Y'all are right, I know...
I just got home from a gallery opening (required to attend for my college class), and it was good for me to get out! I've been so reclusive, that I guess I thought, knowing this person from my past, that it would turn into a satisfying communication. It hasn't (sigh). For example, I sent him several pics of myself, my surroundings, and the art I've created for my weaving grad classes....No acknowledgment on any of them...nada! and this over several months of communication.
I DO know how to communicate, as many of you do here also, and when corresponding with a friend, I always acknowledge what they've shared....
Anyway, I haven't invested in this contact, other than writing a few letters, all the while surveying it with discernment ( a skill learned late in life!).
Thanks all of you.
Patty