Letter Writing: A Daily Opportunity

It remains for me that there are few delights to be compared to that of finding a letter in the mailbox.  And next to receiving a letter, writing one is so pleasant.   Around the age of about fourteen I embraced letter writing with a passion.  I spent all my little earnings on growing my stationary collection and kept up correspondence with friends and family.

In her book Living a Beautiful Life (which I love and will certainly talk more about) Alexandra Stoddard strongly recommends making letter writing "a daily opportunity to communicate with a friend".  It has been years since I have done anything like regular letter writing.   But in my ideal life, there are a few quiet moments each morning where I sit at my little writing desk and dash off a quick note.

Here's a little tour of the desk that waits for me.

This is the middle drawer.  I like using old stationary boxes to divide it up.

 My "thank you" note drawer. Probably the one that still gets the most use.

A little collection of boxed notes.

 This is a little left-over of the blue Crane stationary I wrote all my love letters to Husband when he lived in Ohio and I in Colorado before we married.

He was completely charmed and amused by this 100% Cotton watermark.

And I did write a little note to send out today.  It was very pleasant, of course.  Will I do it more often?  I certainly hope so.  What about you?
 

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