They no longer want to use a computer to be in touch. Other than Auntie L, no one writes anymore. I must confess that I’ve a cupboard filled with thank-you notes and holiday cards that I rarely use.
No-one wanted to call “long-distance” years ago because Ma Bell had the reins and charged through the nose. Now we can talk incessantly on a cell phone. I do not, but love my retiree friends, their kids and grandkids.
My mother is gone but my other mother, who attended our elopement while her husband, the Captain, (USN, Ret.), deceased, stated the vows he wrote for us and she called me the other day. I’ve only been “adopted” for about 18 years and they have another kid for many years more but am glad to have them as parents and three brothers came with it and that’s a sweet deal.
I love the voice of my “Mother.” That is something I’ll never hear in an e-mail. Cherish your family. Dee
Cooking with Dee 