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Jun 26Liked by Kathryn Vercillo

I used to write and receive letters from my mom when i was in college and it was magical! Opening up my little mail box and actually having something in there could change the course of my day in an instant! So here’s to more letters. it does make a difference, for the writer and the reader! Thank you for this post!

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It really can change a day! How lovely your mom would send them.

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Jun 26Liked by Kathryn Vercillo

Thank you, this is lovely. I’ve always enjoyed sending and receiving handwritten letters and cards, and still keep up the tradition (despite the price of postage!)

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That’s one of those things where I catch myself sounding so old “I remember when stamps were only …” 🤣🤣🤣

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Beautiful and heart warming 🤍

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Thank you for writing letters to us! It feels like such a gift. I miss the culture of exchanging letters that I had as a child and younger woman (although I love texts and emails, too). Let's bring it back!

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Jun 28Liked by Kathryn Vercillo

Friend's mom has a stack of letters she received over 50 years ago when she first arrived in Canada in her early twenties. Every week without fail, she exchanged letters with her mom back home in England. 'We talked about everything in those letters,' she said emotionally. 'It took more than a week for them to arrive in Canada, but it never felt that long.' When she talks about those letters, it's heartwarming. Her face lights up, her eyes sparkle. I don't think emails could ever bring the same warmth as handwritten ones.

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Jul 15Liked by Kathryn Vercillo

This is such a lovely post… and I agree: we definitely don’t write enough letters nowadays. I write thank you notes for birthday and Christmas gifts but that is about all- apart from sending birthday cards. When I was a child, I also had pen friends and would write to my grandmas and great aunts, but now that they are gone, it is more WhatsApp and text messaging, which is such a shame.

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I appreciate that email and text messaging give me a way to be in touch on a very regular basis. There are a few “group” or “family” chats that I’m in and I think it keeps us connected. But yes it’s a shame that most of us stop there with the writing. It’s completely different sitting down with one person in mind and handwriting those thoughts to them!! <3

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