Dotty Aunt Nancy, part 2
Apr. 8th, 2008 02:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fleaRemember Dotty Aunt Nancy, who wrote me a jolly Easter card full of "you didn't send me a thank-you note" recriminations? Well, a week later I got another card in the mail from her. (Before I had gotten around to writing a thank you note, natch.) Again, in full, because you really have to get the entire sweep of the thing:
Please accept my apology [these three words underlined in RED!] - I went through some old mail (trying to get organized & throwing out tons of paper products, letters & clippings. I love personal mail & can't bear to depart [sic] with old correspondence. I have letters my father wrote me 55 yrs ago - I reread my dead friends letters too - it keeps them alive in my memory - Anyway I found your nice Thank-You note you wrote Nov. 2006 [yes, Dillo was born in July, but I'm pretty sure she didn't send the neck until fall] for the check for [Dillo] - then Bill went through some old E-mails and found a line from you saying you did get the cup from [my mother] [frankly, Bill having been married to Nancy for 60 years he may have simply made this up to satisfy her as I don't recall sending an email] - I still would like to have a picture of [Dillo] holding the cup. Maybe even [Casper] holding her cup too. [Dillo] will be two this summer late July or Aug?? Spring is here & I am finally over my 3 wk virus. [Her daughter & SIL] are in Sicily for 1 week.
Have not heard from [my mother] in weeks - if you talk to her, ask her to let me know of [my granbdfather's] recovery. We would like to know how he is doing & if he is driving again??
I hope your job is interesting & that [mr. flea] is enjoying his studies. Will you remain in the south or go where the job develops? We really enjoyed seeing [Vee] and [our brother] again last Oct. in Boston. We liked [my mother and her husband's] home. Good wishes to you.
Phew. While Dotty Aunt Nancy can be trying, on balance I do find it amusing having a relative who is, essentially, a character out of a Victorian novel.
Please accept my apology [these three words underlined in RED!] - I went through some old mail (trying to get organized & throwing out tons of paper products, letters & clippings. I love personal mail & can't bear to depart [sic] with old correspondence. I have letters my father wrote me 55 yrs ago - I reread my dead friends letters too - it keeps them alive in my memory - Anyway I found your nice Thank-You note you wrote Nov. 2006 [yes, Dillo was born in July, but I'm pretty sure she didn't send the neck until fall] for the check for [Dillo] - then Bill went through some old E-mails and found a line from you saying you did get the cup from [my mother] [frankly, Bill having been married to Nancy for 60 years he may have simply made this up to satisfy her as I don't recall sending an email] - I still would like to have a picture of [Dillo] holding the cup. Maybe even [Casper] holding her cup too. [Dillo] will be two this summer late July or Aug?? Spring is here & I am finally over my 3 wk virus. [Her daughter & SIL] are in Sicily for 1 week.
Have not heard from [my mother] in weeks - if you talk to her, ask her to let me know of [my granbdfather's] recovery. We would like to know how he is doing & if he is driving again??
I hope your job is interesting & that [mr. flea] is enjoying his studies. Will you remain in the south or go where the job develops? We really enjoyed seeing [Vee] and [our brother] again last Oct. in Boston. We liked [my mother and her husband's] home. Good wishes to you.
Phew. While Dotty Aunt Nancy can be trying, on balance I do find it amusing having a relative who is, essentially, a character out of a Victorian novel.