Ladies who lunch

There are seven of us who worked together over thirty years ago. We meet for lunch about every six weeks and can say almost anything to each other. There is kindness and support in the group. One or two have had serious illness and one is looking after an extremely ill mother at the moment. It can be serious but we enjoy a laugh too.

Love it. I used to lunch with a group of friends years ago - one I'm still in contact with so will share it with her. Four of us GN's do get together monthly though which is good fun and we enjoy the chat - not done wine though (yet)

Gillybob I too wish we were closer!

What an amazing poem! Have immediately emailed it to my girlfriend, Thank you so much for that

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I do like to think we ALL bring something to the table annabanana

The more gregarious people really do appreciate the ‘listeners’ in my opinion and vice versa.

Quiet, thoughtful, gentle people ought absolutely to be as valued as noisy, confident chatterboxes!

Lovely. Widowed over 10 years ago and very grateful for good friends to meet and chat to over coffee,which often extends to lunch.I do still wear my wedding ring as I just feel strange without it.

My lunch friends loved it too. Except Liz is a bit concerned....

Thanks for posting, Maw.

Perfect, this could have been written about me and my friends.

Maw thank you so much for posting that poem.

It raised a wry smile here, I'm a bit of a solitary bod, do have a couple of friends that I meet up with occasionally, but not together, iykwim.

I don't have any friends to go out with either gillybob. I usually manage without, but it would be fun to go out with friends sometimes.
A couple of weeks ago was the funeral of one of my school friends. She was a lovely bubbly person, but succumbed to cervical cancer. I couldn't attend the funeral and still feel quite sad about it.

Thank you - what a nice poem; brought a lump to my throat.
I have a smaller group, and perhaps this might reflect us in a few years. We are all still working, healthy and no lost husbands, thank goodness.

I do think having a social group is healthy for our spirits!

Super duper poem....love it Maw ?

Thanks for that Maw. I have passed it on to my groups.

I have three groups of friends from various times and places in my life and we are all Grannies now. I think I have the most health worries - some of my friends are super-fit yoga, pilates, running, swimming women who play tennis. I am very much the odd one out in that respect (I am the losing specs/car keys one, always) but we all value each others company and even have short breaks away together.

Sadly, quite a few have lost their husbands now but whatever our circumstances we gain real support from each other when we meet up. WhatsApp also keeps us laughing and chatting.

Like MOnica I'm not good in groups but I have found that, although I am shy, inhibited and sometimes nervous in groups, listening and being pleased for others who have good news and commiserating with those with bad news, works for me. I react the way I would like others to react to me. I used to go out with five other 'bus buddies' but because some have moved jobs/houses this has stopped. I do see one woman from the group, another I met years ago and a colleague from work on a one to one basis. I would love to be part of a larger group again even if I am the quiet one.

Thank you whitewave that’s lovely x

gilly you would be welcome to join us if you lived nearer?

I’m getting emails back from my lunch ladies and they are loving it.

I have always been a bit of an odd one out . Had my son at 18 when my friends were going clubbing I was alone at home unable to get a babysitter . It didn’t help that I have worked in an all male engineering environment since I can remember so no female colleagues either . Just one of those things .

Oh yes it makes me sad Urmstongran . It would be lovely to have some real friends to share special times with, or even just to chat over a coffee or glass of wine . Never mind .

Thank you overthehills . That was so kind .

Love it Maw!

I must confess, I have never been a 'lady who lunches'. It always sounds a lovely concept - and this verse certainly makes it sound so, but, when in a group I always feel out on a limb and always feel happier just meeting one person at a time.

Love it

It is a lovely poem and I found myself smiling so much as I read it through, remembering the lunches I have had with friends, some of whom I am no longer able to meet up with, but memories of all the things we laughed at, didn't cry but shared a sorrow, and felt so much better afterward. Friends are true gems to treasure.

Lunching Thursday with 4 ex colleagues from school will show them this.

What is really sad is that as the years go by the circle is getting smaller.

But what is really good is that we laugh a lot and support each other.

Swings and roundabouts

maw I’ve whizzed it off to all my ladies who lunch. It is soooooo apt.

Thank you

This made me laugh. Especially as my real name was used in it. And yes ... I am always losing my purse ;-) I've been lunching with the same group of women for close on 30 years now. And it's bittersweet as a couple are ill, one has died and all the traumas that we go through on life's journey have been played out in front of us. Thanks for posting.