Reader Comments on Mary's Farm: Christmas Cards from YankeeMagazine.com http://www.yankeemagazine.com/rss/index.php Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:30:57 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2006-12/features/marysfarm Like Edie's Mom, I particularly look forward to "The View from Mary's Farm" the same way she looked forward to her correspondence with "old friends." I also remember my "old friend"..."The Garden at Chesham Depot." Edie Clark has always been a breath of fresh air for this old "Boston city boy." I used to drive a truck for Preston "the 151 Line" Trucking and was in the Keene - Peterborough- Jaffrey triangle everyday on my way back from the Bellows Falls, VT terminal. How I grew to love the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. Edie was able to bring it to me in such a personal way through her exquisite writing ability. I remember delivering to places like Harrisville, East Swanzey, and, of course the fence guy on the hill in Chesham Depot who also raises goats. When he took me into his barn to witness the calfing of new animals, I knew I was surely in Heaven. My sincere thanks to Yankee and a heartfelt "I love what you do" to Edie Clark. Sometimes life's greatest treasures arrive in the mailbox on a printed page. I look forward to the next issue. Sincerely, Rick Lapointe Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:22:28 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2006-12/features/marysfarm I too am a traditionalist, I enjoy sending and receiving cards from family, friends, and people whom I have met, who send an unexpected card. I love to look at all the different designs, and individual personalization that each card brings, and the personal messages, or short notes bringing us up to date on happenings. I think for .41 cents this is a worth while "gift" of precious time. Too many of our traditions are eroding in today's world...our freedoms are falling along the roadside..let's keep something alive, if only for once a year...Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays....J. Orrall of Whitman, MA Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:04:59 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2006-12/features/marysfarm ..... And remember, it's never too late to send them. Some years I get them out in the mail on time; other years they go out on Christmas Eve day; and sometimes I even send them out in June. I guess those cover me for two years. Taking the time to send out holiday cards at any time shows that you still like to celebrate life and friends. dj Chatham, MA Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:23:47 +0100