05-03-2012, 05:46 PM
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Pen Friends.
I was just sitting here thinking of bygone days when I was a boy, my Father's Brother's Wife was an American Lady born and bred, they lived in California and they decided between them (I had no say in the matter) that I was to have a new pen friend over there, Barbara something or other, this was in the mid 50's and memories are vague. Barbara was 10 and I was 9 at the time, she was a pupil at a School in Burbank where my Aunt was a history teacher, we used to write every week and I can't remember for the life of me what about, I do remember her as a very bossy type though (Ain't yez all
). I wonder what she's doing now, probably went into politics, that would suit her. I know it's almost gone out of fashion now, but did you ever have a pen friend as a child?.
05-03-2012, 06:19 PM
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Re: Pen Friends.
I'd forgotten my penfriend! I can't remember how I came to get her, vague memories of a teacher at school. She was German which, so soon after the war, surprises me now. Her name was Trudi and her English was as good as my German It didn't last long.One friend had an American penfriend, a couple of us were quite jealous and tried to get this American girl's mates to write to us.
People don't write now, let alone have penfriends.
I used to collect stamps and swap them, did you?
05-03-2012, 08:00 PM
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Re: Pen Friends.
I used to have a Dutch pen friend when I was about 10, we used to send each other loads of postcards of our countries. What else we talked about, I just can't remember!
I think it lasted for about 3 or 4 years.Yes, I used to collect stamps, tea cards and cigarette cards. Those were the days!
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