Letter to Albert Keys from Aune and Pentti Parma, October 24, 1987
Title
Letter to Albert Keys from Aune and Pentti Parma, October 24, 1987
Subject
Keys, Frances Mulkey, 1916-1987
Description
School teacher, club woman, resident of Coleman and Wall, Texas
Letter from Frances Keys, addressed to "Dear Whoever." Letter regards her and her husband's trip to Finland to meet her long-time pen pals Aune and Pentti Parma. She details the many people she met, the plentiful food, sightseeing tours, and the many wars that have taken place between Finland and Russia.
Date
10/24/1987
1980s
Contributor
Keys, Frances Mulkey
Rights
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Format
3 pgs.
Language
en
Type
Manuscripts
Identifier
MSS128_letter_19871024
Is Part Of
Frances Mulkey Keys Papers
Accrual Method
Gift
Provenance
Keys, Kay
Rights Holder
Woman's Collection, Texas Woman's University, P.O. Box 425528, Denton, TX 76204
Text
Imatra
Oct. 24th, 1987
[image of yellow flowers with green stems]
Dear Albert,
Thank you so much for your most welcome letter on Sept. 29th. Pentti and I were so happy to hear from you. But we were sorry to read about the trouble you have had with your toes.
We do hope they are all right by now. Yes, Kay wrote and told us all that happened to dear Frances. We can well understand that Frances’s death was a bad dream for you. I do miss her letters. She was such a wonderful and faithful friend. It was so good to meet her and you here at Imatra. We often remember those days we spent together.
Tapio spent 3 weeks in Mozambique, Africa last month. He and another Finn inspected some telecommunications built by Sweden there. Mozambique is a poor and very backward country and also very restless. So we were happy when Tapio returned home safely. After this trip to Africa he has been to Norway and Sweden. Did I tell you that he and his family will spend their winter holiday in Israel in January?
Kallin and his family were here last month. Kallin made our summer cottage ready to face the winter. Our autumn has been very rainy. Since the summer was cold and rainy, too, you can guess how desperate our farmers are. So their crops are more or less ruined. On top of everything there have been very bad floods.
Pentti has not been very well lately. He gets out of breath so very easily and he seems to have no strength left. I am very much worried about his health indeed.
Birches, maples, etc have dropped their colorful leaves. It will be interesting to see when we have the first fall of snow. Today it is rather cold, it is only one degree above zero.
Well, we both hope this will find you well. Best wishes to you and Kay from both of us. Please remember to take good care of yourself.
With much love,
Aune and Pentti
P.S. The boys and their families send their warmest greetings to you.
Oct. 24th, 1987
[image of yellow flowers with green stems]
Dear Albert,
Thank you so much for your most welcome letter on Sept. 29th. Pentti and I were so happy to hear from you. But we were sorry to read about the trouble you have had with your toes.
We do hope they are all right by now. Yes, Kay wrote and told us all that happened to dear Frances. We can well understand that Frances’s death was a bad dream for you. I do miss her letters. She was such a wonderful and faithful friend. It was so good to meet her and you here at Imatra. We often remember those days we spent together.
Tapio spent 3 weeks in Mozambique, Africa last month. He and another Finn inspected some telecommunications built by Sweden there. Mozambique is a poor and very backward country and also very restless. So we were happy when Tapio returned home safely. After this trip to Africa he has been to Norway and Sweden. Did I tell you that he and his family will spend their winter holiday in Israel in January?
Kallin and his family were here last month. Kallin made our summer cottage ready to face the winter. Our autumn has been very rainy. Since the summer was cold and rainy, too, you can guess how desperate our farmers are. So their crops are more or less ruined. On top of everything there have been very bad floods.
Pentti has not been very well lately. He gets out of breath so very easily and he seems to have no strength left. I am very much worried about his health indeed.
Birches, maples, etc have dropped their colorful leaves. It will be interesting to see when we have the first fall of snow. Today it is rather cold, it is only one degree above zero.
Well, we both hope this will find you well. Best wishes to you and Kay from both of us. Please remember to take good care of yourself.
With much love,
Aune and Pentti
P.S. The boys and their families send their warmest greetings to you.
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Citation
“Letter to Albert Keys from Aune and Pentti Parma, October 24, 1987,” TWU Digital Exhibits, accessed April 19, 2024, http://exhibits.twu.edu/ex/items/show/258.