On Sunday, four members of the BBC arrived on my doorstep. They brought shortbread and homemade tea, cheese, hugs, sprigs of Christmas scented flowers and herbs; they brough love and humour. The British Blog Collective is a group of women whose stories I knew long before meeting In Real Life. Between us (Jo, Leonie, Meg, Sus, Emma and Pen) there are over 250 years of history; of love and loss and hope and tears and deep laughter. They know about walking bare foot, uncertainly and yet fearlessly into the unknown. They have scars, stories, images and poetry spilling out of them. And they are funny as fuck these ladies, who have opened their hearts and arms to me. Throughout this year we have been building a lasting, lovely bond of friendship. I love that they really see me. And they get me. They are such rock stars. They feel like my tribe. They are the real deal.
From this little blog, I have experience such wondrous connections with you all, an unexpected sense of a community, of friendship. It is a delightful surprise.
Bloggy universe, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Photo courtesy of Ms Conway
Comments
adorable. how lucky you are to have found such a circle of women!
that sounds like one helluva group of ladies. how nice when we find our tribe!
i resonate deeply with this post ;)
In Boulder, I had a women’s group of seven that met once a month for 27 years. In the short nine months I’ve been blogging, I’ve made several emotional bonds with fellow bloggers that are just as deep as I had with my Boulder group. I am so happy to be able to add my breath to your journey, and I thank you for what you add to mine.
Yo my sista from another..oh..bugger.
Love you anyway – so glad we know each other xx
Other genders are available.
@MLS yes – and perhaps i should post about the blogging lads i love too.
sigh.
it was the perfect day,
and so wonderful to know there will be more to follow…
can’t wait
xo
E te tau, my heart is full & my life so much richer for having you in it.
Ka taea e t?ua tokorua
{together we can do anything}
arohanui
Very nice. You are very lucky to be able to share your experiences with a great bunch of women.
Yay! Would have loved to have been a fly on the wall. So wonderful to hear your voice at the weekend. xxx
Agree! Have made what appears to be very real friendships in the blogosphere.. Simply wonderful.
Anna
that’s it. i am now officially british and i will be attending your next meeting. you won’t notice if i say “dude” and “like” a lot, will you? i can say fuck, too, just to fit in. and bugger.
loved this. and you. (and so look forward to the day when we’ll meet and cry and crack each other up)