It's a Small World

Today was a very important day. I got to meet my blog's most faithful reader, Betty, in person. Betty has been reading my blog for months, even when she had to use a slow dial-up connection while visiting her sister in Nevada. Now that's dedication.

Betty has had a very interesting life, including living in a remote cabin in Montana. She can relate to many of the things I write about in Float Cabin Living. Her cabin was on land, but it was off-the-grid and used propane like we do. She also worked at Bellingham Airport and even took some flying lessons. Go Betty!

Betty is the first person from the Internet that I've met in real life. We set up a rendezvous at Village Books in nearby Fairhaven. It has three nice coffee shops, and we chose the Colophon Cafe. Over coffee and some really tasty desserts, we learned even more about each other.

Betty and I have another connection. Her good friend is Auntie Dot, who is the aunt of Captain Bob from my rendition of The Night Before Christmas. We didn't discover this until after my "Meet Captain Bob" post. As you can see, it truly is a small world. I look forward to many more visits with Betty when I'm in Bellingham now that we've connected in real life.

If you look closely at Betty's picture you will see a book in her hand. Wayne sent her a pre-release copy of his newest book, Farther Up the Lake. I can't think of anyone more deserving. For the general public, Farther Up the Lake will be launched on July 25 at Breakwater Books (Marine and Alberni) in Powell River. Join us at 7:00 p.m. for an interesting evening including a free slide show. Hope to see you there. -- Margy