75 Years Later....
Florida Today ran a lovely article about pen pals who still write after seventy-five years. I don't know about you, but I find that inspiring.
Today it is easy to find a pen friend through the internet. Once upon a time it was a little more difficult than that. I connected with my first pen pal, Annette from Sweden, through a mutual acquaintance. My memory is rusty but I think that Mutual Acquaintance Darcy had been an exchange student in Annette's town and had lived with her family (maybe). I met Darcy shortly after her return and she gave me Annette's address. She had been wanting a pen pal and the connection was made. I actually met Annette in 1986 when I spent seven weeks in Sweden. Sadly, we lost contact a couple years later.
I appreciate the manner in which Alice and Margaret met. It was through a mutual acquaintance, the way it used to be done and their story reminded me of my own. I suppose it still happens on occasion but I can't imagine that to be the norm. It certainly is not mine.
I think it remarkable that Alice and Margaret would be able to maintain correspondence for so long; even enviable. Any friendship I form now will certainly not last 75 years. I simply do not have enough time left. Should I be blessed with longevity, I might achieve 50 years with some of my pen friends. Only time will tell, but I hope so.
You can read more about Alice and Margaret here.
What a nice story. Go Alice and Margaret! My best friend from junior high school and I still write. We graduated from high school in 1972.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! What an enriching friendship that must be.
DeleteI love stories like this. I still write to pen pals I had as a teenager. I'm sure you and I will still be writing when we are old ladies Sonja. That thought makes me smile just wondering what we'll be discussing!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing how our conversation will develope though the years!
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