week in England visiting my
> daughter Clare. She is taking a break between jobs, so wrote and invited me
> to come for Mothers Day and my birthday. As soon as she sent the ticket, I
> did what I imagine all of you would have done. I emailed Rob and Sheila to
> see whether we could arrange a get-together. They were happy to accept, and
> Clare contacted them and worked out the details (“You visit, I’ll cook,”
> she said.)
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> So last Saturday, I met Rob and Sheila IN PERSON ! We were all so happy to
> see each other, and talked about a variety of things. They spoke about what
> a breath of fresh air our community is for them, and that of course goes
> both ways.
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> We had a lovely time. After lunch, we went for a walk around Clare’s
> neighbourhood. She lives in Little Venice, so named (by Robert Browning,
> it’s alleged,) because it’s built on the banks of some of London’s canals.
> Turned out that the canal that runs through Clare’s neighbourhood also runs
> through Rob and Sheila’s. There were lots of people out, like us enjoying
> the warm sunny weather. Rob and Sheila are avid and knowledgeable
> gardeners, so we talked about some of the trees and shrubs we encountered
> on our walk.  We learned a bit more about their family too. They were going
> from our visit to stay with their daughter Claer and her husband, and were
> looking forward to seeing an interesting bird. Claer is an enthusiastic
> bird watcher.
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> Clare Moncrieff took these pictures, and for some reason they were not
> added to the rest of my photos, and have insisted on acting unison, so it
> was impossible to choose one without losing them all. I figure you can bear
> with that. We walked to just beyond Paddington Station, and paused at the
> statue of one of England’s favourite bears.
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> Then we went our separate ways. I now have another reason for looking
> forward to my next visit.!
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> See you in church,
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