Birthday Card Memory Trigger

Blog: "32 Birthday Cards

This past Saturday was my friend, Margaret’s birthday. I mailed her a card, the 32nd birthday card I’ve given her. My friendship with Margaret is the longest standing friendship I have. We met when we were pre-school age.

My backyard was sort of kitty-corner from Margaret’s, so we saw a lot of each other in those days when kids could roam a neighborhood, play at someone’s house for hours without parental arrangement, and be out til dark. I have many memories of playing at her house and having her over to mine as well as playing in groups with other kids.

Over email this week, Margaret reminded me of when we made “fuzzies”. (I don’t know if anyone out there remembers that storybook about warm fuzzies and cold pricklies – a good story.) We would make fuzzies out of yarn and some from pom-poms on the back of footie socks.

I also remember collecting and looking at stationery with Margaret, those tri-fold cards that you’d seal with a sticker that matched the theme of the stationery. I remember one of us had a set of strawberry themed stationery and matching red strawberry stickers. Another set of cards had little mice and stickers that looked like cheese wedges. "


A look down memory lane upon sending a life-long friend yet another birthday card. Great stuff!