{"id":11107,"date":"2012-07-04T18:17:04","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T23:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=11107"},"modified":"2012-07-09T16:42:10","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T21:42:10","slug":"finding-old-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=11107","title":{"rendered":"Finding Old Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>There&#8217;s something special about old friends.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/07\/04\/finding-old-friends\/img_2674\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11108\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11108\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2674-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2674-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2674-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Especially friends from days gone by &#8211; like from high school.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/07\/04\/finding-old-friends\/img_2682\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11110\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11110\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2682-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2682-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2682-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">I met up with one of those friends last week. \u00a0We picked up the conversation right where we left it when we last saw each other eight years ago. \u00a0She looks the same. \u00a0It&#8217;s as if time stood still.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/07\/04\/finding-old-friends\/img_2677\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11111\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11111\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2677-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2677-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2677-215x323.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The same can be said for finding some of your decorating accessories from days gone by.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/07\/04\/finding-old-friends\/img_2685\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11112\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11112\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2685-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2685-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2685-215x323.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">You can dust them off and shine them up, and it&#8217;s as if time stood still. \u00a0 They don&#8217;t age a bit.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/07\/04\/finding-old-friends\/img_2687\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11113\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11113\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2687-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2687-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2687-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">I rediscovered these vintage milk bottles in my stash yesterday. \u00a0They don&#8217;t look a day over 50. \u00a0It&#8217;s as if an old friend came back into my life.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/07\/04\/finding-old-friends\/img_2679\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11114\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11114\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2679-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2679-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2679-215x323.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">And <a title=\"Revisiting the Kitchen\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/12\/26\/revisiting-the-kitchen\/\">Lulubelle<\/a> likes smelling the flowers I put in them. \u00a0New friend meets old friend.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Take care.<\/h3>\n<p>Linking to\u00a0<a title=\"Between Naps On the Porch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.betweennapsontheporch.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_x908CSKJhI4\/TPp5U0929OI\/AAAAAAAAU9w\/dCqnDBWHD8U\/s400\/Chair%2Bon%2Bright%2Blike%2Bheader.jpg\" alt=\"Between Naps On the Porch\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"No Minimalist Here\" href=\"http:\/\/nominimalisthere.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i951.photobucket.com\/albums\/ad357\/NoMinimalist\/houseart-2.jpg\" alt=\"No Minimalist Here\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com\/\" 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