We toured the B.C. Legislature building yesterday. What a beautiful building inside. Murals and stained glass. Gold leaf on all the trim, although architect Rattenbury had specified the gold, it wasn't applied at the time and more than one hundred years passed before that specification was met. Still looks great.
The tour was suggested by old friends and none of us, despite living in British Columbia for over 60 years, had been inside the buildings. Old friends are also worth their weight in gold. After long periods of not being in touch, one can pick up exactly where you left off the last time. Old friends can be imposed upon, relied upon, and can be expected to pick up the pieces if one of us stumbles.
August of 2011, has been difficult for old friends. Early in the month, Don Dixon passed away. Although not of my generation, Don was an old friend whose time ran out. In the third week of August, of course, Jack Layton passed away. Although never a personal friend, Jack so affected people of all ages that it was just like losing an old friend. And on the 25th of the month, very old friend Rex Offord in Australia passed away. He had been struggling with multiple myeloma for some time but was felled by a cerebral hemorrage.
My list of old friends range in age from in their thirties to in their seventies. I guess there isn't a min or max for old friends but the fact that somehow you click and it just feels right. However, the heartache as the ranks thin is still the pits.
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