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 |  My random thoughts and reactions to my everyday life. The voices like a forum. |
| I do not know quite what happened or when , but my hubby and I now qualify for seniors' discounts at some venues. This creates a quandary; in order to save money, but not face, we have to admit to our age. HMMMM..... We definitely do not consider ourselves to be old. In this day and age ,when people as a whole are living longer and healthier lives why are 'young seniors', those in their fifties, like moi, considered 'old'?? It's so true that age is just a perception! "Maturity" is very objective/subjective, and I object! Whew, a few years have skittered by since I composed this biography block. Those "fifties" are in the rear view mirror and they are distant, fond memories. Oh, I do not plan to stop writing any time soon. |
| DAY 3923 November 16, 2023 Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt: On this day in 1920 the 1st postage stamp meter was set in Stamford Conn. How much was the postage on the first postage stamp you ever used? Have you ever collected postage stamps? Are there any commemorative stamps that you remember you wished you had saved? Well, I fail this particular memory test. How much did a stamp cost when I first sent mail as a child? I dunno. I do know it was less expensive back then like so many other things. I also did not buy them then. My Mom did. Most of my letters were mailed to my Nanny, my first penpal. How she received them I'll never know. I addressed them simply with her title and the name of the village where she lived. Postal codes did not exist at that time, but I suppose the community had a unique name. I wonder if my Mom fiddled with my letters. Did she scribble a proper address across the envelope? She couldn't have intercepted all of my missives 'cause I walked most to our local post office myself. Hmmm... perhaps there wasn't another Nanny in Sundridge. No, I've never collected or coveted postage stamps. Some of them are works of art, but I consider them a piece of paper, a tiny fragment, that serves a purpose. They're like tickets or coupons which are now available in a paperless form. Having some sort of pre-paid ink stamp would be a good idea. Businesses use this, but not us unaffiliated folk. |
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