<sod >" Still, even having each other for constant companionship these past 35 years, it can get lonely far from home.< eod>< sod > " Still, even having each other for constant companionship these past 35 years, it can get lonely far from home. When they found themselves in a coffee shop in Palm Desert, Calif., three years ago, the camaraderie they experienced was nothing short of a revelation. "We walked in as strangers and left as friends," says Rae.< eod>