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My mother was a master letter writer and I have very fond memories of her in upstate NY years ago, writing letters to my sisters still living in Spain at that time.

One letter could take up to two weeks to write, and they looked like manuscripts sometimes, they were that long. I used to read them whenever I got the chance and they were always packed with family matters and current events as well as politics. Without fail these letters were witty, and well written, with the pages numbered on top.

She not only informed, but every single letter she wrote had a large chunk of her personality as well. She would say things like "I never know what to tell Sassys NOT to do, like take her kid sister to a total strangers funeral, or not to jump in that well"

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I still love it when I find an old letter of my mothers as it always takes me back to her ritual of late evening scotch and soda with pen and paper, listening to Mozart or Scott Joplin, reading bits of her letters out loud to me to agree or laugh or cry with her.

My mother was a vivacious Irish redhead. She was wild with her temper and equally giving of her love. She was also a very gifted classical pianist and right before she met my father was asked to join several famous orchestras...then m6y father totally screwed that up! UGH MEN! Anyhoo, she and my uncle Joe would have these battle royals via letters.
They both envied each others abilities...she read music and he played Jazz by ear. But the battles they had were always over religion...he was a devout Catholic, while she was less than devout. But no matter what, they respected each others well read intelligence.

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I miss getting real mail! I miss writing letters myself, and was always lousy at writing letters back, but loved nothing better then getting a letter that's ten pages long knowing it will be packed with all kinds of gossip and stuff even secrets!
E-mails are too immediate for me, and blogging is not quite as personal. Nothing beats a nice long funny letter from a friend or loved one. And getting a love letter is way cool!!
I don't think one can really get a love e-mail, ya know?

Maybe I should start writing letters again, only problem is when I get a response then I must write back and if I do then the other person has to write me back....HEY this could catch on!!

Well gotta go...I have places to go and people to be:)
Stay sweet.
XOXOXOXOXOXO Sassys.

P.S I wrote this blog last week, will try to catch you up later. Byeeeeee!