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Happy to be a new friend soon-to-be old friend. Long Island 4ever….your canapés are 👑👑👑👑

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South Shore Sisters = Immediate ‘Old Friend’ Status! ❤️

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Fabulous, evocative post, as always, Jolene! How wonderful to be in touch with a friend from so long ago, to have that great class photo, to meet again and eat bologna, cheese and potato chip sandwiches! And those mashed potatoes—I’m afraid my mother used margarine, and it wasn’t her best dish!Bourdain’s book sounds like a must-have, and I hope to attend your “snacky-drinky” zoom party! I’ll bring some virtual snacks from wherever I happen to be—New Mexico, I think. Maybe something à la Georgia O’Keeffe!

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Thank you, Ruth! hope you can make it ! 😊 Wow, à la Georgia O’Keeffe snacky-drinky sounds amazing! I know you’ll love the Bourdain book! xx

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Oct 14Liked by Jolene Handy

Best friends since first grade, how wonderful!! And mashed potatoes with butter...the ultimate comfort food! This makes my day, Jolene!❤️

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Aww, thanks, Pam, let’s try and catch up soon! xx

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I love the pics of you and your friend then and now and the word guffawing. 🥰

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Thank you so much, Mary, I love the word, too! 😂

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I think you might like these poems. One is a favorite of mine on friendship and one I wrote after seeing an old friend. https://open.substack.com/pub/pocketfulofprose/p/old-friend-found-again?r=qqbxq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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“I forgot that friends are the kindest mirrors” 🥹 Thank you so much for this, Mary, really love your poem. Also, loved that you were at the Purple Pig! If you come back to Chicago, dm me if you’d like to have coffee! Thanks again. ☺️

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Oh my, I love all these connecting threads. I didn’t realize you live in Chicago. I will definitely do that if I return. 🥰

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Terrific! ☕️ 😃

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That pic of Rosalind Russell is amazeballs and has prompted me to get my mum’s 1970s charm bracelet out for the Snacky-Drinky event! I am excited!

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So excited you are coming, Jenny! You’re gonna love this: the description on that photo of Roz from Getty Images says she is “wearing her famous gold chatelaine on her wrist, made from presents given to her by various famous friends” Don’t you love it?! Can’t wait to see your mother’s bracelet! ❤️

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Oh woweeeeee, what tails that chatelaine could tell. PLUS, although I have a beautiful charm bracelet, now I am absolutely desperate to have a chatelaine…

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My brother (who lives in Champaign ;) took his wife to Paris a couple years ago and she didn’t like the food.. when I asked her why she said “they use too much butter.” To which I responded: I can’t live without it (and might explain why croissants are my favorite food 🥐 ).

Another butter anecdote: at Thanksgiving with friends a few years ago, we went around the table taking turns sharing what we were grateful for.. when it was the 4 year old kid’s turn, he exclaimed with wild enthusiasm: BUTTER!!! 🧈 😁

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Haha! BUTTER! 🧈 Wise beyond his years, Sabrina! ❤️

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Love the potato chips on the sandwich! I remember doing this ! Wonderful post, dear Jolene.

Love,

Jamie

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Potato chips on a sandwich 🥪! The best! 😄 Hope you’re well, Jamie! Xx

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Sounds like the weekend with your friend was wonderful, Jolene. Cannot beat potato chips directly on the sandwich! Oh, and do I miss the genius of Anthony Bourdain...That is another cookbook I'll have to get—I didn't realize the 20th anniversary edition was out, so thank you!

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Hi, Joan! Potato chips on a sandwich 🥪 🙌 I think you will love the anniversary edition!

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Oct 19Liked by Jolene Handy

Your photos with Adrianne and Andrea are so wonderful…cheers to friends both old and new! 🥹

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😊 ❤️

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Great stuff, Jolene! Sadly we never made it to Les Halles when AB was there. Did you?

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Thanks so much, I did go several times when I lived in New York and always had the same thing: steak frites 😋

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Oct 16Liked by Jolene Handy

Last week, I used a potato ricer for the first time in my life . Fun to use and unbelievably smooth results. I love it. Childhood friends and bologna sandwiches - it does not get better than that.

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I agree, such a difference, so worth it to get a ricer!

Thank you, Beth, for your sweet comment, childhood friends (and Bologna sandwiches!), the best. 😊

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Oct 15Liked by Jolene Handy

Mmmm.. Mashed potatoes.

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That really says it all, Elizabeth! 😋 hope you’re well!

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Oct 15Liked by Jolene Handy

Bologna sandwiches! Priceless!

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And, delicious 🥪🤣!

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“A Few Angry Nuns” needs to be made into a movie 🎥 Hoping to make it to snacks-drinky party 🥳 xo

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Ha! Love it! 🎥 🍿 ooh, that would be so great if you can make it to the party! 😃

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Mashed potatoes are a bit of a winter staple at our place - must be the English heritage - although I do try to ease up on the butter and they are also good with olive oil if I'm pretending to be a little more healthy! And how wonderful are those friendships that last a lifetime - something to be treasured.

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Truly something to be treasured, Julia! ☺️ Where are you now, and do they have mashed potatoes? 😉

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😂I’ve had a life times worth of mashed potatoes and in nine place ordered a side of vegetables to go with the mashed potatoes and got boiled potatoes! Currently in Bath heading south.

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Did you go to Sally Lunn’s?

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I did! Should have just hit your inbox!

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Looking now!

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Oct 15Liked by Jolene Handy

Whoooo hoooo!!! So much fun!!! Love ya Jo-Jo! Great article 😘❤️🤗

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Come back soon! I’ll spring for more Bologna! 🤣 Love ya back!!! 🤗 ❤️

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Oct 15Liked by Jolene Handy

Can’t wait!!!!!!!!!!

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🤗

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