At the end of the day yesterday, Chandler and I arrived at my friend Lucy’s house for the evening. After a little bit of figuring, we introduced Coco (Lucy’s English lab) to Chandler, and they immediately accepted each other. We were grateful for this turn of events, as it allowed us to focus on our conversations rather than being distracted by where or how the dogs were. Chandler was definitely the Peace dog, as she won Lucy’s heart pretty quickly. Alex (a friend of the family) also fell in love with Chandler, to the point where she took pictures to send to her boyfriend as an example of a dog she would love to have. I’m not sure whether it will happen, but I am pretty sure Chandler enjoyed all the attention.
Lucy and I have known one another for about a year and a half, and the opportunity to spend time with her in her home was really lovely.
After leaving Lucy’s house, Chandler and I made our way down into a lovely part of Portland, where we were greeted by my friend, Lynn. Lynn and I grew up in Redlands, and our family knew her family. Lynn contacted me through my Facebook page and we made a plan to meet today. What is really neat about the visit with Lynn is that I haven’t seen her in more than thirty five years, and yet, because of the Walk for Peace, she got in touch and came to Portland to meet me. It was a lovely afternoon, and I found myself full of gratitude for Lynn’s visit.
I feel touched by the huge amount of support given and effort made by all of the people I’ve been with this week – Donna, Linda, Carly & Dave, Honey, Lucy and Lynn. Old friends, new friends – all blessings in my life. Thank you.
Chandler is an introduction to speaking of peace many times, it seems. Very neat.
She definitely is, Dita! She loves people, and they seem to feel the same way!