tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22607046.post7489914026835823093..comments2023-11-03T01:16:18.666-07:00Comments on Katrina's Space: The death of the letter: Must it be?Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131904375949781053noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22607046.post-58023113171151417682009-10-08T13:50:35.694-07:002009-10-08T13:50:35.694-07:00That was what I was thinking. Letters can be got ...That was what I was thinking. Letters can be got out read again and again. It's like family history. What history will the next generation have?Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22607046.post-12542077750825831412009-10-08T12:23:36.340-07:002009-10-08T12:23:36.340-07:00I can't remember the last time I wrote a lette...I can't remember the last time I wrote a letter. It was maybe to a kid away at camp and I didn't WRITE it. I probably typed it!<br /><br />My girlfriend and I, who live in the same town now, lived apart for about 10 years, before we moved to Sheboygan. She used to write to me all the time. I love coming across her letters occasionally and re-reading them. The thing about emails is they all get deleted. There is no record! We won't have the little snippets of our past, for us to read and laugh over, like generations in the past. <br /><br />I used to love getting stationery for presents. Now I really have no need for it.DawnKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206456991319085667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22607046.post-76104942374299014662009-10-07T09:27:01.446-07:002009-10-07T09:27:01.446-07:00As an "elder follower" of your blog, I a...As an "elder follower" of your blog, I am delighted to hear the younger set discussing a time I remember so well. Having grown up spending long summer evenings sitting on the neighbor's porch talking about everything and nothing, I must admit this post made me VERY nostalgic. I have stationery gathering dust that is definitely coming out of the drawer this weekend!Thanks for caring enough to express all of this!C Staudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15057229304097803186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22607046.post-83501811225592378982009-10-06T21:04:33.902-07:002009-10-06T21:04:33.902-07:00With that went the neighborhood. Neighborhoods are...With that went the neighborhood. Neighborhoods are not even cohesive units anymore. No one knows their neighbors. It's beyond frightening. Good thoughts Gret!Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131904375949781053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22607046.post-85030823933046334612009-10-06T19:19:52.622-07:002009-10-06T19:19:52.622-07:00Here's a thought about more that we've los...Here's a thought about more that we've lost: the art of conversation (or maybe, the art has morphed into its new media form and we need to appreciate that, too) ... but before Internet, Sat TV, etc. - what did we DO all evening? We talked. And read. And talked. With neighbors, with kids, with spouses. There's a simplicity and complexity in that I think that we could stand to revive.+gmjamesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13934324102504078802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22607046.post-87912673757030642532009-10-06T17:28:55.646-07:002009-10-06T17:28:55.646-07:00Yay for letters! I still write letters, myself, be...Yay for letters! I still write letters, myself, because some people I know don't have a computer (hard to believe!). I love printing out pictures and sending them along with the perfect card or stationary (Marzi, do you have a website? I am always on the lookout for great cards and stationary!). <br /><br />Katie, do you remember that German dance troop that came to school and we all became pen pals with them? That was fun! <br /><br />I'd like to add to this, if I may, and say that, with the same idea in mind, I always prefer to give and receive handmade gifts instead of gift cards and store bought gifts. All for the exact same reason as what you are thinking. I love to give my time and effort more than "I searched online for AN HOUR and found the perfect gift for you! It's shipping here as we speak!". Although, sometimes the perfect gift does jump off the shelf at times too... :) <br /><br />Great post, Katie!Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957439689265614077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22607046.post-4830261158162454052009-10-06T16:44:26.679-07:002009-10-06T16:44:26.679-07:00as someone who designs stationery and relies on it...as someone who designs stationery and relies on it to put food on the table, i applaud you! hand-written letters are the best!marzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605604204483443069noreply@blogger.com