Sincerely Yours...

{image: Young Girl Writing A Love Letter by Pietro Rotari, 1755}

I'm a letter kind of girl. Love writing them. Love receiving them. Most of all, I love picking out the cards or stationary on which to write.

I have a certain fondness for the 18th century & if you notice, most of the histories concerning this time period {as well as the 17th & 19th centuries, in particular} are based solely on saved correspondences.

{image: Woman Writing Letter by Henry O'Hara Clive}

In one of my preservation classes this week we had a discussion about the future of research since everything is going digital. Museums are still a proponent of written sources, in addition to digitization, because it can be more permanent. Think about it: diaries are going out of fashion, emails {and entire computers} can be deleted; is there a written record out there of your day to day life?

{image: A Young Girl Writing A Letter by Etienne Adolph Piot}

While I have no doubt that there will never be anything written about me, I still love the idea of the written word. It takes more effort than an email & is so much more personal. I collect postcards from my traveling friends & family members that I will always cherish. I'm just a nostalgic creature what can I say?

So many options, so much possible time to procrastinate actual work.... I popped through some sites & have compiled a list of cards that I, personally, cannot wait to scribble a little something to someone special.

1. Botanical Card Set & Assorted Dog Card Set from Rifle Paper Co.

2. Amethyst Goddess & Twelve Women with Birds by EmilyBalivet on Etsy

3. Knights in Armour by timefreeze on Etsy

4. Women Writers Boxed Note Card Set from Literary Luminaries

5. Postcard Pack by Purrr on Etsy

6. Le Chapeau de Gateau de Tasse by ElizabethOcean on Etsy

{personal favorite! I have ordered 4 sets of her cards & cannot get enough!}

So, next time you want to send a text or an email, why not try picking up a pen and writing a few lines to a friend. I'm sure it will be appreciated. Grandmothers have been known to love it. I conclude with some support from literary legacies, whose own fondness for writing filled many a page:

{image: Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen in Becoming Jane, 2007}

“A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill." {Jane Austen}

"Letter writing is the only device combining solitude with good company." {Lord Byron}