An Early Christmas Surprise
And a 107 year look back at a postcard
It’s Christmas. Breakfast is over or just being served in some homes and finished in others. Some stragglers are still sleeping from wrapping presents and partying half the night! “Oh, what fun it’s been so far!”
This is the last newsletter of 2024. Thank you for reading and supporting my writing. More below on what 2025 will bring.
The letters above, date between 1937 and 1939 were a gift from my cousin. I shared
the following in an email about the letters:
Two weeks ago, I received the above packet of letters from my 2x removed 3rd cousin. They invigorated my spirit. I’m currently writing about them, and how I first reconnected with this cousin. It’s been a time of joy and deep sorrow in that she lost her daughter a year after we reconnected and two cousins within the last two months. That means I also lost cousins with whom I just reconnected. The thought of writing weighed heavily upon me until I received these letters.