A friendship in letters
Letters, handwritten and sent by post: a way of communicating that has become more of the past than the present. The intimacy of a letter – as shared between friends. … Continue reading A friendship in letters
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A friendship in letters
Presently, I am reading the letters written by, and exchanged between, Robert Louis Stevenson and J. M. Barrie. In life they never met. Gosh, I would have loved to have … Continue reading A friendship in letters
‘Vintage note’
This delightful sketch of the globe was drawn by the Scottish architect James Salmon. The sketch was an integral part a letter dated 10 July 1899. It is understood that … Continue reading ‘Vintage note’
Letters to his gardener
The Letters of John Cockburn of Ormistoun to His Gardener, 1727-1744, can be read in full here.
a letter-carrier
It would have been wonderful to chat with this old letter-carrier and to listen to his stories:
drawn from life
Michel Montaigne, 1533 –1592, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. I share in the lasting appreciation … Continue reading drawn from life
Weather Bomb
Sunday, 14th January 1968 and a storm that had no name. I do not remember this storm as I was not even a month old, but I do recall my … Continue reading Weather Bomb