October 26th, 2024

The autumn season provides us with an opportunity to appreciate the harvest of foods and friendship.  The two are connected by the care given to each type of harvest.  With plants, it is the care and tending of good soil and adequate water that leads to flowering and fruit.  In friendship, time and tending can vary with each friend.  Words and exchange of ideas are one way to nurture a relationship.  When written, words reinforce past experiences and may bring change, understanding and/or appreciation to the forefront.  

Sometimes it is difficult to begin a letter.  Thoughts can be elusive as the falling leaves that are difficult to catch as they float by mid-air.  If you sit below a tree on autumn days, though, eventually a leaf will find its way to you.  In a similar way, sitting quietly with pen and paper, thinking of the person to whom you will write, ideas form, and your words will follow.

You can find inspiration by taking a broad look at the months ahead.  It is a time that recalls friends who shared school days, workdays, and family gatherings around the holidays.  Especially in New England, where wardrobes change to sweaters and scarves, more hours are lived indoors, with a chance to sort through written materials that couldn’t vie for your attention on a warm summer night.  Perhaps you will find a written piece, photo, or illustration to include in your envelope, something that awaits your comment or expresses a shared interest with your reader.  

We invite you to write a letter to someone who you are recalling as part of the autumn season.  The days are shortening, and the air is cooling.  Your letter can be an anecdote to nature’s closing of summer days.  

Please stop by our tent at the Winchester Farmers Market. Letters Trellis provides stationery, envelope, postage, and letter writing consultation for free. You can find additional ideas and writing on our activity pages prompts at https://www.letterstrellis.com .

[2024-10-24 updated]