In common with strangers

Greetings from the coast of Maine,

I recently bought a backpack from the local NorthFace outlet and out
of one of the pockets came a stack of your business cards, along with
a few pens, and a hair band. I am happy to be using the black pack
that you returned to carry around my books - I am a flight medic with
my eye on medical school.

We have been renovating our hundred year old farm house and made a
shadow box out of the newspaper clippings, knick knacks, and vegetable
garden seeds left in the walls and under the floor boards decades ago.
This prompted my thinking about people who unknowingly have things
in common, be it objects or experiences. So, I thought I would send
you a message.

Happy Holidays,

Talia
Sea Sprout Farm
Kennebunk, Maine

Hello Talia,

What a surprise to receive your email and greeting!
You made my day!

I bought the backpack during the summer to carry my supplies to conferences and gave it a try but when
It felt that it was too long for my height and proved to be uncomfortable as well, I returned
It to Northface store, letting them know my experience.    Both the sales clerk and I searched
to make sure that nothing was hiding as it did seem to have
many places to stash one’s stuff!

I hope that you will enjoy your life, holidays and the NF backpack!

Best wishes,
Linda Burnley

(Director of Harvard Medical School)