Life can be tedious and difficult to stay sane in the best of times. From all i have been through these past few years..between losing someone close, and feeling the true friendship of those who have stuck by my side…as you mention above- i have too discovered it is the people in our lives who bring value to our own. Not monetary things. As much as some people who we love can hurt us to great depths, those who stick close bring value and worth, hope, and love to this cold world.

I too am thankful for the modern technology that helps keep friends living in distant worlds ‘close’…and I hope you get to travel around the world to visit them all. A free bed, tour guide and bed is priceless :0)
(there is a spare room here too near a forest if you/Anne even need an escape from the cement city GTA walls)