How To Post A 19th Century Letter

“The Letter” Vittorio Reggianini

Step by step instructions HERE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_letter_writing_guides

15 responses to “How To Post A 19th Century Letter”

dontdoubtthedog says:

January 15, 2015 at 3:36 pm

So sad the demise of letter writing. How are you going to sprinkle a touch of perfume on an email? It just messes up the keyboard.

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- Middlemay Farm says:
  
  January 15, 2015 at 5:21 pm
  
  Pressing dried flowers into the disc thing on the computer is also a big mistake.
  
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Luanne says:

January 15, 2015 at 4:04 pm

LOVE THE FABRIC (oops, sorry for shoutingi) of the dresses! Because of the differences of opinion it’s easy to see how important letter writing was!

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- Middlemay Farm says:
  
  January 15, 2015 at 5:20 pm
  
  I used to write and receive letters all the time. I miss those days.
  
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Jacqui Murray says:

January 15, 2015 at 4:34 pm

That was fun.

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- Middlemay Farm says:
  
  January 15, 2015 at 5:18 pm
  
  We need some fun now and again. I always have to remind myself that most people in most times are just having normal pleasant days. 🙂 Hope that’s what you’re having!
  
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barbtaub says:

January 15, 2015 at 6:32 pm

I remember snail mail! But even when I sent it, we didn’t do anything this lovely. When I got married, I wanted to do it right. So I wrote out each invitation by hand and folded them as per the linked instructions. I came across one the other day and realized: both the invite and my marriage are antiques.

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mbracedefreak says:

January 15, 2015 at 9:48 pm

Those links reminded me — women are not men. I also watched some of a Twilight movie to try and understand female infatuation with it. I did get a couple of laughs, but I kept thinking women are different.

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- Middlemay Farm says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 2:23 pm
  
  Okay, I got some laughs from Twilight, too. 🙂 I completely understood why young girls liked it. I didn’t understand why women did.
  
  You made me laugh just now. Men and women definitely are different. I don’t understand why people get upset about it. I think it’s fun.
  
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Kate Loveton says:

January 16, 2015 at 11:11 am

Historians have learned so much about people from the past through the letters left behind. I wonder what future historians will look at? Trails of emails? 🙂

I love the painting above: the anticipation, the soft giggles, the joy over hearing from a beau, perhaps? It’s fun to imagine. That is what I enjoy about paintings – losing myself in imagining what went on behind the captured moment.

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- Middlemay Farm says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 2:27 pm
  
  Maybe in the dystopian future they’ll think we were cavemen who couldn’t write!
  
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Lori Fontanes says:

January 30, 2015 at 2:09 pm

So much more fun than email…sigh.

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- Middlemay Farm says:
  
  February 4, 2015 at 2:23 pm
  
  When I was young I went to Ireland by myself and met a bunch of interesting boys. One was a poet and he used to send me love letters and poetry. I didn’t like him like that but it was great to get pages of mail. In fact I carried on a bunch of long distance love affairs through letters. I almost married a guy who lived in a thatched roof cottage, but he had a nervous break down. 🙂
  
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  - Lori Fontanes says:
    
    February 4, 2015 at 11:49 pm
    
    Well, I just sent you the stickers in the mail–look for ’em soon!
    
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  - Middlemay Farm says:
    
    February 5, 2015 at 12:53 am
    
    I’m excited 🙂 Thanks!
    
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