Jim, Jon, Karen and I had the opportunity to go up to Brigham City today for a memorial service for Dennis Moore.   They were good friends of ours in Connecticut over a long period of time since I was a teenager.  Par was also there to give homage and comfort to this wonderful family.  What made it even more special was the fact that we haven't seen their oldest son, Ryan in about 15 or so years.  He was there with his wife and 4 beautiful children.  The love of family was in the air and I guess we were their family in Conn.  An energy could be tangibly felt, vibrant love.
We also took a trip to Ct about 4 weeks ago and saw family and friends there.  And we went to the Nye family farm a couple of weeks ago.  A farm family that moved to Utah from Washington Connecticut and knew Dad and Uncle Vinnie very well.  They paid tribute to their Dad that passed earlier this year and gave everyone a tour of their remodeled farm, food and yummy treats.  And although I didn't know him personally it was exciting to join in the festivities just being the daughter of a dear friend from CT.  Jon and Karen took me and John Nye was extremely pleased we made the drive out.
Here is a Haiku poem for today

Connecticut friends
Seen a lot of them lately
Their love never ends