I first met Virginia Andrews at Williamsburg Retirement Home in Baton Rouge a few years ago, when my friend Bill Ferguson was a resident there. She was leading a weekly class in "Life Writing" that was being offered to the residents. I was not a resident of Williamsburg, but once while visiting with Bill he invited me to join this group.
Since I had recently retired I found this very interesting. Bill and I would enjoy sharing our memories in written form each week. He had led a very interesting life in Europe since the end of World War II.
Virginia led the group to remember past experiences and skillfully helped us put them down in written form. She was always positive in her comments and kept us challenged to keep on writing. One of the highlights of the weekly meetings was each of us reading our story to the group.
Even though Virginia and her family have now moved to Delaware, we keep in touch. I have continued to write short essays and I share my stories with her by e-mail. I really treasure her comments.
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