Ink Stains and Heartfelt Words
Celebrating the joy of snail mail
Dear Friend
How are you feeling today?
I hope the sun is still shining in your corner of the world. It is beating down through my window, which is wide open, letting the warmth and the bird song pour in. What a great day to be alive.
As I was making my morning coffee, a little note dropped through my letterbox, I jumped for joy like a little kid desperate to open it. Don’t you just love receiving hand written notes and letters through the post? There is something so magical about holding a piece of paper, feeling the texture of the stationery ad seeing the curves and loops of familiar handwriting that evokes a sense of connection that’s hard to replicate through screens.
As I opened the envelope and unfolded the paper, I felt a warmth spread through me. There’s something special knowing that someone took the time to sit down, put pen to paper and share their thoughts and feelings with you. The little letter was from my dear friend
, despite the miles that separate us, Nicola’s wor…