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Posted by Roberta on October 22, 2009, 11:31 am
Well of course if I'm allowed to READ during dinner. But I can't help
hearing my mother's voice "no reading at the table, it's rude". Voice
doesn't bother me at breakfast or lunch, if I'm alone. But dinner is
always more of an event.
BTW, I can highly recommend the IPod Touch with the Kindle (or other)
reader. No need for an extra lamp, fits easily in the palm of your
hand, weighs less than a paper book, and you can change the font size
with some of the readers. NAYY, and I may never buy another paperback.
Roberta in D
On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:44:10 -0500, "Edna Pearl"
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>I continually am reminded by how odd I am in my need for solitude. I
>particularly like dining alone. I enjoy my dinner more than when my
>attention is divided between the food and my companion(s).
>Friends of mine say I should give some kind of lessons on how to dine alone
>comfortably -- I'd make a fortune. I know there are others out there like
>me, but most people do seem to have an abhorrence of dining alone. I can
>tell that a server is not going to get a good tip if s/he remarks on my
>being alone. Good waiters who give me extra attention because I'm alone, or
>don't bother me if I'm absorbed in reading, make my day. I keep a tiny
>little lamp in my purse to put on the table if I want to read in a dim
>restaurant while I wait for the next course.
>ep
>>I think the challenge, for widows as well as many quilters, is knowing
>> how to introduce yourself to people and not assuming that everyone
>> else is fine, that you are the only one who's lonely. I went to a
>> Simply Music Piano Teachers Conference in Omaha a few weekends ago,
>> and found myself all alone in the hour before the first night's meet
>> and greet. I could have sat in my room, or gone for a walk, but
>> neither appealed to me. This hotel happened to have a "happy hour"
>> every evening when scads of people went down to the lobby for free
>> drinks and snacks, so I went down and looked at faces. There was a
>> woman sitting alone, a bit older than me, so I approached her and
>> explained my solitary situation. Turns out her husband was with her,
>> just up refilling his chex mix bowl, and I ended up having a fabulous
>> 40 minute visit with total strangers. I think that quilters have an
>> advantage at quilting events simply because they know that everyone in
>> the building ahs something in common with them, which makes it even
>> easier to meet strangers.
>> Musicmaker
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>particularly like dining alone. I enjoy my dinner more than when my
>attention is divided between the food and my companion(s).
>Friends of mine say I should give some kind of lessons on how to dine alone
>comfortably -- I'd make a fortune. I know there are others out there like
>me, but most people do seem to have an abhorrence of dining alone. I can
>tell that a server is not going to get a good tip if s/he remarks on my
>being alone. Good waiters who give me extra attention because I'm alone, or
>don't bother me if I'm absorbed in reading, make my day. I keep a tiny
>little lamp in my purse to put on the table if I want to read in a dim
>restaurant while I wait for the next course.
>ep
>>I think the challenge, for widows as well as many quilters, is knowing
>> how to introduce yourself to people and not assuming that everyone
>> else is fine, that you are the only one who's lonely. I went to a
>> Simply Music Piano Teachers Conference in Omaha a few weekends ago,
>> and found myself all alone in the hour before the first night's meet
>> and greet. I could have sat in my room, or gone for a walk, but
>> neither appealed to me. This hotel happened to have a "happy hour"
>> every evening when scads of people went down to the lobby for free
>> drinks and snacks, so I went down and looked at faces. There was a
>> woman sitting alone, a bit older than me, so I approached her and
>> explained my solitary situation. Turns out her husband was with her,
>> just up refilling his chex mix bowl, and I ended up having a fabulous
>> 40 minute visit with total strangers. I think that quilters have an
>> advantage at quilting events simply because they know that everyone in
>> the building ahs something in common with them, which makes it even
>> easier to meet strangers.
>> Musicmaker