"Dear Richard (Sugar Babe)"

This artifact is a greeting card and letter written by Glenda Berkey to her husband Richard. The card, and the letter tucked inside, written while Glenda was visiting family for a week in West Virginia in August 1988. The card sends her love, while the letter details the plans for her trip and leaves instructions for Richard regarding their children and grandchildren.

Glenda Berkey

Catherine Bellew

Unpublished

Creator: Glenda Berkey
Owner: Catherine Bellew

Language

1975-1999

greeting card, letter

card stock, lined paper, pen ink, printer ink, stamp

Person to Person (Analogue)

(Inside Greeting Card):Wish you were
here. I love you.
Always Forever
Glenda

Linguistic Text: (inside greeting card) One again I give you my love and thank you for my happiness! (back of greeting card) Forget me knot. Soft Touch American Greeting. American Greeting Corp.

Visual Text: The card in cream colored and the outside of the card has a kind of striped texture. On the front of the card is a photo of a couple embracing as the sun sets behind them. They are standing on a stone bridge beneath a tree. The photo is muted blue color with hues or orange from the sunset. The back of the card has the American Greetings logo - a small rose - and a bar code.

Mr. Richard Berkey

Linguistic: (postmark) Charlestown, VW 253 PM 27 AUG 1988 (stamp) Earth Domestic USA

Visual: The first postmark is a small circle with the location written around its inside edge and the date written in the middle. The second postmark is a hand with a rainbow over it. There is a third postcard, but it is obscured by the stamp. The stamp is a picture of the earth against a blue background. The writing beneath the stamp is in red (Domestic) and blue (USA).

Front of Envelope: G. Berkey
Rt. 1 Box 101A
Taft, CA
Mr. Richard Berkey
Rt. 1 Box 101A
Taft, CA 93268

Back of Envelope: SWAK

Tucked inside the greeting card is a letter that reads:
Dear Richard (Sugar Babe)
Hi There
How's it going? Still lonesome? This is sure going to be the longest week ever. Huh - Here it's only Sat, and I've got a week to go.
But really though, its going to be a busy week for all of us.
Tomorrow, Sunday, we have to leave here at Winnie's early as it takes two hrs to get out to the little country church we're going to, then at 4:00 we're suppose to be at my Uncle Guy's out on his farm. Winnie & Charles & Doug are going also. And my Uncle Kenneth, my Mom's brother that you didn't get to meet will be there also. I wish you could have met him. He's a sweetheart. You'd like him. I haven't seen him or his family for about 20 years. They're all getting together at Guy's for Dinner and Mom, Dad, Ima, and I are staying the night.
Everyone sure is happy and surprised I'm even here. I can't even believe I'm actually in West Va.
But yet I don't think I'll ever go on such a long trip unless you're with me and I hope you agree. Right, well I have a few postcards I must write. Give everyone my love if you can.
Remember, Bob's birthday is Aug 30 which is Tuesday. If you remember, go by and give him $20 OK, and tell him him I'll see him next Sunday.
If I'm not to tired I'd like to get Joanna Sat. And tell Jennifer I'll try and see her before she starts school Tues. (Sept 6).
Well, I better go. Ill call again Thurs when I get back down to Winnies ok.
Remember I love you
See you Sat at 5:00
Love Glenda