wendy's bench
so
some of wendy's friends
gathered
at
carl schurz park
yesterday
to
reminisce
lift a glass of wine
in
her memory
and
of course
sit on her bench
never having been to carl schurz park
i had reservations
about
the choice
of
an east side park bench
vs
one on the broadway malls
after all
she was westside wendy
i was reminded
she was born and spent 20 years on east 86 street
she here brother and sister played in carl schurz park
skeptical
until
i got there
its a charming park
with
a long east river facing promenade
her bench
is near the entrance to the promenade
its looks out on the river the sky and it is a lovely place to sit
i got to catch up with my friend kate who lives in los angeles
it was much nicer to see her in person than just via Facebook
some of us went to have a drink
more stories were told
some jokes attempted
emily white
walter is right
you can't tell a joke
but it was fun to laugh at how bad you were
i even discovered
that
anne whitehouse
is
one of my blog readers
it turns out
she's from birmingham
and
on her next trip home
she's going to get in touch with you, virginia jones
she follows your blog too!
anyway
it was a lovely way
to
remember a woman
who is the glue that holds so many friendships together
