A birth day is a most special moment to be able to write a letter from your heart, and so the birthday of my lovely friend Jade was able to start me off with this project.

Letter stats:

• Time and date written: Morning on Sunday 23rd Oct 2022

• Weather: Dark overcast and heavy rain

• Tea drunk while writing: Smoky Earl Gray

• Personal attire: Pyjamas and a jumper (cost of living crisis)

• Mood while writing: Looking for meaning, slight brain discombobulation, slight constipation of emotion

23rd Oct ‘22

Dearest Jade,

Hello! Today on this handsome sphere we call ‘Earth’ and ‘home’, we find that the day belongs to you! Happy, happy birthday you wonderful creature - how does it feel? Does it have a feeling? Does the feeling have a number? Apparently, according to google, the number ‘26’’s numerology is to do with unconditional love, patience through trials and tribulations and facing life head-on when it is presented to you. What do you think of that?

Speaking of numbers, can you believe we’ve known each other for ~6 years?! It sounds like a long time and in some ways for me feels like only an instant. Life, as always, in flux through the past and into the future. In any temporal or spatial direction, I wish for you absolute serenity of mind.

All the best for your birthday and all my love -

Francesca