Letter from Munich, the Grandaughter of MaMa Graf, Verena von Berg

Can you imagine how delightful it was to find the following letter in my mail box?

March 30, 2005

Dear Carole,

I don't know if you are the right Carole. Today I found once again old letters from you, which you once sent to my grandma Elisabeth Graf in Munich. My name is Verena, I'm the daughter of Gunther and Dorothy, which you met before 1980 - I found this in one of your letters.

Do you remember my Grandmother, my father and mother, Munich, Germany??? And what about your son? I found a Birthcard between the letters, he is now 26 years old. Five years younger than me.

My family still lives in Munich. My father is today 71, retired since 5 years, my Mom is 68 and also retired but both are still very active. I got married this year, therefore the new name "von Berg", and I'm working as a journaist in Munich. My younger brother Philipp (Born 1975) lives in Berlin. My Grandma died years before, she got a heart attack and was never like before. A long time ago...

What can I say...I hope to hear from you, perhaps in some german words :-). I already told my father of this letter and he was very happy that I found out your address. I tried to email you, but without success. Could we reach you per Email? I want to send you some photos of my family.

Greetings from a cold Munich to warmer California,

Verena von Berg

(And, YES, I have been in touch with this great family and continue to invite them to our home in CA, so some day...they just might make it to our beautiful coast.  Verena, thank you, thank you.)