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…

Would Sid have been a Bernie man?

Well, the election is over and now what will happen? In 1932, that is. I so wish we were at that point right now. Don't you wish we had a fast forward button through the next six months or so? But alas, we must fully live these troubling times in order to get to the…