Soul sister Connie Sutherland is putting in her fall garden of pumpkin, squash, tomatoes, basil, sweet potatoes, spearmint, peppermint, thyme, radishes, kale and spinach. I envy her time to do that! For ten years I’ve apologized to friends for not having time to play. I’ve come to realize I’ve created a career that morphed into a lifestyle that, to some, appears to have limited social contact. But that’s not true. I talk to friends all day long. The nature of my business is such that the authors, advertisers, publicists and readers of Horizons Magazine often become friends as we share many of the same interests. \u00a0Some I speak to or email or text with every month, some every few months, others only every few years. \u00a0I feel as close to some of them as I do my own in-real-life friends. \u00a0With rare exception, at least six hours of every day is spent talking, texting and emailing for business.\u00a0 But since my “business” is a lifestyle of discussing mutual interests with friends, it’s a job I do not need a break or vacation from.\u00a0 I wouldn’t want it to be any different. Not right now anyway.\u00a0 Stay tuned.<\/p>\n