just before Christmas, i had dinner with an old friend. blake munroe was one of my first best friends, but sadly i hadn't seen him in nearly 20 years. somewhere in my formed memory of blake, i came to think he was from haiti. it turns out he was born in calcutta, india, in a mission of nuns dedicated to taking in children who would otherwise be abandoned. blake and his sister amy were adopted by richard and anita munroe, who were our next-door neighbors in fairhope, alabama, when i was six years old. my memories of blake include pirate birthday parties, trick-or-treating together, and trying to sell honeysuckle to neighborhood softies. blake now lives in nashville, tennessee, and works in the music business. it was great catching up.
here's to old friends.
1 comment:
this is such an awesome picture. you guys would have been fun to tickle back in the day.
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