We moved a lot when I was growing up. I kept in touch with my friends through letters. I just unearthed a large box of old letters! Sadly, they will be discarded. I miss those days.
I remember having penpals in different countries. When I moved to Florida and another friend had moved away we started doing letters that round robin letters.
I can sing a song of those days. I moved from SA when I was 21, first to Germany and then Japan. Unfortunately I do not have the letters of friends and family. The only letters and telegrams I still have are from my then boyfriend and husband since 54 years š¤š¼
I used to have petals when I was at school. My American pen pal I have met twice & we are friends on fb. Also when we lived abroad before smartphones, it was the only way to keep in touch with family & friends.
I still write letters to my 90 year old Mom. I live in Kentucky and she lives in Virginia. She loves getting them. I've kept all of my letters also. I don't know if I'll ever be able to part with them. Fav.
@danette born in Washington DC. Lived near the University of Maryland for about 28 years. It took me nearly 7 years to get use to Florida. It's a big change. Keep shooting, you really have talent.
Your comment about moving was interesting; we moved 18 times while I was growing up! It's also the reason I have so many letters, but I'm make them into a collage before I'd throw them away! (Not in a tidy fashion, but turned and overlapping so the text is more cryptic...)
@Weezilou some of it I just donāt want anyone else to read. āŗļø. I have them all still! You could add them to your collection!
In all seriousnessā¦if the letter had a tiny bit of value other than schoolgirl crushes, I am keeping it. My cousin wrote about her farm life. Lots of letters about snow. Trips my friends took. One friends long journey to her new home. One friend said, āyouāre moving again??ā Lots of fun and hope in the letters for sure. I just wanted something more manageable l I didnāt want the whole box to go in the trash when Iām no longer here.
I think I only went to 10 schools, including 4 years at the same high school.
@danette Fair enough! I can envision the art...layer it and then pint over much of it revealing only snippets that can se seen through the paint... I DO agree that the letters you mention that were essays of sorts are keepers. My Hawaiian friend wrote me a similarly long letter detailing everything to see along the way from the family's arrival at the airport on Kauai, north to their "summer home!" Now that IS history as the island has changed greatly since she wrote in the late 50's! (She even sent me a letter with the cancellation the day Hawaii became a state! Prior to that, the address was to "Honolulu, T.H." History!)
April 25th, 2024
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In all seriousnessā¦if the letter had a tiny bit of value other than schoolgirl crushes, I am keeping it. My cousin wrote about her farm life. Lots of letters about snow. Trips my friends took. One friends long journey to her new home. One friend said, āyouāre moving again??ā Lots of fun and hope in the letters for sure. I just wanted something more manageable l I didnāt want the whole box to go in the trash when Iām no longer here.
I think I only went to 10 schools, including 4 years at the same high school.