Dear Louzine
Hope you are feeling well. Guess I am o.k. This fine wether is just about to give me spring fever. Seems every one gets a little lazy this time of year.
Louzine they put me on the second shift at work. I knew it was comming but I thought it would be another week or so. I have to go to work at 3 oclock and off at 11 oclock. I have to work sat. night. Looks like Sunday night is the only chance I will have to see you. If it is o.k. with you, and unless you send me word different I will be there about 4:30 Sunday evening. Then maybe we won’t be out so late.
Darling I miss you lots. Sending this by Wayne, hope he gets it to you. Hope you can read this I am not much at spelling and writing. Don’t eat supper before I come Sunday. We will eat out somewhere.
Love Jerry
When I read this old love letter Pap wrote to Granny it makes me feel like this…
Hope you enjoyed the old love letter-and Paul’s version of What A Wonderful World for this week’s Pickin’ & Grinnin’ In The Kitchen Spot.
Happy Valentines Day!!
Tipper
What a treasure! I have letters my Dad wrote to Mom when he was in Korea. I love how the words, and the handwriting (so personal!), connect me again to my Dear Ones, now in heaven.
I have a few other letters from the ’60s and early ’70s from family members, living or serving far away, that I truly treasure.
One of the most moving experiences I’ve had from a personally written note, was 10 months after my Dad passed. We had a coat rail hanging on the wall of the stair well going to the basement. I opened that door one day and noticed one of Dad’s work shirts hanging there. I took it off the rack and noticed in the pocket Dad’s little paper pad that he kept his work hours on, along with lists of people he would bring things to. He went to a wholesale produce market from time to time, and would get cases of fruit and various goods. His list had names on it, and what each person wanted, like grapefruits or oranges, whatever was in season.
Dad’s handwriting on that list hit me like a hammer. I hugged that shirt, went in on my Mom’s bed, and cried like a baby.
I know people have written about the way a song, a place or a scent will take them to a cherished place, back in time. I’ve experienced that as well, and I would add that the handwriting of a Loved One does that for me as well.
Thank you Tipper. I somehow wandered onto this post this morning, and I love it.
So simple, but yet so very sweet.
Perfect post for Valentine’s Day! Those old letters are so precious and this one is one of the best.
The tenderness and sweetness of the letter gave me goosebumps.
We’re all so sophisticated now and try to impress with how much money and fancy words! This is right from the heart. Just beautiful, Tipper!
I love that letter. So sweet.
I hope the weekend was fantastic! 🙂
There is nothing like old love letters and soulful ballads. Just loved reading and listening! blessings,Kathleen
Well…be still my heart. What a wonderful letter. You are so lucky to have access to all of the photos, etc… that you let us enjoy.
What a lovely love letter. So sensible, but his feelings are all over it. What a guy.
Thanks for sharing.
what a wonderful letter 🙂
One of my all time favorite songs!! Very well done!! are you gonna put it over there in the radio section? Right under Down the Escalante? Oh and Happy Valentine’s Day to ya’ll!!
Oh dear I was all prettied up today for LOVE day and here you come with that beautifully simple Love letter and I Bawled all my PErty makeup off my face LOL LOL my husband came in and caught me in mid cry fest LOl he thought I was listening to portuguese folk …derrr!! anyway so heartfelt and honest thanks for sharing 🙂
crying in the rockies 🙂
Ana
On that note I head out to prune trees for my earthly beloved. What a sweet love letter.
Tipper: It was a great note and obviously something that your granny loved and cherished.
Paul did a great job pickin and singin in the kitchen, I loved the song.
Major Spring fever here too!
🙂
It truly IS a wonderful world. It is so wonderful to have those memories from the past to share with your girls and keep the family ties running through the next generation. Too many in this world don’t have that sense of belonging.
Happy Valentine’s Day to you and yours…
Helen
Tipper,
This l♥ve letter is so sweet. I remember my Grandpa wanting me to read his correspondence with his new lady love…it was much like this, with parts of it that should have been for their eyes only…LOL!!
H♥ppy Valentines Day!
Great song and what a special treasure to have a letter like this! Happy Valentines Day!
Awww! Such a sweet post for Valentine’s Day!
What a beautiful memory. I can’t remember the last time I sat and wrote a letter with pen and paper. It certainly is a lost art.
This letter is an open window to a simpler time, thanks for sharing it with us.
Tipper, Thanks for this true valentine post. Pap’s letter to Granny is a treasure. I like letters and have kept a ton of them.
For a young man, letters win the heart, even better write a poem for her. For the young woman, bake him something sweet.
Valentine wishes to all.
Love the letter. I don’t think anyone ever called me darling. I wrote hundreds of letters to friends & servicemen when I was in high school. I’m sure the content was very frivolous. My husband’s grandmother always sent notes of encouragement with cards when she was alive. I’ve kept most of them in an album. I think I’ll get them out and read them today.
Wonderful! One of my favorite songs and of course, Paul’s version is beautiful.
You are so lucky to have that letter!
Makes me feel that way, too. Such straightforward affection!
We sure are missing out on something tender now that all we have to do is make a phone call. Maybe we need to start writing letters again. HMMM…now wouldn’t that be romantic?! Thanks for the post Tipper, it’s great!
Tipper,
A wonderful remembrance. That letter is a real family treasure. I enjoyed it.
Blessings,
Mary
What a romantic Pap is, and how fortunate is Granny that his love was for her. It made my heart glad to read his letter. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
And please thank Paul for the song. It’s like it was his Valentine’s gift to all of your readers. You know I had to keep playing it over and over. 🙂 xxoo
It was a better day when people wrote personal letters to their loved ones, family and friends. A time before email, texting, cell-phoning, spell-check and codewords.
These letters, like yours above, are treasures.
I have one around here, somewhere, that I found in an old house up the road from you there, at Shell Creek, Tennessee; a letter from a son, removed by his job of work to Port Clinton, Ohio writing to his dear mother in Carter County, in 1956. No matter the syntax, the spelling, the grammar errors, no matter; his mother only saw her son’s hand and felt near him each time his letter came.
Thank you for sharing such a special thing.
That Pap has a way with words. I agree with you on the song selection. I always enjoy pickin’ in the kitchen. My wife still has some of my early stuff. I didn’t even remember writing all of that, but it has my name on it. I guess it did some good. Pappy
What a sweet letter! And such a fitting song by Paul.
Thanks for sharing those and lifting my spirits!!
Excellent Post. I don’t know how you come up with all of the ideas on what to share but its always good stuff.
Also really liked your husband’s version of ‘What a Wonderful World’.
I wasn’t sure how that would sound accousticly but it was great.
PS I also liked your girls singing at Christmas time hope you can get them to do something again soon.
Tipper,
I love this old love letter. How fortunate that you still have it. Happy Valentine’s Day!!