by Annastasia | May 3, 2013 | Inkdrops
Set in a world without smartphones or computers, it is no surprise that paper abounds. Characters communicate via letter or telegram. They book long-distance phone calls and wait hours for the connection. Letters appear throughout the story in a most casual fashion. ...
by Carla | Jan 17, 2013 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters, Photographs
When was the last time you printed an image? Hand wrote on the back of it who was in it, and put it in an album to look over at a later date? I was round at my parents’ recently and they have piles and piles of real photographs. Over the years, they have had these...
by Annastasia | Nov 30, 2012 | Inkdrops, Letters, Living
Do you keep your personal correspondence? Do you look through it on a rainy afternoon and recall memories of people and places long gone? The idea of a stack of letters tied up with a ribbon is glorious. The reality is less romantic and much messier. The ribbon is...
by Carla | Nov 22, 2012 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters
Starting Ink Drops has made me think back, nostalgically, to my childhood and youth – before emails, mobile phones and MSN, we communicated by letter. My friends and I wrote letters to each other at all ages, to keep in touch across countries (my best friend...
by Carla | Nov 12, 2012 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Living
My sister got married last week. It was unexpected. It was only a few hours before that I found out. I turned up to meet her because she’d invited me to afternoon tea. Maybe I would have dressed smarter If I’d known what was in store. At least I wasn’t in...
by Carla | Oct 5, 2012 | Articles, Handwriting, Inkdrops
Spotted this lovely article in my peruse of the internet this morning, which nevertheless made me sad in places… “You and I might have received a handwritten letter this week, but most people have not.” So true – and so tragic! One of the things we hope to achieve...
