Old Friends

Rebecca and Theresa

I treasure my friendship with these two women who live in Moscow, Idaho.  Rebecca and I go WAY back.  We roomed next to each other our senior year of college and lived together as partners for seven years.  Maintaining friendships with ex-partners isn't always possible but I am certainly happy that Bec and I have remained close for 40 years.  Rebecca and Theresa have been together for 22 years.  We were witnesses for their marriage in San Diego, pre prop 8.  They were both with us in December when we hosted a wedding celebration in San Diego with our close friends present.  Bec performed the ceremony and added her usual wit and wisdom!

Rebecca is semi-retired but still works as an artist (potter) and is very active in the LGBT community and local politics.  Theresa loves her job at a local university and has many opportunities to travel overseas with her position.  She is also an accomplished gardener and has recently paired her passion for flowers with another talent, painting beautiful watercolors.  They both love living in Moscow.  Their circle of friends is large and encompasses people they have connected with as a couple through their Unitarian church and through their individual interests.  

As Rebecca and Theresa see other members of their family and friends age, they too are thinking about the "what next."  Fortunately, for them and for other LGBT in Moscow, there is a wonderful senior community that is open and welcoming.  More on that in my next post!

Their garden