Tag Archives: reader letter

It’s hard to believe it now

It’s hard to believe it now

I am a friend of Kingsbridge Library here in Devon and will be taking my grandchildren there on Libraries Day on Saturday. They are twins, 9 years old, and just love to read. I thought you may be inte ...

All in a good cause

I am getting really fed up with plastic bags being pushed through my letter box asking me to fill them up with unwanted goods to give to charity. I pride myself on not having stuff I don’t need and ha ...
How old?

How old?

I recently attended (yet another) funeral. A friend, who did not know the deceased, asked me how old he had been. I wasn’t sure, so said “about our age”. “Oh, well, then he was ...
The lost art of letter writing

The lost art of letter writing

I have in recent years been writing to relatives/friends in care homes and my letters have given them real pleasure. It all started years ago when I realised how lonely my mother was. She lived in Sco ...