57126--labyrinth

[zyzyly]

I mentioned recently that I got a letter in the mail from a friend I met here on LJ. He isn't on LJ anymore but we have kept in touch through Facebook. He's a priest in a Chicago suburb now. Anyway, he wrote me a real paper and pen letter and invited me to write back. So I did--wrote it today.

It was interesting. It has been years since I wrote an actual letter. I had a pad of paper and wondered if I would even fill a page. I ended up writing three pages, and could have kept going. I decided I better stop before I use up whatever I might write for the next one.

At one point I was telling him about being in Chartres, and about a French guy asking if I had ever seen the labyrinth at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. I had, because that was where my friend was ordained to the diaconate. I told him and felt like I should insert a picture at that point, but it was paper and pen. So I printed a picture and put it in the envelope with the letter.

I'm thinking about how I can write more letters now.

Comments

[thoughtsbykat.livejournal.com]

The art of letter writing has all, but disappeared. It's great that you wrote to your friend and enjoyed it. I hope you continue. I use to do a lot of letter writing. Last year my sister & I wrote a few letters to each other.
The labyrinth intrigues me. I would love to walk it.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

They are all over the place--there is probably one near you.

I have never walked this particular one. Twice I have been there, and twice it was covered with chairs. Apparently you have to go on a friday between April and October.