Grandma Ree's letters

 Dear Family and Friends, Well, this month’s letter is a bit more full of holidays and my puzzles about them. May began with Cinco De Mayo, honoring a Mexican holiday not much celebrated here, but I enjoyed doing a puzzle for it anyway. Mother’s Day, however, is well celebrated by everyone. And its puzzle this year, along with an attached pencil, was my gift to all the sisters at church that Sunday. As for myself, I received a lovely handmade card from my talented daughter True, along with a pair of hard-to-come-by pearl clip on earrings. Linda’s body soap and card were appreciated, as was the card from Dan and Cathy from Hawaii, except that Cathy ‘spilled the beans’ by writing “I hope you like the shoes.” It seems that all three had gone together to get me (and Buddy) a new pair of shoes. From the beginning, I have been wearing an athletic shoe from True that has served me well, but now seems to be cramping my toes and hurting me as I wear it. Thus, the gift of new shoes. Without ...