ANOTHER LETTER I GOT ABOUT MY LETTERS TO MEN OF LETTERS BOOK—SHH…DON’T TELL ANYONE ABOUT THAT MAILBOX

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 M TO DJC:

I just SAW the book. Is that you on the cover?  I bet it is because you are so clever. What a shot of the mailbox, you mailing it and the doorway. Beautiful!!

 

MY REPLY:

Yup! That’s me in my magic flying shirt—the one that keeps the planes aloft. Of course I can’t travel without it, so it’s gotta last. 

 

Jim took the photo which required many attempts and different outfits, not to mention the unauthorized use of someone else’s mailbox and also their mail, because we forgot to bring a letter with us. 



 

Fortunately, the door on the mailbox was a little busted, so we could “borrow” their letter and then discreetly put it back. Somehow we managed not to get arrested.😉—xxx, d📬

 

M REPLIED:

That’s hysterical! What did you do, drive around scouting the perfect spots? Stalking people in the countryside? I wonder what the owners would think if they received a copy of your book? Too funny.

 

DJC BACK TO M:

So glad you liked that story. The mailbox itself is located outside an ornate iron gate on what is, fortunately for us, a relatively unfrequented street near downtown Orvieto. We once noticed it while we were taking a walk and snooping around.

The inconsiderate owners of the palazzo left a soccer ball ⚽ just inside the gate. Some nerve! But clever Urška managed to crop it out of the picture. 😅

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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