I HAVE BEEN thinking a lot lately about my semi-compulsive need to surround myself with girlfriends. I know, we all need our girlfriends–that’s totally normal. We all want to know we have a core group of women who get us and who’ll get our backs. And as an only child, I don’t have the option to turn to sisters-by-birth, so I have to make my own.
When Margaret Roach first told me of her inspiration to create this–The Sister Project–my first reaction was, “How in the world can I fit in?” (Yes, it was a bit of a pity party.) But as we talked and brainstormed and plotted and planned, I began to realize that in addition to my search for substitute sisters, I also look for sisters of a less literal kind. In my reading, in my ‘net surfing and shopping, in my movie-watching–I’m drawn to things that convey or examine or suggest some kind of sisterhood, and I have been for a long, long time.
And that’s how we came to the idea of one part of my multitasker role here at TSP–the Sister Scout. If you’ve already visited the Galleries, you’ve seen the work of Elsa Mora, whose work I discovered online long before TSP was a gleam in anyone’s eye. Amanda Blake and I started emailing ages ago when I was exploring the idea of having my kids’ portraits painted. (My husband rolled his eyes at that one, but that’s another story.)
In the Galleries, in our profiles of sisters in the kitchen, and in this blog, I’ll point you to sources of all kinds that for me (remember, the sisterless one!) suggest sisterhood. And I hope–I really hope–you’ll tell me if I get it right (or not).
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I’m honored to be amongst your new sister friend posse.
Speaking of sisters in the kitchen, you(s) gals might interview The Kitchen Sisters (www.kitchensisters.org).
This new site is beautifu.
Hey Paige,
I share my kitchen with my sisters and their families and they do the same, but my favorite kitchen time is with my girls: my bookclub pals–10 or so like and unlikeminded peers from nowadays, replete with middle age issues and mini people wreaking havoc–and my divas–8 chiquitas I grew up with. Sometimes nonsisters feel more sisterly! I look forward to swapping stories with you and yours. BTW, loved The Other Boleyn Girl–tawdry tale that it was, sisterwise. Cheers!
Paige- Love the idea of the sisterhood project .I have no sisters biologically– but a few in spirit . In fact, we probably share a sister, so does that make us sisters in laws? Stepsisters?
Welcome, Deb and Lisa! Deb, you’ll have to do a compare and contrast for me on bio-sisters vs. book club sisters in the kitchen. And Lisa–I’ve often wondered this. What does it make you when you are best friends once removed, with a sister-friend (our darling Leslie–you can read more about her in the site if you poke around!) as the tie that binds? Anyone have any thoughts on this very common, kind of unusual relationship??