Two years ago when I attempted to do something with the letters, I had been taking them out of the shoe box and placing each unfolded letter in a sheet protector along with its corresponding envelope so that I could fit them into a 3-ring binder in the order they were written. They ended up being so bulky, that I started a second binder.
When I began the project this time around, I failed to remember that one of the binders of letters was not organized in date order. So, today when I opened the second binder, I found letters that will fit into the sequence of the 15 I've already transcribed. I have decided before I go on, I will be checking for all dates that are earlier than those I have already done.
I do remember that some of the letters were so riddled with mold that I was kind of avoiding handling them. Pretty sure they are still in the shoe box and not in sheet protectors yet. I should probably get them all out and in order before I forge ahead again.
Yet another setback, but at this point, I really want to read/transcribe them in order.
TOTAL WORD COUNT = 21,222
Grandpa was so creative with the way he closed his letters. I will leave you with one of the closing sentiments I found today.
"With a world of love & every star a kiss..."
Such truly romantic people your grandparents were. And such a "labor of love" you are doing in transcribing.
ReplyDeleteYour Grandpa was quite the poet! I love his closing!!!
ReplyDelete...ever start a kiss....
a great story you have here.
Oh, that IS lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh Oh OH, I love how he ends his letters!! THAT is what letter writing is all about - where even the ending is poetic and worthy of reading!!
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