The friendship spirit
Despite a nascent cold (quicksmart to the medicine cabinet for
vitamin c and echinacea...), I am feeling remarkably jolly and
festive. This could be because snow is forecast for later this week
(yay! Even the merest flurry is enough to send me into paroxysms of
delight); or because Bond Street (where EL's offices are situated)
has been transformed into a vision of Christmas gorgeousness (check
out Beatrice's posting - aptly entitled 'Christmas JOY!' - to
witness Tiffany's festive windows); or perhaps it's because I had
my University girlfriends over for lunch yesterday. Between the
seven of us we have clocked up three weddings, two babies, one
doctorate, various hoppings around the country, and some quite
impressive jobs. Now one of our members is about to hop somewhere
rather more far-flung, Nairobi, to do Good Works (of the
charitable, rather than the Biblical, ilk) - and we gathered to
send her off in style.
Sitting there, surrounded by these warm, funny, clever women, I
felt a rush of appreciation for all of my friends: the
recent spell of nasty illness I've experienced has emphasised how
entirely brilliant they are. So I loved reading the celebration of
friendship in the January issue of EL: uplifting, thought-provoking
and, yes, joyful.