Hey, remember when people actually wrote letters to one another? I do, and I miss those days. When I was young, my grandparents lived half a country away and I wrote them a letter probably once a week. There was a lot to talk, er write about as a 6 year old. I'm sure my grandparents were on the edge of their floral covered couch just waiting for the mailman to deliver my weekly letter filled with important information such as what mom cooked for dinner that week, what my math assignment at school was, how the dog was doing, whether or not it had rained that week, that we had yet another cat dumped on us and what happened on the latest Simpson's episode!
Unless you count an occasional email or a Facebook wall post, I haven't written a letter in years! I did send out Christmas cards this year but they were all addressed the same way, with the same font on the same family photo. There was nothing personal about them. We got several cards in return, but my favorite of all is the real life, handwritten letter from my grandmother.
It even had a few mistakes on it! Apparently she didn't use spell check. Maybe I'm a sap, but the mistakes made it more special. It really made me want to pick up a pencil, unplug my smartphone and take a few minutes out of my day to make someone else's.
I too can remember letter writing oh so well. Thanking people for birthday and Christmas presents etc. Something to be said for receiving mail.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Unless it's bills, then I'm a bit less thrilled!
DeleteI remember doing a few, but after having to write out big essays for school, i never wanted to do many
ReplyDeleteI can understand that. College essays were the pits!
DeleteYou like typos? No wonder you follow me!
ReplyDeleteWhen they are handwritten, you're off the hook!
DeleteI don't even know what my handwriting looks like anymore. But feel free to write to me anytime. A handwritten letter would be extra special.
ReplyDeleteMine looks a lot like chicken scratch! I used to think I had pretty neat handwriting, but like you said, I just don't "write" as much so maybe I'm a little rusty??
DeleteWhen I was a little girl I wrote to my Grandma all the time too. When I would get a reply it was the highlight of my day. What I wouldn't give for one of those again. Cherish. I used to have a pen-pal too that I never met and lived across the country from and we wrote for about 2 years then drifted. Unfortunately, now with my fibromyalgia and herniated disk in my neck my hand shakes when I write so it's easier to type :-(
ReplyDeleteIn grade school, can't remember which grade, my teacher got us all pen pals. I remember writing her but that's about all. How interesting to learn about someone you've never met!
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