[Magdalen] Remember lustmeets?

[Ginga Wilder]

Eleanor Braun.  Sorry, spell checker got me.
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On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 11:39 AM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Listmeets are wonderful!  So many good memories.  I have met up with Judy
> and Bill Fleener, Ann Markle, Christopher Hart, Renee Rutkowski, Lynn
> Ronkainen, Jo Craddock, Georgia DuBose, Sharon Moon -  and also Capers
> Limehouse, Eleanor Brown, and Molly Wolf of blessed memory.  I also visited
> Shelagh Kearney in Mississauga, ON.  Kris Lewis and I lived in the same
> town for a few years.  There are others, I'm sure.  The lists, from St.
> Sam's, to St. Bede's, to Magdalen and the friendships formed in these
> communities have been among the most formative experiences of my adult
> life.  Thank you, each and all, and TBTG!
> Ginga
>
> On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 3:10 AM Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Remember the good old days when the list(s) were more active? One of the
>> really fun things I remember from the 90s-early 2000s: listmeets!
>>
>> Tonight we revived that tradition right here in San Antonio, TX! Our
>> listling (another long-lost term!) Pamela Braun was in town to visit her
>> family. Alex, Milo and I welcomed her to our home for dinner. A good time
>> was had by all!
>>
>> Alex was amazed to learn that meeting a "stranger" for the first time can
>> be a wonderful experience. Milo found another "dog person" who played with
>> him and loved on him like he was family. I re-learned that listmeets are
>> an
>> incredible gift from God!
>>
>> We laughed (a lot), we cried (a little) and we thoroughly enjoyed our time
>> together. Hours passed before we knew it! What a gift!
>>
>> Anyway, we hardly recommend the re-establishment of this tradition. What a
>> lovely evening! Pam is as fun as I remember and I definitely felt
>> Eleanor's
>> presence with us.
>>
>> Thanks be to God!
>>
>> Peace, Rick
>>
>> P.S. We did talk about y'all a little! 😁
>>
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