My dear friend Vicky from my university days sent me this parcel of treats, it arrived a few weeks before I went away but I have only just had chance to share it with you now. She really spoiled me and always buys fantastic gifts. We are going to continue writing and being pen pals, it’s a nice way to keep in contact with someone. Vicky lives in Manchester and I now live in Suffolk, keeping in contact via writing letters is going to be fun. I already have a few letter friends as you already know, so adding someone else to my list is exciting. I also went for a meal with Vicky when I was back in Manchester, it was lovely to catch up in person and I am now looking forward to sending her a letter and some little treats in the post.
It’s a good idea to write to friends who move away or maybe you are the own who has moved away. It’s a more personal way of keeping in contact and lets you share small easy to post gifts and snippets of your life without the use of technology. I love the internet so much but like to make sure that I also use traditional forms of communication as it’s a little more fun and unique these days. It makes you put more effort in and to be able to personalise a letter and practice your handwriting skills is always a good thing.
Do you have a penpal ?
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Keeping in touch through letters is such a lovely idea, especially the exchanging of gifts as well. I used to have a penpal but we only exchanged a few letters. xo
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I love keeping in touch with faraway friends by sending mail! It’s so much fun! 🙂
Thanks for trying to help me out Daisy! This is SO sweet! How lovely that your friend sends you lovely gifts! I don’t have a penpal but I used to, I used to have one in France and One in America, I loved and tried to be super creative 🙂
So lovely – keep it up!
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I love snail mail too!!! (The lovely letters I sent to my friends – http://akisforkate.blogspot.com/2011/11/write-me-letter.html#en).
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i have been witing letters since i was young. Dad was in the army so we moved a lot and i always kept in touch via letters, and as i’ve grown older the love of snail mail has never left me. I have a friend who only lives an hour and a quarter drive away and we still write letters!
Through my blog i now have more pen pals in Australia and USA and i love it 🙂
I still send letters to one of my best friends who’s from Northampton although she’s been in London at uni for 3 years now so we haven’t actually sent as many letters as we actually get to see each other.
I also have a penpal from America who I met on LJ and we exchange long letters and cards etc. which is really lovely.
L x