Railway Cottage Reunions

Between the four of us, we are a total of about 150 years old. And in the one and a half century of living, we’ve known each other a total of about 105 years. When I look at it that way, it’s a pretty impressive number of years to know someone.

We each have our own lives. Half of us in this photo have married, had kids, and moved away. The other half have either carved a good career in a law firm and gone into more off-the-beaten-path routes. But all things considered, we keep in touch pretty often. We pick up where we left off when we meet, which is at least every few months. We like to hang out at the Railway Cottage Café, which belongs to another old friend of ours; and we like to show him some support.

We were kids. A couple of us were neighbours. So we knew each other since we were in diapers. Some of us met in school. I do wonder, you know. If my folks hadn’t sent me to that primary school and I hadn’t gone on to the high school where we met, who would the other 3 faces in this photo be then? Would I even have that?
I wonder and then I’m thankful.