In the early months of 1990 I was hired at the CT. Historical Society. This is everything CT you would want to know, see and hear. I had no idea it existed until I was hired as a museum assistant. It is there I met Martha and the place where she met her husband.

In my book, Survival in the Unemployment Line, I mention Martha as the woman who so wanted to help me she got married and had children just so I could babysit and she could pay me. BUT the woman is more than a friend. She is a saint! She has put up with her husband Jay for over 20 something years...and I know what a handful he can be, as I am a handful too. Jay and I were born one year and one day apart. Many times over the decades Martha has remarked to me, "Jay does that too." or "Jay thinks that too." So, I know.

Also Jay and I stopped talking to each other after our first dinner together. Because of the snide comment I made about his pricing.

Fast forward 20 something years and finally I said I'm sorry to him in person---after Martha told me what I had said--his prices were too high and I was shocked I said it to him. No wonder he didn't want to be my friend. But, Martha has been all of these years. I wasn't invited to her home, and I understood- but we managed to get together at least a few times a year and have a meal.

Finally, after 20 something years I invited Jay, his daughter Alex and Martha to my home for dinner and I apologized to him again. He was amazed I did that. (Yeah--people are amazed by me) LOL. We are a family again--since they have the coolest kids around--and their kids are Beautiful! Model material--but they are too old to model--both children being in their mid 20s. LOL

Martha has been a true friend to me and I'm thrilled Jay and I are back on great terms. He even liked my birthday present to his wife. But it has been Martha who has been like a sister to me and has helped me MORE than she knows. Happy Birthday my dear friend, Lets do coffee in London this year!