Facebook reminded me this morning that today marks seven years since I befriended Lyn on it. It’s not seven years since we got in touch or started to communicate, just seven years since that all-important friendship request was sent. It’s so long ago now that have forgotten which one of us sent it; but that meeting in the electronic ether was, I suppose, a vital step to the life I lead today. Lyn got the same message earlier of course, and we were both laughing that it”s amazing how she has put up with me for so long. Joking aside, her patience with me is incredible. It often has to be, and I really hope it endures so that Facebook can send us many more reminders like that.