tennyson

I was going through some papers today at work in one of our collections, and I came across a little note from Alfred Tennyson to the the former owner of the papers. It was quite commonplace, just a few lines, although charmingly poetic at the same time. But what I really loved...it was written on a little creamy sheet of paper with his address embossed on it...simply the name of his home, Freshwater, Isle of Wight. I have spent some fine days on the Isle of Wight...first with good friends when I spend a semester abroad in England...and later for my honeymoon, when Jesse and I almost got blown off of Tennyson Downs, and later went for fish and chips in Freshwater...best fish and chips I've ever had!