It's interesting how we can find connections in far away places. Today I went to an ASG sewing class on how to use sergers. I sat by another new comer, a lovely lady who had just lost her husband of 60 years. She said her family insisted that she go into therapy, and her therapist suggested that she attend some group meetings to get out of the house. She naturally thought of sewing because it was one of her big interests. As we started talking, I saw her relax. I asked her questions about her life and children, etc. and saw her become animated. I happened to mention that I was from the Seattle area. She said that she spent her childhood there and that her parents ran a business. I asked what--it turns out that they opened the Seattle landmark, Twin Teepees. She said that she even worked as a waitress there (part-time, of course) for fun starting from age 7. I told her that I had been there and that I heard that my parents went there on their first date. We calculated that she might have been there then and even served them. We formed a bond. She left saying that she would be back next month and would bring pictures of herself there in her waitress uniform for me to look at. We both shared some special memories.
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