The Friend I've Never Met...Revisited

I am re-posting one of my very first blog entries
in honor of a lady who has become quite a dear friend
in days of late...this past week especially.

We have still never "met" in the physical sense,
but know one another quite well via e-mail,
texts, and phone calls, and I'm not ashamed
to admit that I'm still her number one fan
and a gushy fan girl.

From September 2009....

When I visit a blog, I have no set rules on what I hope to find there....

a little eye candy is nice, usually in the form of something vintage or whimsical 

or just slightly off-kilter.

Even more so, I truly appreciate someone who can turn a phrase well,

who can draw remarkably vivid word pictures with such clarity

that I feel as though I've known them for  ages.

     Elizabeth Maxson of The Adventures of Elizabeth

   is just such a person.

I remember well the first time I came across her blog. 

I was hooked instantly, this gal had it all! 

Impeccable style, 

unerring grace, 

the uncanny ability to transform the ordinary

into something transcendant.

Yep, she had all of those attributes in spades.

But that wasn't what kept me glued to my monitor reading her posts 

for the better part of an afternoon and into the evening. 

It was her willingness to get real, to risk vulnerability, 

to share her hopes, her dreams, her fears.

All the rest, the striking visuals and the lyrical prose, was just icing.

I will likely never meet Elizabeth Maxson in person, 

but ultimately, that matters little. 

To borrow and tweak her customary sig line, 

she has sent so much of herself to all of her readers,  

from her house to ours.

That's the sort of blogger I want to be, too.

No pretty pictures in this entry, 

save for the one of lovely Elizabeth,

along with the hope and encouragement that you too

will get to know this amazing lady yourselves.

Have a wonderful weekend!

P.S.

Be sure to enter my friend Debra's wonderful

All Things French Giveaway

over at

Common Ground