i purchased a sweater/coat from an artisan on etsy, i was in love with her work. as i looked at her sites, i found item after item that were common in our lives--her birthday, same as my mom's. she lives just miles from where my hubby grew up , in another state. her favorite foreign travel destination is a city in south america where our nephew is a principal in an american school. her favorite band is my favorite band (and i'm an old fart, with odd musical taste--she is the same age as my middle daughter). as we have "talked" more and more, we have found more and more "serendipity" in our lives. i'm convinced that we will eventually figure out that we are related...