Now that may sound like a great charity – a foundation of mammoth proportions, but it just came to me. I claim it here – now – to be used later for something good. I hope.

This is what I meant by it:

Over the weekend we said farewell to a member in one of my Writers Groups as she moves a couple states over to bask in retirement.

It wasn’t a real ‘good-bye’ – more of a ‘see you later’.

You see, in my other (and first) Writers Group, (a smaller number) we all meet via Facetime/Skype/Hangout/Facebook – however we are able to all hook-up with video screens.  Through job promotions, and other personal happenings, we are no longer within a half hour drive of each other.

And that gave me the idea to link this retiring vagabond – this AARP gypsy, (I call my mother a geriatric gypsy – but this retiring lady is no ‘old’ person!) with us the same way.

Via video.

It shamed me to realize I didn’t think of that when another member left last summer, and I saw him last month for my 40th Class Reunion – I know! Who knew? Why didn’t I think about this option for him when he left for Cheese Land?

Maybe when several of us sign up for another conference in Madison, we might coax him to attend as well. Note to self – make sure he gets on the emails for that. 

That’s the beauty of not only technology and conferences, but of words. Writers can congregate online or in person. We do not discriminate.

So Miss D, we bid you temporary adieu…

…we’ll be seeing you via technology soon!