A few weeks back

I had such a fun opportunity to meet a couple of my on-line friends in real-life.

Kim, Bernice, and I have been taking [art] classes together for more than a few years now. 

Bernice is from the UK and Kim lives over in the mountains of Georgia, so it was SO FUN to meet for a day of visiting in Chattanooga recently.

I arrived early and set up our art space

[y'all know I love to do this kind of thing -]

  and a little picnic too - 

[green salad with cranberries and mandarin oranges; chicken salad, and tuna pasta salad + water and yoohoos - can't get much more southern than that - ha.]

 We were at Coolidge Park on the North Shore - 

 such a pretty place with a splash fountain

 and a vintage carousal in the building a few feet away -- 

 It was beautiful, really.

 

We spent the morning working on art together. 

 

Then walked and shopped around a bit

before heading down to the 

 Chattanooga Choo Choo.

[I'd not been there since our honeymoon THIRTY years ago - 

and it was still as beautiful as it was then --]

We ended the day at 

The Victorian Tea Room

where Bernice explained what clotted cream was - 

and it IS delish!

 But the best part of the day was just being together

 IN REAL LIFE 

and visiting and talking and catchiig up together!

I look forward to making it happen again.