Technology is wonderful. I am the first one to admit it. Technology has enabled me to carve out my little business niche, so I'm very thankful for computers, cell phones, etc.
However, there are certain things I really miss about the BC ("Before Computers") era.
And one of them is..... the fine art of correspondence. Real correspondence. Sitting down at a desk with a pen, some paper and your thoughts and writing a letter to a friend.
It's a lovely exercise! And one that is all but extinct now.
And to be on the receiving end of hand-written correspondence from a good friend was (if memory serves) pure bliss.
My cousin Lucy and I wrote each other reguarly when we were growing up. Lucy is 6 years older than me and, because neither of us had sisters, we were very close. However, because my Dad was in the military, we moved a lot, so she and I kept in touch via the US mail.
I still remember the excitement of going out to the mailbox and seeing the envelope with my name on it and reading her funny letters..... and also letters from all the other friends I made through childhood and wound up moving away from.
I have saved all of them, and they bring back some great memories.
What are your memories of "special letters" from your childhood?
