Letter: Flowers on my 105th brought a smile

Posted 7/16/26

Editor's note: Sidney Tynan recently sent this letter of thanks to members of the Little Compton Town Council for a floral arrangement sent on the occasion of her 105th birthday.

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Letter: Flowers on my 105th brought a smile

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Editor's note: Sidney Tynan recently sent this letter of thanks to members of the Little Compton Town Council for a floral arrangement sent on the occasion of her 105th birthday.

I don’t believe you had the chance to see the beautiful, huge pot of perennials that Peckham’s delivered in your name. I was so touched and delighted that you would want to remember my 105th birthday. I honestly believe that the clean air in our lovely town has kept me going for so long. I am so lucky to have settled here AND to have friends like you! The pot is on my porch (where I received the Boston Post cane) five years ago. It faces east, gets the early sun and gets watered every other day.

Sidney Tynan

Little Compton

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