Simone was one of my very best friends when we were very young. Our backyards faced each other and I can remember when we both had chicken pox at the same time and we would hang out our respective bedroom windows and yell at each other. Of course this did not please our mothers who thought we should be at school if we felt well enough to hang out the window shouting and giggling at each other.
We used to trade lunch days in Grade two. Simone’s house seemed exotic because she had different food like cottage cheese and chocolate wafers. Mine was very ordinary (at least to me) with the usual peanut butter sandwiches and Chiquita bananas for lunch. Simone had a great attic with tons of comic books and an exciting brother who played the piano to Loving Spoonful.
Simone is still exotic and beautiful and interesting to me. We don’t see each other often but I enjoy it when we do and wish her a lovely 60th birthday party and a great year.
Love from,
Kate