late(r) postcard (China)

This postcard arrived to my mailbox with quite a bit of surprise. It comes from a person I’ve never met in China and was originally written in March 2021 but perhaps not posted until June. Dorothea writes that she was asked by my friend Mélanie to send me a postcard due to my interest in China.

There was a problem with the address, it seems, and the postcard was returned to her. So she put it in an envelope and remailed it with a note in August. It still took a while to arrive, but what a grand memory and lovely message from Mélanie and Dorothea.

Even after her death, I am able to cherish not only our fond and beautiful memories, but also her thoughtfulness. I miss you, friend. Tu me manques, mon amie.