Wednesday, August 14, 2013
We are distant Scottish cousins and our mother, also Margaret, was put in touch with Margaret Kelly in the 1970s by another relative who thought they might like to be penpals. Over the years my mother sent the Scottish magazine ‘the People’s Friend’ and Mrs Kelly sent back postage stamps (which my mother collected) and books about the Cat Detective – as well as friendly, cheery, newsy letters and photos of the family. My sister and I began corresponding with Mrs Kelly too and in the 1980s when my brother married an American girl and we all went to Minnesota for the wedding, Mr & Mrs Kelly drove all the way thereso that we could all meet up in person, which was lovely. Over the years our family has exchanged many postcards and Christmas cards as well as letters, and even latterly a few emails – Mrs Kelly did not shirk from trying out the new technology!! Her friendliness and warmth came through in those letters and emails, we are sad to hear about her passing, and will miss her long friendship by letter.
