Dear Gigi,
Before I get down to saying anything else, I must thank you for sending me a copy ‘Of Marriageable Age’. I had spent years looking for it, but was not able to find a copy of it. You cannot imagine the joy opening your package brought me, when I finally held the book in my hands. I haven’t gotten around to re-reading it yet, just like I have not read Hedgehog yet, but I will do so in due time and have full joy in doing so. The fact that chocolates came along made time stop for a moment.
Sometimes it is funny, how facebook affects people. In this case, brought us together via common friends. While we are yet to meet in person, we have spoken so much that it would seem we’ve met so many times before, probably over coffee. You’d love that 😀 . For some reason, it seems so very natural to have developed this level of comfort with you.
You’re such a widely read person, and I understand that I am not the first person to tell you that, and will not be the last. I have a fondness for people who love to read, people who get absorbed in worlds that are not their own, and live the lives of others. It sort of makes you appreciate the things in life you wouldn’t otherwise. Maybe someday I will get to read what you write. Not write in the book sense of manner, but scribbling and meanderings. They offer a much more insight into what goes in the mind of the writer, or so I think.
Some day, I imagine we will meet over pancakes, with some blueberries maybe. We could follow that up with a visit to the city museum. Remember the pictures that you had shared with me? It has such wonderful sights, and how the light plays with the carvings, shadows and stone playing with each other. I would definitely like to visit your favourite book store, and pick out a book for you. A nice hardback preferably. A book bought without any prior reading upon, except what the cover offers and the wonder of what the pages bring forth.
Perhaps when we meet, it will be like meeting an old friend after a long time. Maybe we will not just be internet friends.
Love,
H
Written for the 30 days 30 letters prompt: Your favorite internet friend. Others can add their links to the linky below:
And I write 
It is indeed surprising- and immensely gratifying to me personally- how we ‘connect’ so deeply with our virtual friends. All of my closest offline friends today are people I met online through blogs or FB. It really is amazing.
Gigi sounds like the kind of person I’d surely enjoy meeting- at least virtually. I too have a thing for book lovers. 😀
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🙂 🙂 Gigi and Hrishi, Here’s a toast to both of you 🙂 *raises a cup of coffee* 😀
This is such a lovely letter. 🙂
So many smileys above 😉
let me add few more 😀 😀 😀
who is Gigi ? Who evere it is , she is lucky to have u !
who ever *
Lovely letter to Gigi. Though the book would have scared me to death..lolzz