Simple Gifts: Stamps

A few years ago I advocated writing personal letters (see Letters Keep Cursive Writing Alive). I still practice this, with the majority of the effort focused on Aly. I try to write her a letter at least once a week. As described in the essay linked above, it connects me to her while she’s away at college.

Part of the pleasure of writing each week comes from choosing a stamp to deliver the letter. Continue reading →

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The Ghost of John Chapman

Lately, I have been haunted by the ghost of John Chapman.

It started at Christmas time, as it does every year, when we listen to a recording of Bing Crosby’s How Lovely is Christmas.

In the story, a young pioneer boy dreams that he is visited by three mythical and semi-mythical American heroes, Paul Bunyan*, Daniel Boone, and Johnny “Appleseed” Chapman. Continue reading →

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