June 7, 1983
Dear Lorna,
We enjoyed spending some time with you. We’re having a nice time here at Lido Beach. Our condo is at the far end by trees, see other side of card. Karen, Rick and Bailey were here with us for a week.
Getting a nice tan, relaxing and eating good.
Doris and Dick
Mrs. L.F. Powell
P.O. Box 904
Edgewater, FL 32032
Lido Beach is just south of Longboat Key in Sarasota, FL. Both are known for sugary-sand beaches and, if you believe Wikipedia, a "seasonal night club scene."
I enjoy seeing how Doris and Dick marked their condo with an "x," just to Mrs. Lorna Powell in Edgewater. Unfortunately, Mrs. Powell only has a Post Office Box, and a quick White Pages search turns up no records for her. Maybe someone in Florida knows her. Maybe somewhere in Florida Doris and Dick are planning another week with Karen, Rick and Bailey. It's only been 29 years.
In a way, this mystery is a fitting start to this blog. Five fairly standard sentences that typify a Florida Post Card, complete with a treasure map with an "x" on the front, and the only people that have any clue of what that week in 1983 meant were the writers and recipient of this card. The conceivable fact that these folks might very well still be living accentuates it.
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