Friday Five

When was the last time you...

1. ...sent a handwritten letter?
I hand-wrote my end-of-lease move-out notice. I wonder if that counts. Before that? It's been a long time. I've been a big fan of e-mail since I first got an internet account at home that I could use to check it regularly. When I was in high school, though, I sent letters to a boyfriend of mine, enclosed in envelopes that were elaborately decorated with squiggles and designs.

2. ...baked something from scratch or made something by hand?
I don't cook very often, but I have a great recipe for mushroom soup made with portabella mushrooms and creme fraiche.

3. ...camped in a tent?
The ex and I used to take trips to California most years and camp in the mountains with his family. I don't think I've been camping since our last trip together, but it's something I enjoy in moderation.

4. ...volunteered your time to church, school, or community?
I foster cats, which to me feels like volunteering my time to my community.

5. ...helped a stranger?
This one's hard. I try to be a helpful person. I hold doors for people, I leave some room between my car and the car in front of me when I'm in an intersection so that people can turn left, and I try to do my part to help people in my localized community. But when was the last time I helped -- truly helped -- a stranger? I don't know. Obviously, it's been too long.