A friend is like a forest,
Or a lovely, calm blue sea,
A refuge from life's problems,
As only a friend can be.
A friend is like a song,
Soothing to the brain,
Distracting us from trouble,
Neutralizing pain.
A friend is like some ice cream
On a sweltering summer day,
Making life delicious,
In a friend's own special way.
A friend is like a blanket,
Bringing peace and rest,
A cocoon of warmth and pleasure;
When we are tired or stressed.
A friend is a bit of everything
That makes life good and sweet,
And you, my friends, are all of that;
You make my life complete!
~ © Joanna Fuchs ~
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My personal journey to the Garden of Friendship actually began in early
February of 2007. I was taking a course in Web Design and my instructor
Ann (now a Garden Keeper) invited me to take a look at this on-line
community she was a member of.
I will admit in fairness I was very hesitant to become involved with any
on-line group but after taking my time to explore the many areas
available for one to become part of in this particular group, I joined
the Garden of Friendship on February 25th, 2007.
From that moment on it has been and is an awesome adventure in discovery.
I have, over the years, been a very small part of some wonderful
committees where I met equally wonderful individuals. I continue to work
with many of these individuals who continually fill me with admiration
and respect, each step of the journey and in some cases close friendships
have developed as a result.
I have often wondered with self what makes the Garden of Friendship so
different than other groups out in Cyber Space. Perhaps the key rests
within the word Friendship and is enhanced by the very idea of it being
a Garden. As within any garden one shares the sad times and shares the
good times and somehow through it all remain closer as a community who
continually plants, tends and harvests love!
I joined this committee because
I can use most of my graphic knowledge here along
with continuing to work with
many members I worked with from other committees
that have closed. It is a
rewarding experience for me all the way around :)
I finally joined this committee after receiving many, many Blossom
Sprinkles
over the years. Somehow whenever I seemed to need it the
most a little Blossom
would show up in my mail box :)
I recently joined this committee as I have always enjoyed reading our in-house
newspaper and thought it would be kind of fun to share a different view
of things :)
This is an Award the Garden Keepers give to those Members who do things in different
parts of our Garden of Friendship. I was so honored to receive this special
recognition
from them, to say the least, especially when just doing what I love
to do :)
Original Still Life Image used in this Web Set is by Luiza Gelts
This Web Set was created by Gardnbee using MS Notepad
