After going through boxes from around 1984 and forward....I have been visiting old friends, grandmas, grandpas, mom, dad...even brothers and sisters! I have been wading through a collection of cards, postcards and letters. Wow, do I miss REAL mail! I'll be the first to admit that removing email from my life would nearly turn it upside down! Actually, I keep in touch better with family/friends on email than I ever would have done with 'snail mail'. Which reminds me, sincere apologies go out to Margaret who wrote the most cards and letters especially in college! Grandma Bougie wins the family member award for keeping my college mailbox filled! I digress.....
Anyway, I miss seeing a person's handwriting. Did they write it neatly (which always makes one feel a little special), was it written by grandmas and grandpas that were feeling well at the time? Or, did it show that their health was not as good as it had been and arthritis was getting the best of them at that time? Stickers on letters....I always liked that! Letters were a little piece of that person right there in an envelope!
I nearly forgot...how about those dear people that you meet along the way? A college roommate? A summer friend met through summer employment? Just special people put into your life for a short season....nevertheless, they touched your life.
Maybe this year, I will try to write more REAL mail for my friends and family. Living history is still timeless and pretty special.
Next week....Christmas cards.
1 comment:
I miss snail mail, too! Last year I tried to send one card to someone different every week of the year. Well, I made it about two months until life got too busy, but it was great. I need to start it again. It made me think of people who may not have anyone, or those who deserved a special little note! It was the best! I know the people loved it, or at least I hope they did!
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