Thank you Elsie. Thank you for calling Sid out. I wish we could read your exact words. I hope they were firm and self-assured, but maybe they were sad and full of insecurities. Either way, they were words that Sid needed to hear. We've all been inconsiderate friends or lovers at some point. We've all…
He who hesitates is lost. (Almost.)
Letters can tell us so much, but sometimes it is the envelope that tells a bigger story - or at least tells us there is a bigger story. And in this case, it is a story I almost missed. I keep my grandparents' letters in the original boxes I found them in if possible, or…
Merry Christmas?
Last heard from, Sid was planning his trip to spend the holidays with his family in Buffalo - and to spend time with Elsie. So I wasn't surprised to find a festive Christmas card (shown above) in the next envelope in the box. What was a surprise was what was on the inside: Who the…
All the way to Buffalo
And so the promise of a visit is fulfilled! Sid’s next letter is written after what seems to have been a lovely visit to Buffalo, and much time spent with Elsie. Regardless of their budding relationship, Sid would most likely have been heading northwest anyways to spend Easter with his father, a minister in North…
Here’s to Then…
A snowy day in a warm house is the perfect day to continue the story. And, of course, what I really wish I could find next is Elsie’s reply to Sidney’s letter. But unfortunately, when I open the box of my grandmother’s letters to Sidney, the earliest postmarks on her letters date from 1935. So…
A Little Spark?
It’s time to open a letter. Well, not open exactly, since this letter was opened for the first time almost exactly 87 years ago. And amazingly, after it was opened and read, it was put aside and kept, and it has made the journey all the way to 2019. Now it has surfaced again, to…
El and Sid ~ A Slow Romance 