How often has the phrase, “it’s a small world” come into your personal narrative? Perhaps never more poignant than the 23rd Annual Dickens Dinner at Circa 1886 this past Thursday.
After spending a charming evening of eloquent storytelling of Tim Lowry which fell nothing short of a Broadwayesque one-person narration of Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol” the room, unassisted, found their way to the corner of the upstairs dining room of Circa 1886 in a community group photo. Yet, behind all the smiles and the common shared experience, new individual friendships arose.
Friendships inspired from Dickens
Let me share one. Using the phrase “middle man” is an understatement. After spending much of the evening conversating with a wonderful couple from North Myrtle Beach to my left, I uncovered a true love story. After meeting and courting in college and then moving on to separate lives and families, this couple re-united 25 years later to discover a love that still remained…