For You- a love letter

 

What happened to the post about the trip out west, you ask? Well, I'll be happy to answer! Blogger has changed the whole program and I am not liking it one bit, that's what has happened! I uploaded 50 photos of our trip- do you know how long that takes me?? (silently weeping into my sweater) And when they came up they were all scrambled. No order whatsoever. And when I tried to shift and shuffle them, they disappeared, scrambled, even ate each other like cannibals! Yes, I am panting in rage all over again and have very sweaty palms on the keyboard. Needless to say, if this is the way thing are going to work now, I will be lucky to get a trio of photos on a post. (That said between gritted teeth) I did think when I came back to this, that it would somehow be better and I would feel differently. But no. So let's talk about something different. Something peaceful and happy...

Do you remember my beautiful desk in my lovely parlor? (There, I am feeling better already.) I have been using it almost daily. I have been very ashamed and sad that I had fallen out of the habit of letter writing. Luckily, I started back in the heat of the summer. And perfect timing to get the old juices flowing, because now my oldest boy is in the Army, and he is a very good letter writer. It has been a joy to send and receive letters from him! 

And now about the video. It actually started out as simple photos. I had this exquisite little eyelet nightgown and robe that I adored, but knew I would never wear. So I decided to sell the pair. But first I was going to take some photos in it and try to get an old-fashioned, almost ghostly look. As I was sitting at the desk pretending to write, I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice to actually write a letter to anyone who would see these pictures? Like a love letter to the world." And that was what I did. But, as I said, my son who usually does the heavy lifting (technologically speaking) was gone. And so, Dear Reader, I taught myself how to cut, splice, add photos, and even music! ALL BY MYSELF!! Yes, I am grinning like  lunatic and giving myself a pretend bouquet of flowers. Really, you have no idea how out of my league I am in doing this. But it was actually fun! It is very rough and amateurish, but I can't believe it even worked. It's also too long and not exciting (perhaps I should add a car chase or explosion next time...) but I do hope you stay for the end, even if you have to fast-forward to get there. My sentiments are completely heart-felt. 

And hey, sugar, it's good to be back :)