monday mail

dear newly countrified mme.,

i'm writing to say THANK YOU for sounding your November challenge, the Month of Mail. today was a very long day in the life of me (She) and i walked through the door for the first time since early this morning at 9:30 p.m. to a PILE of pretty envelopes on the table. my roommates looked on in envy as i scooped up my epistolary treasures . . . i sighed happily and promptly shut myself in my (turquoise) bedroom to share these last hours of wakefulness with not one, not three, but FIVE dear women across the world through their beautiful letters. i do believe i'm in the process of being wholly converted to a regular life of real mail, and i have you (and the 5 other bright souls who have risen to the occasion) to thank. what can i say but that i am so blessed to be known and loved by such a woman as you? and it's not only a joy to GET letters, but to write my thoughts, send them to places like Australia, and then daydream about which kind of tea will be brewed while they are read . . . well, that's another delightful matter altogether.

merci, mon amie,
she.

polka dot vignette || she

p.s. thank you to each bright soul who has written to me so far this month; as you all know (and will hear about in your postcards), i've been in the process of relocating and unpacking for what seems like a lifetime, and your marvelous cards and letters alighting in my new mailbox at this specific time have helped immensely in making me feel like this new space is truly my home!

p.p.s. i also have mostly Missy Bestling to thank for converting me into a woman of letters . . . she's sent me snail mail and treasure-chestlike packages for YEARS now. including an entire envelope chock full of dead mosquitoes when she and Robert were living in Alaska (yes, i immediately screamed and made quite a scene in my parents' front yard when i opened it). yes, she really is one of the best friends a girl could ask for . . .