[ABQTypers] message in a bottle

[Seriah Getty]

I love that, Tara. Thank you for sharing. ♥️

-Seriah

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> On Feb 10, 2020, at 10:30 AM, Tara Cunnings via ABQTypers <abqtypers at casano.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I'm not sure if this message will go to just Joe our to our entire group.  I had to leave early so I didn't have time to share my writing with everyone.
> I'm not a good writer but I think it can be nice to share our thoughts.  I took a very different approach than the fun and funny message that Kevin
> wrote which I enjoyed thoroughly.  Below is my message to the future.  I hope others will share their messages as well.
> Tara
> 
> February 9th 2020
> 
>     It’s strange to think that if someone finds this they might look at the date and think of it as being a long time ago  
> when it’s just today, an ordinary day for me.  If all goes well this won’t even be discovered until I’m long dead. 
> I don’t find this thought to be morbid, in fact I think it would be very exciting if this wasn’t discovered for a very 
> long time.
>    What would the future want to know about now or maybe even about me?  I have no idea what that would
> be so I’ll start by introducing myself.  My name is Tara and I’m a semi-old women.  I’m not feeble or frail 
> but the bloom of youth is definitely long gone.  I’m basically a content person which doesn’t sound like a big deal 
> but during this political climate it’s really quite an accomplishment.
>   My secret is that I have a lot of interest and activities in my life that bring me joy.  My latest fun activity
> is taking the remains of my vegetables and trying to regrow them.  For example, I cut the tops of my 
> carrots off, place them in water and try to regrow the stem.  After I get enough growth I can plant the 
> carrot in the ground.  On my kitchen counter I have bok choy, celery, pineapple, leeks, carrots, potatoes, basil, garlic, 
> scallions and yams all in various size glass containers, some with toothpicks sticking out, all in various stages of rooting.  
> I find this quite delightful to look at and I take particular pleasure in watching the progress of their growth.
>    I know this isn’t very revealing about life in 2020 but isn’t life just a collection of moments.  So now a few moments
> of February 9th 2020 have been revealed to you.  I wonder if this this activity would interest anyone in the future?
> May you find moments of joy in your life and share them with others.
> Your friend from the past
> Tara
> 
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