Keeping in touch with distant friends.

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It is so easy to take friendships for granted, especially the long term ones. Living far away from such old friends I realise how easily lack of frequent contact can take the edge off of what has always been a vibrant relationship. I shall be visiting some of those old friends soon, we have kept the contact going with Skype and emails but it isn't quite the same as sitting down together with leisure time to chat and share our days. My children are able to fly here and make the necessary effort but for the old friends it has become impossible. They are not fit enough for the journey, flying is off the agenda for all of them now. We are no younger but we are fitter so we can do it. We will return home exhausted because our friends do not live near one another, so much driving awaits us. The advice to do things while you are still able, has become relevant to us now.