D'you, know, I think we granps are to blame. We have allowed the written note to erode. Confess, we all used to write, then over the years, we accepted the electronic mail, and found it convenient to use. Brilliant, I accept. 2 years ago I wrote a letter, to my g/daughter on the birth of her son. I allowed the letter to flow. (ramble/reminisce) But she replied (by text) thanking me for the letter, saying that it was THE FIRST letter she had received from anyone, and she was so thrilled she could read, and re read it! Also wrote to an old (distant) aunt, who was an avid writer. She has phoned me on 2 occasions to thank me, saying how 'lovely' to receive a written letter, which she reads regularly. So we must have let it slip into the convenience of the past. x