I met another blogger in person yesterday! She is very much a Southern Belle. We had less than 30 minutes to talk, so we met in the parking lot of a gas station/convenience store. It got to be too cold to stand around outside, so we went inside. The store clerks didn't seem to mind that we weren't paying customers. They barely looked at us, let alone came to chase us out.

When we first came face to face, she gave me a warm hug and made me feel so comfortable that I felt as though we had been friends for years. Then she told me that no proper Southern lady would meet a friend without a gift - and presented me with a bottle of wine, from a nearby winery.

At last, it got late and we both had places to go and people to meet. Mom and I had to hit the road for parts farther south and she had a meeting.

As she drove away in here little yellow convertible, she gave a jaunty wave, as if her avatar had come to life.

Some of you will recognize who I'm talking about, but I'll let her tell the world who she is and who I am.