tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448734488938314646.post6430726692971613767..comments2023-09-02T22:23:33.972+10:00Comments on Seven Little Australians & Counting: The Lost Art of Letter WritingErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448734488938314646.post-67881351652561188242013-03-27T08:24:07.764+11:002013-03-27T08:24:07.764+11:00This is a lovely, lovely post! I treasure all the...This is a lovely, lovely post! I treasure all the hand-written cards and letters we've received, too!Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448734488938314646.post-33079501226968806512012-03-17T22:02:01.264+11:002012-03-17T22:02:01.264+11:00Your anonymous commenter is very cheeky.Your anonymous commenter is very cheeky.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448734488938314646.post-54990734929456656722012-03-05T22:08:53.156+11:002012-03-05T22:08:53.156+11:00Deanne
that is a good point.
Sue
I'm glad you...Deanne<br />that is a good point.<br /><br />Sue<br />I'm glad you understood what I meant. Ohh thank you!<br /><br />Valerie<br />I haven't seen it before, thank you!It is wonderful to have Nana's letters:) Why thank you, always thrilled to hear from my readers.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448734488938314646.post-88481800659766758342012-03-03T17:20:48.798+11:002012-03-03T17:20:48.798+11:00Dear Erin, You might like this site if you have no...Dear Erin, You might like this site if you have not already come across it: www.savesnailmail.com<br />I like to write and receive handwritten correspondence, and also like to choose the most attractive and appropriate postage-stamps for the envelope if I can. All part of the art of letter-writing. <br />How wonderful for you to have letters from your grandmother and all those special occasions.<br />Thankyou for this blog.<br />[Valerie, NZ]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448734488938314646.post-81960883220984626812012-03-02T16:32:55.117+11:002012-03-02T16:32:55.117+11:00Erin,
I agree with you entirely. I have a friend ...Erin,<br /><br />I agree with you entirely. I have a friend in the US who writes real letters in her own handwriting on beautiful paper. They are a real delight to receive.<br /><br />Yes, emails and text messages are convenient and I do like how they are instant. I am more inclined to write an email than a letter. But... it's the real letters I treasure. I look upon them as gifts which have taken the writers more time and effort.<br /><br />Erin, I have nominated you for a Lobster Award. A Lobster Award? See my blog for details!Sue Elvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461161335483760142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448734488938314646.post-17730199115401808292012-03-01T06:49:25.964+11:002012-03-01T06:49:25.964+11:00I have been contemplating this recently and the fa...I have been contemplating this recently and the fact that my kids don't write letters like I used to when I was a young, they are not learning the art of this form of communication, and if they do write to someone are they going to receive a reply?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683022126069845991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448734488938314646.post-80968177174711391812012-02-28T07:13:36.655+11:002012-02-28T07:13:36.655+11:00Dear Geek Freak
The benefit of email is indeed the...Dear Geek Freak<br />The benefit of email is indeed the instantaneousness of the medium. Whilst you make a valid case for taking the same care, I know of many who do not, in fact the email often easily wounds when writers dash off answers without sufficient thought. Yes text is the new in medium as are social forums, however my contention is an emotive one. To receive a letter by surface mail in today's world denotes that care and consideration has been taken, the excitement of receiving a letter by good old 'snail mail' is a hard feeling to reproduce. Then there is the significant history benefit of keeping letters as keepsake's, one can indeed print out special emails, but does one? I haven't as yet, but I do treasure letters.<br />Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts, I enjoyed reading them.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448734488938314646.post-33378463826380943222012-02-27T16:48:54.092+11:002012-02-27T16:48:54.092+11:00Why post by surface mail when you can email instan...Why post by surface mail when you can email instantaneous and know they'll get it? (and if they don't get it you can send it again) Take the same care and attention to your emails and the same message gets read at the other end in a more timely and often searchable/ recovery way later down the track.(whether someone flags/ tags/ stores or prints out your email to keep is another thing)<br /><br />Text messaging is the new Telegram as emails are the new letter. (and even now emails are being superseded by interactive social media forums)<br /><br />By all means keep your love notes out of the electronic ether, but to get your message across <br />from tech savvy to tech savvy I'd rather electronic anytime.<br /><br />Geek FreakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com