Fifty years as pen pals!

Yep, I said FIFTY years as pen pals!

That's how long my Irish friend Helen

and I have been writing letters.

Here I am, many moons ago,

with Helen and her family,

(husband John and kids Louise and Eaamon)

at their home outside Dublin.

She now has another daughter,

who is grown now,

named Yvonne.

Here is how it all began...

When I was 10 years old I wanted to collect stamps.

My dad suggested I write the mayor of any city

in the world to ask for a pen pal,

so I could collect stamps from all over.

So one of the city's I wrote to was Dublin.

I think my letter was put in the paper

and Helen saw it and began writing to me.

We are the same age, to the month.

It's amazing that we have kept in touch all these years.

Every letter has been very special,

as she is a very special friend.

Of course now, we correspond

more on Facebook or email. LOL

Oh how times have changed.

But, we still do write letters now and then.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne