You totally captured her spirit!! I can only imagine her throwing her head back in laughter as you so eloquently penned yet another mystery of this “sage”! Thank you Doug!!!
Since the adventurous Sister Pellicane seems to have been very much of her time, I rather doubt she was reaching back to WWII with General de Gaulle. He had been in D.C. for JFK's funeral hardly more than two years before this letter was sent, U.S. action was heating up on turf France had recently vacated in Vietnam, and Paris was making mischief in francophone Canada. If not advising "Monsieur the President of the Republic" on matters of state, she may simply have sent him holiday greetings. His note after all is postmarked 30 December.
You totally captured her spirit!! I can only imagine her throwing her head back in laughter as you so eloquently penned yet another mystery of this “sage”! Thank you Doug!!!
Thank you so much, Sister. It is wonderful hearing from you and that you got to enjoy the Mystery of the Letter to the General! Peace.
Since the adventurous Sister Pellicane seems to have been very much of her time, I rather doubt she was reaching back to WWII with General de Gaulle. He had been in D.C. for JFK's funeral hardly more than two years before this letter was sent, U.S. action was heating up on turf France had recently vacated in Vietnam, and Paris was making mischief in francophone Canada. If not advising "Monsieur the President of the Republic" on matters of state, she may simply have sent him holiday greetings. His note after all is postmarked 30 December.
Beautiful.
Thank you for taking a read and commenting, Sarah! Much appreciated.