Pen pals
Watch this postI have been pen palling for a while now does anyone else do this and is there somewhere on the site for this? It would be nice to write to people on here if they were interested.
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Have you heard from Vicki a lately, watching t.v. there has been a lot of unrest in the south, and the American elections, we just don’t seem to be able to get away from them
How are you getting on with the lock down, you are same as me, living in an area with open country side, I count my blessings being able to still get out and about, as there are no people around
Take care of yourself Gillian I hope the world will look a happier place for you soon
I haven’t heard from Vicky and watching the situation in America, again I am thankful for where we live. I hope all is okay with her & we hear from her soon.
Glad you are okay too, it’s good to hear. Stay safe. Gillian x
I think that is what we have to do now, count our blessings, my husband died in February I nursed him day and night for seven years, but we were able to be together when he died, and I dread to think what it would be like caring for someone now, when doctors and nurses have so much to do, as I had so much support from them all
I used to wish there were more hours in-the day, I had so much to do, as the saying goes, be careful what you wish for. The days are so long and lonely now
All good wishes for your next operation Gillian
Take care
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So nice of you to respond, an act of kindness makes all the difference doesn’t it, do you have family, I know Essex fairly well, where about are you, I used to live in Northampton. We moved to the coast 25 years ago when we retired, it’s ideal for walks on the beach, the waves rolling in can be very therapeutic
As you saw my letter was to Gillian, it is lovely to have someone to keep in contact with, we used to have contact with Vicki in America, but we haven’t heard from her for quite a while
Yes the days are long, I also have trouble with the nights, my body has got so used to having to get up every two hours or so, I can’t get my body clock to sleep through the night, I’ve almost given it up as a bad job, I make a cup of tea and settle down to read a good book.
Take care of yourself Lynn, it would be nice to hear from you again if you have the time
Well, take care of yourself and be in touch again soon.
Gillian
I am very sorry for your great loss. I too am close to my brother and just the thought of him passing is heart breaking. How hard it is to get going again once a loved one passes. I know that with time and prayer the pain will get less painful. My prayers for you...God Bless...
I am at this time planning to move to Tenerife with my brother and we both hope to find a new and exciting life change than living here in Northern Virginia. I am hoping to sell my property and make the move once covid is controlled with a vaccine.
This is my first post since I am brand new on this site. I am sorry if my letter is not too long...
yours,
RoyalTern
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You have taken the first step to joining in a conversation, and that’s how I think it works, I converse with Tawny, who is Gillian, and Lynn joined in last week, as I mentioned to Lynn we used to write to Vicki in America but haven’t heard from her in a while, so do join in, all you have to do is reply to a conversation
Aren’t you planning a big move, we thought we were quite cavalier when we moved from Northampton to the coast to retire, but it was worth it as it is ideal here for retirement
I do appreciate your kind thoughts, it’s times like this you realise just how many nice people there are around
Was nice to hear from you
Have you noticed Lynn and RoyalTern ( haven’t learned her name yet) have joined in our conversation, they had just come on to the site, and it is very hard to take the first step of contacting someone
After the shortest day it is surprising just how you notice the difference those minutes make
Will have fingers crossed for you do take care
Will look forward to hearing from you when you are seeing clearly again with both eyes
Doreen
Welcome.
As Doreen2 writes, we have been writing to each other and also to Vikki in America, but haven’t heard from her in awhile. Hope she is safe.
Letters are never too long! I hope you & your brother are successful in your plans to go to Tenerife next year, let’s hope 2021 is a much better year for everyone.
As you may of seen I tragically & unexpectedly lost my brother back in August, so important to spend time together. We had a great relationship & thankfully I have the same with his three children.
Well, hope to hear from you again, take care, Gillian
I write with Doreen2 and recently introduced myself to RoyalTern.
I use to live in South London but have been on the coast in West Sussex for the last 45 years.
Hope you are keeping safe and well. Maybe hear from you in time.
Gillian
How are you,I just dropped in to look at the comments on community site.
I'm Ann ,I'm married and 59
Do you still want someone to chat to
I've got 3 cats and I love animals and nature
Bye for now Ann
I am seeking a pen pal.
If you are interested in a bit of snailmail, please let me know.
M
Enjoy your day
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my interest are nature walks,reading,chatting,crocheting and several other things. Have you met many penpals?
Hope to hear back from you.
Thanks for getting in touch.Its lovely to hear from you.
I'm in bed at the moment. It's 10.20pm here in London in the UK.
I had a busy day so felt a bit tired so thought I'd have an early night. Too much excitement for an old girl.
If you don't mind can I get back to you tomorrow. Be nice to chat.
Hope you are well
All the best
Leila
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Cheers,
Maria
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So you want a penpal? Not sure if I will be ok for you as I am a rather boring person - but I will write a snippet and see what you think? I joined this site several years ago after someone recommended it for organised holidays for older people. As it happened the first day I logged on there was a holiday just perfect for myself and my husband. It was a coach tour around Sicily. This may sound horrible but I don't enjoy holidays with him as we have such different interests but I thought if it's organised, we may not argue about the what to do every day. So I booked it and off we went and it actually worked out ok. Sadly with Covid and other reasons I haven't really had a holiday since. Unless you count the odd times my daughter has invited me along with her for the odd weekends to help look after the children. Which I love doing.
I have visited the Silversurfers site the odd time since but never really found what I was looking for. To be honest, not sure what I was looking for! Today, I came on looking for a holiday for later in the year. Another totally organised one but sadly didn't find one. However, Penpal popped up and I thought mmmm.. give it a go. I think what caught my eye was the similarity of our hobbies (but not the old cars). My granddaughter asked for some dolly clothes and I got this odd idea of crocheting some. Well, I haven't done any since I was 14 when we all did poncho's! So my attempts were not great but she is happy and I really enjoyed doing outfits for all three of her babies. I also love dogs, and have a 13 year old working cocker who is adorable but deaf as a post and I also regularly dog sit my son's rescue Doberman. Sadly I lost mine two years ago at the sad age of 5. Again a rescue, which obviously had not been bred by decent people (this is me being very polite!).
Well, I think that is enough. How did I do?
Ruth
Nice profile!
Good that you're a writer.
Well done!
(I've written some (very very short) stories for kids .....unpublished).
I live in Perth, Australia.
Please feel free to drop me a line should you feel so inclined.
Best wishes,
James
The Ariadne handle is the one I use for my poetry . Proper name is Jacqui
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