We can receive mail in different forms. Email is fun but I still love the feel of sorting my mail- junk mail and all. It is like spam but I do not worry about a computer virus! Cards, bills, magazines and sometimes the odd letter makes its' way. Even a late Christmas Card arrived today that was sent Dec. 21/10. As a stamp collector, I still save the envelope with the stamp on it! It is even more exciting to receive a parcel! Door to door mail still occurs in older neighbourhoods. Since moving to this house in 1987, I have been going to my mailbox down the street so when a parcel arrives at my door it is a special occasion. Of course ordering online helps to keep bringing those parcels to my door. Letters saved from years of living can be a testament to those in our families. For decades I corresponded with an aunt in Edmonton. I have her letters in a little bundle. My mother does not write anymore due to her Dementia so her letters and cards remind me that there was a different time. Love letters, postcards and other written momentos arranged chronologically give a history that can be visited periodically. The correspondence can be part of the family history or arranged neatly in a scrapbook. Since I like the written word, I save significant emails as they too have valuable thoughts and family information. Do you like mail?
Like you, I love to get personal mail, whether it's a card or a letter. Unlike you, regretfully, I rarely saved my old correspondance. I certainly wish I had because, what I did keep, I treasure now.
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