9/03

Dear Gillian,
I’ll be honest with you — I
bought you this based on
a misreading of the title.

Don’t worry though, this
gift is just to tickle you
over anyway. Once you
tell me your shoe size, I’ll
be able to follow-up a hot
lead I’ve got on attractive
acupuncture shoes so cheap
that even Andy will be able
to chip in.

Still, enjoy the book. It
looks promising — especially
since I fixed the title.

Yours Truly,

L.L.

Dear Mom

I am sorry I acted so bad! I guess it
is kind of depressing but I wish you wouldn’t
judge my feelings on guesses, and insist even
when I say it isn’t true that your prediction is
right. X-Mas is kind of depressing this year. I
mean (I don’t want to sound stupid) but I was
always used to getting exactly what I wanted
but this year I didn’t. I know that that isn’t
the real meaning of X-Mas but I
guess it is a symbol.

I♥U!
4-EVER

Love Kate

May 1996

Happy Graduation! What a special
boy you are! Every time you pop in at
the cart my day is
much improved!
This is my prayer for you-The Lord
bless and keep you: The Lord make his
face shine upon you, and be gracious
unto you: The Lord lift up his
countenance upon you, and give you
peace. Numbers 6:24-26

God Bless You,
Sarah

Eve –
Please don’t be
angry with me — I do
have a copy of this
book, which I could
have lent you –

but — how can
I say it? — you just
cannot read “gift from
the sea” — it must be
kept nearby – always-
to read & reread –
there is so much of
you in anne lindbergh’s
writing–

the deep spirit
of — ‘woman’ — in all
it’s loveliness, mysticism
and splendour — the ache
of longing, of loneliness –
and all those many
unspoken thoughts –
above all –

the wond’rous
beauty of ‘femininity’ –
it is all you, Eve –
we need no words -
to express our bond of friendship –
my feeble mode of
expression falls short
of what I would
will from my heart -

Forgive me –
but in reading
this — I know -
you will understand -

Sue

Krista,

Hope you get a little more
inspiration from the ideas in this book.
(If it’s even possible for you to be
more inspired.) You have already done
it, you are already there, you are already
here. Just be!!!

Yours,
Andrew

August 1998
To Austin
Love, Dad

To the most buffed
7-year old I know!

WARNING: THIS BOOK IS NOT TOO BE TRADED, LOST, SOLD, EXCHANGED OR USED IN ANY WAY–WHATSOEVER–WHICH MAY DAMAGE OR DIRTY IT. IN OTHER WORDS–HOLD BACK YOUR BARBARIC MANNERISMS AND HABITS AND DON’T TREAT THIS AS YOU WOULD ALL YOUR OTHER BOOKS.
(AREN’T YOU SCARED BY THIS WARNING?)

Note to the future owner:

I would have burned this book but it
was ridiculously expensive and if I had
burned it, I would not have been able to
sell it to you for a moderately better
price.

24/1/93

To: Bonnie,
Today Sunday January 24th, I had
or experienced two of the happiest and
peaceful hours in my life. I was just
walking, passing time. It felt great,
so i wanted to hold the moment and
share it with someone special, a friend.
I bought this book for you Bonnie,
so i could share my happiness with
you, at least in spirit at that
time. Please accept this as a symbol
of a happy moment i shared with you.
Your friendship and caring means a lot to me.
Thanks for being you.

Your friend,
Ana

Tues. May 27 1930

R. Harries from E. Harland Duckworth.
To remind you of an afternoon on
the banks of the Severn when we
heard the nightingale at a time
when we both required a little
courage.

Christmas 1958

Mr. May
Statistics – long may they live!
Alger R.