Face book, twitter, blogging, e-mail and text messaging has replaced snail mail in most households. However there are still some things about the age-old pen and paper method of communication that cannot be replaced by these new-fangled technologies.
The one aspect of letter writing that will eventually be lost is penmanship.Penmanship or handwriting is the art of writing with the hand
and a writing instrument. Wikipedia 
In fact, a person’s handwriting can be so unique, that it can be used to authenticate a person’s identity, in a court of law. The character comes through in someone’s handwriting. I love it when I receive cards in the mail from my dad in Singapore.
His block lettering is so precise and consistent it seems to come from a stencil, almost!
One of the precious items left behind from my late grandfather is a job application letter preserved for posterity. Granddad was educated in Mandarin and grew up in China, but moved to South East Asia as a merchant. He was never formally educated in English, yet examine his almost flawless handwriting and Queen’s English.
The early Chinese educators used to spend years teaching proper penmanship and Chinese calligraphy to all students as part of their early childhood development.
The other thing about snail mail that I so appreciate, are the many, and varied designs of mail boxes in different parts of the world. I came across these ones in Granville Island’s floating house community.
There are some old disciplines that should never be lost – penmanship is one of them.
In fact, a person’s handwriting can be so unique, that it can be used to authenticate a person’s identity, in a court of law. The character comes through in someone’s handwriting. I love it when I receive cards in the mail from my dad in Singapore.His block lettering is so precise and consistent it seems to come from a stencil, almost!
One of the precious items left behind from my late grandfather is a job application letter preserved for posterity. Granddad was educated in Mandarin and grew up in China, but moved to South East Asia as a merchant. He was never formally educated in English, yet examine his almost flawless handwriting and Queen’s English.
The early Chinese educators used to spend years teaching proper penmanship and Chinese calligraphy to all students as part of their early childhood development.The other thing about snail mail that I so appreciate, are the many, and varied designs of mail boxes in different parts of the world. I came across these ones in Granville Island’s floating house community.There are some old disciplines that should never be lost – penmanship is one of them. 
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