Did I ever tell you about the time I played matchmaker?
My friend Isabelle had a friend, Katy Allgeyer, who was single. Katy is a talented woman. She's a Feng Shui expert who writes the only Feng Shui blog you'll ever need to read: Feng Shui by fish girl, and she is the artist who created the paintings in this post.
So here is my matchmaker story. One day I was at a movie with my husband. I remember very clearly, the movie was the absolutely heart-wrenching Gloomy Sunday. We were waiting for the movie to begin when my husband said: 'S. and his wife have split up.'
I tried to imagine S single. S is the kind of free spirit who collects everything as he travels the world and sends poetic/ cryptic collage postcards from across the globe.
Within an instant later I knew! I told my husband: 'He needs to meet Katy! They would be perfect for each other.' 'Slow down', my husband said. 'he just split up. The marital bed is still warm.' 'No, no, call him,' I said. 'Call him right away. She's it!'
It took a lot of insisting from us. Me nagging my husband, my husband nagging poor S. who had no desire to be matched up. Unbelievable enough, the two finally met and you can guess how the story ended: happily, just the way I like my stories.
The two now share their time between their two (Feng Shui) homes in Maine and North Carolina. Katy repays me by being my sole purveyor of fantastic Old Mill of Guilford grits. (Those do make me a little bit FAT but if you have not tasted good grits, you haven't lived.)
So who gets the credit for this beautiful match? Me or good Feng Shui? I'll never know.
Well, why the heck don't you live in DC, C? Because you would straighten out the Feng Shui here (at least in my apt.) instantly, I am convinced.
I have a few stories but they're not this dramatic. I was manipulative, drew in fellow conspirators, & generally acted like the bossy Emma (in Austen). BUT, the 3 out of 4 couples still married.
Posted by: Susan | June 22, 2009 at 07:05 PM
Corine, it was four years ago this week that I flew to Maine for my "blind date" with your friend. I cannot thank you enough for nagging him to call me. You changed my life and will always be my fairy godmother. More grits on the way soon!
xoxo
Posted by: Katy Allgeyer aka fishgirl | June 22, 2009 at 07:25 PM
How exciting! I'd love to have a successful matchmaking story someday.
Posted by: Michelle | June 22, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Corine, I love your intuition on this one. Sounds like the payoffs are still coming on both sides :)
Posted by: jana | June 22, 2009 at 11:33 PM
What a great story! Oh, I've always been a sucker for a happy ending, sigh!!
Posted by: Alisa | June 23, 2009 at 04:42 AM
Ohh, I love a good matchmaking story with a happy ending. And grits aren't bad either, although I get mine from Anson Mills.
Posted by: Mardel | June 23, 2009 at 07:27 AM
wow, your friend is so talented! Her paintings are beautiful.
Posted by: Ivory Pearl Interiors | June 23, 2009 at 08:23 AM
Who's responsible? you and God, baby.
I think your instincts are right on - am succumbing. OK. My list is :
free spirit with a big heart
smart and mischeviously witty
must play a musical instrument or write
must not be a male slut/slutee
must treat me like a Princess, because... I am one?
UK-based preferably!
Go to it, shall I repay you in English Scones?
;)
Posted by: Clarity | June 23, 2009 at 09:38 AM
Thank you for the birthday wishes! and oh my word...
Posted by: Clarity | June 23, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Dh is the matchmaker around here..I am just oblivious. :p
Beautiful paintings!
Posted by: muralimanohar | June 24, 2009 at 12:36 PM
you're brilliant, corine!
Posted by: josephine | June 24, 2009 at 08:47 PM