This was one of the first cards I received through Postcrossing from a lovely person called Pennina. I "met" her first through BookCrossing and we both joined the postcard exchange at much the same time when it was first set up. She has been inactive on either site in the last several months, not responding to any contact. So, while I was perhaps not surprised, I was desperately sad to hear that she has died. My thoughts are with her family and friends at this time.
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That's really sad to hear. I am surprised how close I have got to my new postal friends and I am not surprised you feel the loss. My condolences to your friends family and for your loss.
ReplyDeleteI am also adding my condolences to you and the family of your friend's loss of life.
ReplyDeleteI feel for your loss of a friend and send my condolences to you and her family. I have already grown close to many people in this blogging world in such a short time. It is a family of sorts and how fast we share our lives.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your kind wishes. It's always surprising how close you can become to online friends but, undoubtedly, you do.
ReplyDeleteOh, that is sad. It s always hard to find out an online friend has passed. We do become surprisingly fond of each other, don't we?
ReplyDelete@Emm, we do become fond of each other, and I still find it puzzling in a way, when normally we've never even seen each other.
ReplyDeleteI was intrigued with your postcard of Sussex, and was further saddened to here of the passing of Pennina. Likewise, I knew of her through Book Crossing and Post Crossing. I only read of her passing because I stopped by your 2009 postcard post. I am not so active on the BC front these days.
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