My friend died. . .

I found out my friend, Glenn, died in his sleep. He lived in our apartment building and was very active in getting speakers and people to entertain us. He was an avid bike rider and rode daily. I spoke of him when I posted about showing him the Stewart Glen part of the Burnt Bridge trail to ride his bike on. That was the last time I saw him since I was holed up in my apartment with allergy problems. We were going to go to a play on Saturday together. If I don't visit anyone today, you will have to forgive me.

A special personal award from Malyss

These are the words she wrote to go with the award:

For PAULIE,
I liked our encounter along a trail with a lot of benches where we could sit and chat...For her,I wanted something really special; so special that I had to make it myself..I mean, I made the snowman, AND the award myself ! So, this award is not perfect, but it is ABSOLUTELY unique, for a unique person.

My internet friend in France made this award for me personally!!!!!!!! She knows how much I love snow and collect snowmen -- the stuffed kind and more . . . we both blog about benches and visit each other's bench blogs almost daily. She made it for Christmas for me -- yes, that's right. . . she made the snowman first, then took a photo and made it into an award just for me!
What a blessing! Thank you, Malyss! You are so thoughtful!