Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Handwritten Letters and Greeting Cards

Sadly, I think we have lost something in the age of technology. I am getting ready to move and as I was cleaning out some things I found a box of letters and greeting cards from throughout my life.
I went through the box and found letters from brothers and brother-in-laws while on missions, greeting cards from grandparents here and some that have past away, cards from grade school friends and letters from my mom that I now cherish more than ever.
This card was written and mailed to me by my nephew. It makes me laugh, you can see so much about his age, personality, and the fact that his mom made him write it in the card (I don't know that for sure).
There is something to be said for writing things by hand and for receiving letters and cards written by hand. I am thankful that I was reminded of this.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Lark Rise to Candleford

Summer television is so lacking that I often look for shows at, you guessed it, the library.
My roommate was watching Lark Rise to Candleford one night on PBS. I checked out the first season and found the first episode a little slow. But the more I have watched the more I have enjoyed it.
It is nice to know there are still programs on television that are clean and fun to watch. This is definitely one of them.