Old-fashioned is very much in fashion these days. People are choosing to do the things their grandparents once had to, though perhaps in a more studied way. Some grow and can their own vegetables and ...

Jul 12, 2020 Jul 12, 2020 Updated Aug 16, 2021 “I actually don’t think I have,” Larkin said. She hasn’t had anyone in particular to write to, no occasion to place a crisp envelope in the mailbox. Now ...

Even though they had never met and they live 1,900 miles apart, Sherry Morrissey of Grand Forks and Dora Chavez of San Jose, Calif., have shared much of their lives in letters they've exchanged as pen ...

Some people have one pen pal they exchange letters with on a regular basis. Megan Warantz, a 60-year-old television and movie producer from Oceanside, has 18. Melissa Bedell, a 44-year-old director of ...

Watching YouTube and playing with the dog. A trip to Universal Studios with family. Listening to “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys. The teenagers describing some of their favorite pastimes ...

Depending on your age, you might remember the simple joy of having a summer pen pal. Often through your school, there were different programs where you’d be connected with a new friend somewhere in ...

Mario Ayala is 25 years old, but his artistic influences go back decades. He remembers receiving drawings as a young boy from his father, a driver of 18-wheeler trucks who emigrated from Cuba. “He ...

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Mount Carmel Clinic is connecting older adults in the Point Douglas and North End neighbourhoods with pen pals across the Prairies to shake pandemic doldrums and create connections. *Special offer ...